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Colleagues;

I am forwarding (below) a letter from Cutler Cleveland (Boston
University) the editor of the on line Encyclopedia of Earth
(http://www.eoearth.org/) inviting you to contribute articles to this Wiki encyclopedia.

Because I think this may be a good means of getting information about our field out to the general public, I have agreed to serve as one of the topic editors in environmental economics and have written several articles for it about topics close to my own research interests.

I would hope that some of you may find this a sufficiently worthwhile venture to commit some time to it. Cutler's letter spells out how to participate.

Tom Tietenberg
Mitchell Family Professor of Economics
Colby College
Waterville, Maine 04330


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Dear Colleague,

I invite you to help build what is fast becoming a seminal reference on understanding and managing the environment. With the recent public release of the Encyclopedia of Earth (http://www.eoearth.org/), scientists from around the world are joining to create a comprehensive, authoritative source of information about the environments of Earth and their interactions with society. The Encyclopedia is written and governed by experts working in a unique collaborative environment, and it has been released through the initial work of about 300 Authors and 100 Topic Editors. The Encyclopedia's oversight comes from an outstanding group of international scholars, our International Advisory Board (see below).

You can write on or edit any topic that interests you and that falls within the scope of Encyclopedia. Entries are from 250 to 5,000 words, geared to a general audience. Your articles can be drawn directly from existing material you have written, subject to any copyright restrictions. The Encyclopedia is built, maintained, and governed by experts like you via a specially adapted "wiki," an online resource that allows users to add and edit content collectively. Significantly, unlike other wikis, access to the Encyclopedia wiki is restricted to approved experts, and all content is peer reviewed and approved prior to being published at the free public site.

Contributing is easy: visit http://www.eoearth.org/, click on CONTRIBUTE TO THE EOE, and follow the guidelines there. The site also contains additional information about the project.

I encourage you to circulate this invitation widely among your colleagues.

Contact me or editorial assistants Alejandra Roman or Ida Kubiszewski with questions.

Thanks for your consideration.

With best regards,

Cutler J. Cleveland
Editor-in-Chief
Encyclopedia of Earth

Professor
Department of Geography and Environment
and
Center for Energy and Environmental Studies Boston University