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Reporter's Toolbox is a bi-monthly feature of the SEJournal Online that brings working environmental journalists how-to's for using tools, databases and other resources to improve their reporting. For questions and comments, to suggest future Toolboxes or to offer to write one, email the SEJournal Online Toolbox editor at sejournaleditor@sej.org.

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January 15, 2012

Checking Local Water Use and Scrutinizing Those Big Water Projects Can Benefit Your Community

Author Cynthia Barnett explains water-use truths and fallacies, offers tips for investigating water projects proposed for your audience area, and reports how some of the country’s most progressive engineers and local governments are showing that it’s absolutely possible to live with far less water.

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July 15, 2011

Some Spreadsheet Techniques To Help You Check the Scientists’ Studies

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April 15, 2011

So Little Time, So Stop Procrastinating!

Naomi Lubick writes about the common plight of procrastination and offers helpful tips to better manage your time and energy. Don't put it off — read it now!

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January 15, 2011

Disaster: Response Is Not Recovery Is Not Response

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October 15, 2010

Covering Recovery from Disasters

Jim Schwab, manager of the American Planning Association’s Hazards Planning Research Center, writes in Part 1 of a two-part series about the dynamics of recovery, silver linings, and post-disaster journalism.

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Reporter's Toolbox

January 15, 2012

Checking Local Water Use and Scrutinizing Those Big Water Projects Can Benefit Your Community

July 15, 2011

Some Spreadsheet Techniques To Help You Check the Scientists’ Studies

April 15, 2011

So Little Time, So Stop Procrastinating!

January 15, 2011

Disaster: Response Is Not Recovery Is Not Response

October 15, 2010

Covering Recovery from Disasters

July 15, 2010

Free Online Tools Can Broaden Your Reach and Productivity

April 15, 2010

Multimedia Training Smorgasbord Awaits You — Online

January 15, 2010

A Newbie's Advice on Getting Started with Video

October 15, 2009

A Key To Improving Your Video — Get Good Audio

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