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Endangered Species
- Altered Oceans
Flash-based site from the LA Times looking at the human impact on the oceans.
- DLESE: Digital Library for Earth System Education
"A geoscience community resource that supports teaching and learning about the Earth system."
- Earth Day Network
EarthDay events and celebrations and information "about threats to our biodiversity, forests, energy, water, and equity."
- EarthTrends
A portal for environmental information, including oceans, pollution, population, economics, energy, biodiversity, and agriculture among other topics.
- EBSCOhost: The Green File
Free database "focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond."
- EE-Link
"EE-Link is a project of the North American Association for Environmental Education." It includes annotated links for those interested in the environment at every level from student to professional.
- eNature.com - Online Field Guides
The eNature site has a number of Audubon Field Guides, as well as nature news, habitat guides, and an extensive list of wildlife web links.
- ENN - Environmental News Network
"Balanced and non-partisan news, information, and interactive resources for individuals, organizations, and corporations with environmental interests." Links to tons of articles, with commentary, newsletters, radio, photogallery and more.
- EnviroLink
"EnviroLink is dedicated to providing comprehensive, up-to-date environmental information and news."
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
"The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people."
- The Forest Protection Portal
"Forests.org works to end deforestation, preserve primary and old-growth forests, conserve and sustainably manage other forests, and to commence the age of ecological restoration."
- Global Issues That Affect Everyone: Environmental Issues
Section on environment, biodiversity, and global warming issues from a site which "looks into global issues that affect everyone and aims to show how most issues are inter-related."
- High School Environmental Center
Information about air, conservation, ecosystems, health & safety, waste & recycling, water, and your neighborhood, as well as EPA resources, how to get involved, and links to other sites.
- InvasiveSpecies.gov
"Learn about the impacts of invasive species and the [U.S.] Federal government's response, as well as read select species profiles and find links to agencies and organizations dealing with invasive species issues."
- LII - Environment Topics
Subject listing of annotated links abouts all aspects of the environment, conservation, and endangered species.
- Library of Congress - Earth Day Resources
Research guides cover topics including "Living and working sustainably; Ecosystems: climatology and weather; Ecosystems: flora and fauna; Geography and geology" and more.
- NASA Earth Observatory
"A freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth’s climate and environmental change."
- National Climatic Data Center
Part of NOAA, "NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world." Includes maps, satellite info, climate data, publications, a Global Warming FAQ, and more.
- National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth
Tie-in to PBS series about some current climate and ecological concerns.
- NatureServe
Provides "information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada."
- Oceanus
"Oceanus explores the oceans in depth, highlighting the research and researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in news, features, and interviews written by magazine staff, with full-color photographs and illustrations."
- Scorecard: the Pollution Information Site
"Get an in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals, and more." Includes some general information about pollution.
- Virtual Courseware for Earth and Environmental Science
Sections include Earthquake, Global Warming, Virtual Earthquake, Virtual Dating, and Virtual River.
- Water Meta Pages
Links to sites about water, water quality, water conservation, etc.
- Web Directory: Earth's Biggest Environment Search Engine
Extensive database of sites with information relating to environmental concerns.
- World Environment Library
"Contains 400 publications (45,000 pages) of ideas and solutions in the fields of Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Energy, Health, Natural Resources, Policy, Sustainable Development, Waste Management and Water."
- Climate Counts
"Climate Counts is a collaborative effort to bring consumers and companies together in the fight against global climate change."
- Frugalist: How to: Go Green AND Save a Boatload of Money
"57 Tips, Tutorials, and Ideas."
- The Green Guide
"Shows people how to make small changes that add up to big benefits for their wallets, for their health, and, of course, for the health of the planet. Not political or activist, the GREEN GUIDE is chock-full of simple, useful, ideas, broken down into achievable steps..."
- Low Impact Living
"At Low Impact Living, we want to help you lower the environmental impact of your home and your daily life. To do that, we help you find the best green products, practices and service providers to help you achieve your environmental goals."
- The Recycling Center
A Google Maps mashup allowing users to enter their ZIP Code and see a map of local recycling centers.
- NRDC: Green Living
Guides and tips from the National Resources Defense Council.
- Reduce.org
Information about reducing waste at home and away.
