- ECOTOX, an EPA database lets you search by chemical or species to obtain the protocols of thousands of studies from 1926 to the present.
- U.S. Drought Map uses color to illustrate the severity of drought across the United States.
- The 1872 Mining Law, a discussion of cost/benefit to the American taxpayer and the environment.
- Seismic Hazards from USGS. Is anywhere in the U.S. safe from earthquakes? Is Chicago?
- Visit the Geysers Recharge Project in California and see how electricity can be generated from hot springs.
- Visit northern California's Geysers Power Plant - one of the largest geothermal generating sites in the world.
- Oil Survey is an independent website with links to more than 10,000 sites about the oil and natural gas industry.
- Biotech Crops - Bonanza or "Frankenfoods?" Prince Phillip doesn't like them but a scientist replies that biotech crops are safe on this site from a UK university.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory studies renewable energy world wide. Check out their photo gallery of renewable projects around the world and use the calculator to see if you should add solar panels to your roof.
- Fuel Cells 2000 and organization which supports fuel cell energy in an effort to prevent more additions to global warming.
- California Energy Commission - Energy Quest. A wide ranging site about energy, from conventional to alternative, biographies of scientists, experiments, and more. Very useful to early educators, lots of pictures and activities as well as a text-only version for folks with slow loading modems.
- How much do we really pollute? Use this calculator that counts the materials and energy actually used in daily life.
- Global deforestation illustrated by data from satellites, permits and on-the-ground analysis.
- Real time maps of air pollution for the northeastern U.S.
- Live cams around the world show air pollution, natural hazards and many other environmental issues.
- Environmental Risk Maps from the Environmental Defense Organization.
- The Daily Grist provides "doom and gloom with a sense of humor" provides careful environmental writing and online cartoons.
- Environmental reference links from a consulting company.
- Environmental News provides hourly updates on global news.
- California Environmental News available for email subscribers.
- Direct Textbook provides an easy way to buy textbooks for all disciplines. Their site loads quickly and is very easy to use.
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