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For assistance, contact research specialist Cathy Christensen, cchristensen@drew.edu, x3483.

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For assistance, contact research specialist Cathy Christensen, cchristensen@drew.edu, x3483.

• ACS Green Chemistry Institute
  

  Promotes green chemistry and green engineering through news, teaching aids, and resources

• ACToR
  

  A collection of databases with toxicity data on 500K+ chemicals that have been studied for environmental or human health risks that is searchable by chemical name, structure and other identifiers.

• AgEcon Search
  

  AgEcon Search is a free, open access repository of full-text scholarly literature in agricultural and applied economics.

• Biodiversity Heritage Library
  

  Search by scientific name, title, author, subject for full text of books and papers digitized and provided by 12+ organizations, including Cambridge, Harvard, Cornell and the Smithsonian.

• Data.gov
  
• E-print Network: Research Communications for Scientists and Engineers
  

  Full text of articles in science (especially physics) and technology.

• EM-DAT – International Disaster Database
  
• Encyclopedia of Earth
  

  Encyclopedia of Earth is a free, searchable, electronic, collaborative, peer-reviewed reference source produced by scholars and experts that aims to cover all topics about the earth and its environment.

• EnviroLink Network
  

  Features include a very current news section and links to Actions to Take, publications, and many types of resources, plus a search engine.

• European Union Internet Resources – Berkeley Library
  
• FishBase: A Global Information System on Fishes
  

  Info on more than 30,000 fish species.

• Geo.Data.Gov
  

  Single gateway to local, federal and state online geospatial data. Great site!

• Geologic Atlas of the United States
  

  The Texas A&M University Libraries provides online access to the U.S. Geological Survey, 227 folios published by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1894 and 1945.

• GeoPlatform – Gulf Response
  

  A web-based GIS platform with the latest information on the Gulf Oil Spill that is a collaboration of government agencies and the University of New Hampshire

• Global Footprint Network :: HOME – Ecological Footprint – Ecological Sustainability
  

  Think tank that champions adoption of ecological footprint instead of carbon footprint for individuals, cities, nations. Find statistics, calculators, internship and job opportunities.

• GOSIC Gulf Oil Spill Information Center
  

  This is a guide to some of the information and data concerning the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the clean-up efforts. A digital library containing many more documents and sources is under development.

• Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information
  

  Includes “documents and citations in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics of interest related to DOE’s mission.”

• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  

  Find the status, geographic distribution, habitat, population, and assessment criteria for 60,000 species from all over the world using this search tool from the respected International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

• Leveling the Carbon Playing Field
  

  Report from the Peterson Institute for International Economics and World Resources institute, May, 2008.

• MetroTrends | Urban Institute’s report card on social and economic trends in urban America
  
• National Agricultural Library Digital Collections
  
• National Atlas of the United States
  

  Create and view layered maps combining boundary, scientific/geologic, demographic, industrial, etc. factors, or print out pre-created subject maps of the U.S.

• National Center for Appropriate Technology
  

  Information on small-scale, local, and sustainable solutions to reduce poverty, promote healthy communities, and protect natural resources.

• NCDC – Image and Publications System
  

  The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world’s largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world.

• New Jersey Environmental Digital Library
  
• PubMed – NCBI
  

  Access to MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases. These free databases index articles in the biomedical sciences, including issues related to psychology and mental health disoders. National Library of Medicine.

• Resources on Oil Spills, Response, and Restoration A Selected Bibliography
  

  Bibliography on oil spills compiled by NOAA, with links to full text of many cited documents.

• Science.gov : USA.gov for Science – Government Science Portal
  

  A gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.

• TOXNET
  

  Several databases from the US National Library of Medicine covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  

  Site facilitates access to technical data, regulatory material and compliance information, and the EPA policy line. Keyword and other search capabilities are provided.

• UNdata
  
• USGS Science Resources for Undergraduate Education
  

  Selected government sites of interest to biology and environmental studies majors, including geography, geology, and water

• Visible Earth
  

  Images of earth searchable by geographic region, satellite, sensor, etc., related to agriculture, land surface and atmosphere. Credit NASA if using images.

• World Bank
  

  The World Bank provides technical and financial assistance to developing countries. This site provides information about individual countries, current World Bank projects, and topical issues related to the organization’s assistance, including sustainability.

• World Bank – Open Knowledge Repository
  
• World Resources Institute
  

  Access documents and other resources of this environmental think tank.

• Writing in College – A Short Guide to College Writing
  

  From the University of Chicago

• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
  

  Learn to design posters and power point presentations as well as how to write proposals, lab reports, dissertations, journal articles.

• Yale Environment 360
  

  Searchable e-zine with Reports, analysis, opinions from the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.