Useful Web Sites On the Environment

Earth Island - http://www.earthisland.org/

• Description: Links to homepages of Earth Island Institute projects. Includes Earth Island Journal, a quarterly environmental news magazine that also reports on Institute projects. "Earth Island Institute develops and supports projects that counteract threats to the biological diversity and cultural diversity that sustain the environment."
• Appropriate to course or program: BI101
• [Reviewed by: Choice, Dec., 1997, p. 654]

Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment - http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/

• Description: Produced by the Atmosphere, Climate, & Environment Information Programme (U.K.). Has information on issues such as air quality, acid rain, global warming, and ozone depletion
• Appropriate to course or program:
• [Reviewed by: Library Staff, Nov., 2000]

Energy conservation enhancement project - http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/bgbb/7/ecep/ecep.htm

• Description: Relates energy-saving practices to home design, automobile design, automobile operation and maintenance and providing comfortable conditions for humans.
• Appropriate to course or program:
• [Reviewed by: Choice, Jan. 1998, p. ]

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov/

• Description: The Publications link (in "Popular Resources") includes a large collection of electronic documents. The Databases link includes the Envirofacts Warehouse and other tools; Envirofacts is a single access point for government information on environmental topics. The EPA site also has links to laws and regulations, EPA programs, EPA news, and other information sources. La Agencia Federal para la Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. ofrece recursos en español.
• Appropriate to course or program:
• [Reviewed by: Choice, April, 1998, p. 1391]

Environmental sites on the Internet - http://www.ima.kth.se/im/envsite/envsite.htm

• Description: Provides links to environmental sites including on-line journals, agencies and individuals. Topics include economic, political, scientific, and social aspects of environmental science.
• Appropriate to course or program:
• [Reviewed by: Choice, Dec., 1997, p.654]

Resources for the Future - http://www.rff.org

• Description: Information on environmental and natural resources issues.
• Appropriate to course or program:
• [Reviewed by: NetFirst]