SPRING 2008 STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS
Websites by Topic - Environment
Almanac of Policy Issues – Environment
Background information, archived documents, and links on major U.S. environmental policy issues.
CQ Researcher Online
Offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy.
(Off-campus use restricted to RCC community).
Environmental News Network
Provides balanced news, information, and interactive resources for individuals, organizations, and corporations with environmental interests.
Fight Global Warming
Website of the Environmental Defense Fund campaign designed as a "wake -up" call about global warming. Includes information on many facets of global warming including health concerns, extreme weather, economic impacts, pollution, improving energy consumption, an energy calculator, and tips for what we can do at home and on the road to help slow global warming.
Fuel Economy.gov
Locate information on gas consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution ratings, safety for new (including hybrid and alternative fuel) and used cars and trucks, and search "side by side" or "class" comparisons of new cars.
GreenFILE
Full-text of more than 4,600 records from scholarly & general interest titles, and government documents &reports. Free from EBSCO.
Living On Earth
Weekly environmental news and information program on a broad range of ecological issues distributed by National Public Radio. Archives of all programs since August 21, 1992 and transcripts are available for all shows. Audio is available for some shows in MP3 and/or RealAudio formats.
Scorecard –The Pollution Information Site
Investigate pollution topics, “get an in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals, and more.” Sponsored by Environmental Defense.
United Nations Environment Programme – Global Environment Outlook (GEO) YearBook
“Provides information on key environmental issues in a readable and reliable volume, for easy access by anyone with a role in our changing environment.”
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The “EPA leads the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts.”
World Wide Science.org
Search across 28 scientific databases from 18 countries in this "Global Science Gateway."
Includes published research findings in energy, medicine, agriculture, environment, and the basic sciences. Maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information.
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