Environmental
Impact Statement Collection
Database of citations to the Environmental Impact Statements held
by Northwestern University's Transportation Library -- said to be
nearly all the EIS's issued by federal agencies since 1969. The statements
are available for loan for a fee. 12/98
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation/searcheis.html
National
Environmental Directory
A directory of more than 13,000 organizations in the United States
concerned with environmental issues and environmental education.
http://www.environmentaldirectory.net/default.htm
Florida
Center for Environmental Studies
The Florida Center for Environmental Studies represents the ten state
universities and four major private universities. The center acts
as a facilitator and coordinator of research and training related
to the environment and as a locus for environmental information. Grounding
its activities in the Florida sub-tropical environment, its mandate
encompasses global tropical and sub-tropical environments especially
the issues and problems of water dominated ecosystems.
http://www.ces.fau.edu/
National
Library for the Environment
The National Library for the Environment is supported by the NCSE.
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) has been
working since 1990 to improve the scientific basis for environmental
decision making. NCSE is supported by nearly 500 academic, scientific,
environmental, and business organizations.
http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/
NIEHS
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Conducts basic research on environmental health and environment-related
diseases. Links to information on programs, grants, research, events,
contracts, employment, training, outreach events, public information.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
World
Resources Institute (WRI)
Committed to change for a sustainable world - believes that change
in human behavior is urgently needed to halt the accelerating rate
of environmental deterioration. Site has resources on climate change,
forest resources, international environmental economics, biodiversity,
coastal and marine resources, trends and indicators, sustainable agriculture,
more.
http://www.wri.org/
Biosphere
2 Center
Columbia University environmental research activities and education
programs in the Arizona "living laboratory" originally built
for an experiment to test the feasibility of humans living in a closed
ecosystem.
http://www.bio2.com/index.html
Desert
Research Institute
Affiliated with University of Nevada; research programs focus on water
resources and air quality, global climate change and the physics of
the earth's turbulent atmosphere, and humanity's historic struggle
to adapt to harsh environments.
http://www.dri.edu/
Conservation
& Research Center
At the Smithsonian Institution's mandate their mission is to advance
conservation of biological diversity. The CRC increases knowledge
through investigations of threatened species, habitats, and communities,
and disseminates knowledge through advanced studies, professional
training, and public outreach.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/default.cfm
ELI:
The Environmental Law Institute
An internationally recognized, independent research and education
center that advances environmental protection by improving law, policy,
and management. (U.S.-based)
http://www2.eli.org/index.cfm
Woods
Hole Research Center
Addresses the great issues of environment through scientific research
and education and through applications of science in public affairs.
Focus is on climate change and the warming of the earth, as well as
global forests because of their controlling influence on climate.
http://www.whrc.org/
Smithsonian
Marine Station at Fort Pierce (SMS)
The (SMS) is a research center specializing in marine biodiversity
and ecosystems of Florida. Research focuses on the Indian River Lagoon
and the offshore waters of Florida's east central coast, with comparative
studies throughout coastal Florida.
http://www.sms.si.edu/
