Definitions / General Information

• Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy and Sustainable Living
• Encyclopedia of Earth

Statistics / Data

• Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
• Earth Science Data & Services Directory - NASA Global Change Master Directory
• EPA Envirofacts Data Warehouse
• OECD.Stat - Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development - Statistics range broadly from agriculture, development, economic indicators, health
• Tide Charts (New England) - Includes mariner's weather
• USGS Instantaneous Data Archive (IDA) - historical streamflow data
• USGS Water Data for the Nation
• WaterWiser - Water conservation; includes a Drip Calculator

Environmental Impact Statements

• Environmental Impact Statement Database (EPA)
• National Transportation Library - includes 19,000 EIS

Legislation

• Congressional Sources for the Uninitiated
• ENTRI (Environmental treaties & resource indicators)
• National Library for the Environment
• OpenCongress - The real story behind each bill 

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Images

• ARKive: Images of Life on Earth - Threatened species
• Government Resources for Science Images
• National Geographic

Conservation

• International Tropical Timber Organization - promotes conservation of tropical forest resources
• National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations - includes information & programs for geotourism at World Heritage sites
• National Wetlands Inventory
• NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program
• Rainforest Action Network
• Rainforest Alliance
• UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
• WaterWiser - water conservation; includes a Drip Calculator
• Wildlands Project - project to expand conservation areas in North America
• World Agroforestry Centre -integrating "working trees" into the tropics
• WWF: About Global Ecoregion - ranking & information about  the Earth's most outstanding habitats

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Endangered Species

• American Bird Conservancy 
• ARKive: Images of Life on Earth
• Bird monitoring in North America
• Center for Biological Diversity
• Endangered Species Program (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
• NatureServe - Information about rare & endangered species & threatened ecosystems. Includes extensive data sources.
• TRAFFIC - wildlife trade monitoring network
• WildFinder

Energy

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• US Dept of Energy - see also their Alternative Fuels Data Center

Environmental Justice

• Center for International Environmental Law
• Earthjustice
• Environmental Justice Resource Center (Clark Atlanta University)
• Environmental Justice: Wastes (EPA)
• International Institute for Environment and Development

Green Initiatives

• Global Recycling Network - Marketplace indicators of broad array of consumer waste
• The Green Guide - Green living tips, product reviews,environmental health news
• INFORM, Inc - "Pushing the boundaries of green innovation"
• Smart Growth Online
• U.S. Green Building Council
• Whole Building Design Guide - Portal to techniques & technologies

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Maine

• Environmental Health Strategy Center - Goal is to phase out persistent toxic chemicals in Maine
• Gulf of Maine Research Institute
• Island Institute - Sustaining islands of the Gulf of Maine
• Maine Audubon Society
• Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection
• The Nature Conservancy in Maine

Oceans

Ocean Portal - ocean data and information NOAA's National Ocean Service Pew Institute for Ocean Science

Toxins

• ECOTOX database - Chemical toxicity information for aquatic & terrestrial life
• Food News
• The Naked Truth Project - Consumer information about products we use
• National Pesticide Information Center 
• PAN Pesticides Database
• Scorecard - Pollution in your community
• TOXNET - Toxicology Data Network (National Library of Medicine)
• US Tap Water Quality Database - What's in your water?

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Societies / Organizations - provide resources for educators and students who want
        reliable information.

• Amazon Conservation Team
• Conservation International
• Defenders of Wildlife
• Earth Island Institute - promotes citizen action for conservation, preservation, restoration. Includes full-text of the Earth Island Journal.
• Endangered Species Coalition
• Environmental Working Group - aims to expose unsettling facts that you have a right to know
• IGBP: International Geosphere Biosphere Programme - research on global change
• IUCN: The World Conservation Union
• Maine Audubon Society
• Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection
• National Audubon Society
• National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research
• National Council for Science and the Environment
• National Park Service
• National Resources Conservation Service
• National Wildlife Federation
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• The Nature Conservancy
• Rocky Mountain Institute - fosters environmentally-friendly practices in government & industry
• Sea Web - ocean conservation
• Sierra Club
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• USGS National Water-Quality Assessment Program
• Wildlife Habitat Council
• World Resources Institute (WRI)
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

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Honors Theses

Search the library catalog by author: Colby College. Environmental Studies Program, or by individual student author or keyword.