Environmental Ethics

Academic Centers & Organizations

• Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
• The Center for Environmental Philosophy
• Center for International Earth Science Information Network Columbia U
  Includes data sets on a broad range of environmental topics
  • Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
    "focuses on human interactions in the environment"
  • World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment
• The Earth Charter Initiative "Values and Principles for a Sustainable Future"
  Includes many full text documents
• EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal maintained by World Resources Institute
• Environmental Defense "Finding the Ways that Work"
• Environmental Literacy Council
• Friends of the Earth
• Greenpeace
• Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Ethics Marquette U.
• International Association for Environmental Philosophy
• International Institute for Environment and Development
• International Society for Environmental Ethics
• National Council for Science and the Environment
  • National Library for the Environment Contains more than 1400 Congressional Research Service Reports, prepared for Congress by the Library of Congress.
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Resources for the Future
• Rocky Mountain Institute
• Soil and Water Conservation Society
• Sierra Club
• Target Earth "Saving the Earth, Serving the Poor"
• Union of Concerned Scientists--Global Warming
• United Nations Environmental Programme
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network
• Water Quality Information Center National Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• The World Conservation Union
• WWF World Wide Fund for Nature (name used in most of the world)
• WWF World Wildlife Fund (name used in North America)

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Free E-Journals & News Sources

• American Journal of Environmental Sciences
• Capitol Reports / Environmental News
• Ecology and Society
• Electronic Green Journal
• Environmental Health Perspectives
• Environmental News Network
• Environmental Research Letters  Open-access journal from the Institute of Physics
• EPA Newsroom
• In Context: A Quarterly of Humane Sustainable Culture Context Institute
• International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Center for Environment and Energy Research & Studies
• Reuters World Environment News
• Resurgence Magazine
• Sustainability
• The Trumpeter: Journal of Ecosophy

Also see Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)  - Environmental Sciences

Megasites & Directories

• Best Environmental Directories Centre for Economics and Social Studies on the Environment, Brussels
• Earth Observatory NASA
  Includes satellite imagery and scientific data emphasis on climatic and environmental change.
• electronic Environmental Resources Library (eERL)
  Topics include air quality, climate, construction, energy, regulations, pollution prevention, sustainability, and waste management.
• Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
  Topics include Acid Rain, Air Quality, Climate Change, Global Warming, Ozone Depletion and Sustainability
• Environment Google Directory
• Environment Librarians' Index to the Internet
• Environment Open Directory Project
• Environmental Ethics EthicsWeb.ca
• Natural Selection The Natural History Museum, London
  "Your guide to quality Internet resources relating to the Natural World"
• Science.gov "FirstGov for Science"

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Agriculture

• AgNIC Agriculture Network Information Center
• Agriculture U. of Wisconsin-Extension
• American Farmland Trust
• Beyond Pesticides National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides
• Farmland Information Center
• Food & Water Watch
  consumer advocacy and lobbying group on food safety, agriculture, water, and fisheries
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Iowa State U.
• The National Organic Program of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
• Organic Consumers Association
• Organic Trade Association
• Pesticide Action Network North America
• Pesticide Management Education Program Cornell U.
• Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program U. of California, Davis
• U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory Agricultural Research Service

Alternative & Renewable Energy

• Energy & Energy Conservation Science.gov
  Information sources from the U.S. government
• International Energy Agency
  "An intergovernmental body committed to advancing security of energy supply, economic growth and environmental sustainability through energy policy co-operation"
  • Energy Information Centre searchable
  • Energy Statistics data tables by country or region and products
  • Energy Statistics Manual (pdf)
• International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
• National Energy Foundation UK
  "Promoting a better use of energy to counter climate change"
• Renewable Energy Policy Project Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
• U.S. Dept. of Energy
  • Energy Information Administration
    Information is accessible in several ways, including by fuel, geography, or environmental concerns.  Annual Energy Review
  • energy.gov
  • Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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Biodiversity & Conservation

• American Field Guide Oregon Public Broadcasting
  Searchable collection of videos from public broadcasting stations throughout the U.S.
• Baileys' Eco-Regions of the U. S.
  Descriptions & maps of the eco-regions of the U.S.
• Biodiversity and Conservation A hypertext book by Peter J. Bryant
  School of Biological Sciences, U. of California, Irvine
• Biodiversity and WORLDMAP The Natural History Museum, London
• Biodiversity Hotspots Conservation International
• Forest Conservation Portal
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Major Biomes of the World Radford U.
  Provides illustrated descriptions the seven major biomes, including life forms, climate, etc.
• NatureServe Explorer - An Online Encyclopedia of Life
  Provides "information on more than 65,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems of the United States and Canada."
• Rainforest Information Centre
• Wild World National Geographic and World Wildlife Fund
  Includes interactive maps and audio & video of wildlife.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
• The World Conservation Union

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Climate Change

• The Climate Action Network
• Climate Change National Science Foundation (NSF)
  Interactive multimedia site outlining NSF funded research in this field
• Climate Change United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• EPA's Global Warming Site
• Global Change Open Directory Project
• Global Change Master Directory NASA
• Global Climate Change Briefing Book Congressional Research Service
• Global Warming International Center
• National Energy Foundation UK
  "Promoting a better use of energy to counter climate change"
• A Paleo Perspective on Global Warming National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA
• PALEOMAP Project maintained by Christopher R. Scotese
  Includes animations, 3-D images, and review of climate history.
• Pew Center on Global Climate Change
  Includes a policy center
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• US Climate Change Science Program
  "Integrating federal research on global change and climate change"
• US Climate Change Science Program
• US Global Change Research Program
  "Helping to understand, assess and predict global change"
• The Warming of the Earth The Woods Hole Research Center
  "A beginner's guide to understanding the issue of global warming"

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Environmental Communication

• The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment U. of Minnesota
• Environment Writer
  "Focusing on journalism on environmental and natural resources issues"
• Environmental Communication Network
• Environmental Journalism Center Radio-Television News Directors Association & Foundation
• Great Lakes Radio Consortium
• Society of Environmental Journalists

Environmental Economics

• Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
• Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment
• Division of Technology, Industry and Economics UNEP
• Environmental Economics
  "Economists on Environmental and Natural Resources: News, Opinion and Analysis"
• Environmental Economics - Europa
• Environmental Economics & Indicators - The World Bank
• Forum for Economics and Environment Africa
• Green Scissors
  "Cutting wasteful and environmentally harmful spending"
• The International Society for Ecological Economics
• National Center for Environmental Economics EPA

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Environmental Health

• Center for Health, Environment, and Justice
• Children's Environmental Health Network
• Environment & Health Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Environmental Health Open Directory Project
• Environmental Health Coalition
• Environmental Health Project
• Greenaction: for Health & Environmental Justice
• Environmental Health and Toxicology National Library of Medicine's Specialized Information Services
• Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents National Library of Medicine's Specialized Information Services
  Search or browse by agent, disease or job
• International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER) Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment
  "ITER is a free Internet database of human health risk values for over 600 chemicals of environmental concern from several organizations worldwide."
• National Center for Environmental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• National Environmental Health Association
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  "vision is to prevent disease and improve human health by using environmental sciences to understand human biology and disease"
• Safety & Health Policy Center National Safety Council
• The Science & Environmental Health Network

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Environmental Justice

• Center for Health, Environment, and Justice
• ECOLEX - A gateway to environmental law Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World  Conservation Union aka IUCN, and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  Includes information on treaties, international soft-law and other non-binding policy and technical guidance documents, national legislation, judicial decisions, and law and policy literature.
• EJnet.org - "Web Resources for Environmental Justice Activists"
• Environmental Justice - EPA
• Environmental Justice - Natural Resources Defense Fund
• Environmental Justice Open Directory Project
• Environmental Justice Foundation
• Environmental Justice Resource Center Clark Atlanta U.
• Environmental Research Foundation
  "News and Resources for environmental Justice"
• Greenaction: for Health & Environmental Justice

Environmental Policy

• Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)
  "Policy research center focused on examining market-based approaches for major air quality-related issues"
• The Environment Public Agenda Online
• Environment and Energy RAND "A nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis"
• Environmental Law & Policy Center in Midwestern U.S.
• The Heinz Center The H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
  "Policy research center dedicated to improving the scientific and economic foundations for environmental policy"
• Inform, Inc.
  "Policy research center focused on identifying practical solutions to problems related to business practices and transportation issues, with an emphasis on pollution prevention and waste reduction"
• Office of Policy and International Affairs U.S. Dept. of Energy
• Project on Environmental Politics & Policy MIT
• Resources for the Future
• The Science & Environmental Policy Project
• Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy
  • 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index: Benchmarking National Environmental Stewardship "ESI is a composite index tracking a diverse set of socioeconomic, environmental, and institutional indicators that characterize and influence environmental sustainability at the national scale"
• Worldwatch Institute
  "policy research institute focused on emerging global environmental issues and trends"

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Environmental Risk

• Environmental Risk Analysis Program Cornell U. Center for the Environment
• Institute for Urban Environmental Risk Management Marquette U.
• Risk: Health, Safety & Environment Official journal of the Risk Assessment and Policy Association of the Franklin Pierce Law Center
• Society for Risk Analysis
• RiskWorld
  "Covering risk news and views"

Pollution/Remediation

• Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators
• Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology The National Academies
  Reports results of ongoing and completed research on pollution.
• Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable
• Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information EPA
• National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
• Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research Berkeley Lab
• Remediation Technologies Development Forum EPA
• Scorecard: The Pollution Information Site

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Population

• AAAS Atlas of Population & Environment American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Population and the Environment National Wildlife Federation
• The Population-Environment Research Network
• Population Reference Bureau
  Includes Environment as a "Focus Area"
• World Population Density Map Geography Network

Religion & the Environment

• A Rocha - Christians in Conservation
• Catholic Church on Ecological Degradation
  Hyperlinked bibliography prepared by MU student
• Catholic Conservation Center
• Christian Ecology Link UK
• Christian Environmental Studies Center Montreal College
• COEJL: Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
• EarthCare: Caring for God's Creation
• Earth Sangha: Buddhism in Service to the Earth
• Economic and Environmental Justice The General Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church
• The Forum on Religion and Ecology
• Islamic Foundation for Ecology & Environmental Science
• National Religious Partnership for the Environment
• North American Coalition for Christianity and Ecology
• Web of Creation
• Zen Environmental Studies Institute Mountains and Rivers Order

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Sustainable Development

• International Institute for Sustainable Development
• Leadership for Environment and Development
• Sustainable Development Open Directory Project
• The Sustainable Development Institute
• United Nations - Sustainable Development
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development
  "a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development"

Vegetarianism & Animal Rights

• Animal Concerns
• AnimalRights.net: Exposing the animal rights movement
• Animal Welfare Ethics ethicsweb.ca
• Farm Animal Reform Movement
• Feminists for Animal Rights
• International Vegetarian Union
• Judaism and Vegetaraianism
• Moral Status of Animals Ethics Updates, U. of San Diego
• PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
• Vegan Outreach
• Vegetarian Resource Group
• World Animal Net

Water

• American Rivers
• Center for Watershed Protection
• Clean Water Action
• Food & Water Watch
  Consumer advocacy and lobbying group on food safety, agriculture, water, and fisheries
• OceanPortal
• Our Great Lakes Environment Canada
• Water EPA
• Water UNESCO
• Water Environment Federation
• Water Wiser American Water Works Association
• The World's Water "Information on the World's Freshwater Resources"

Search Aids and Bibliographic Tips

• Search the Internet
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• Internet Resources Citation Guides
  Learn how to cite information found on the Net in a bibliography.
• Evaluating Information Sources
• Writer's Handbook
  Produced by the Writing Center at UW-Madison. Contains tips on style, grammar, punctuation, and citing sources.
• Research and Documentation Online
  Information on finding and documenting sources in the humanities, social sciences, history, and the sciences.