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All About Birds
http://birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/
Teaches students how to identify birds using silhouettes, posture, flight pattern, size, and habitat. Also has an Online Bird Guide.
America ’s National Wildlife Refuge System
http://refuges.fws.gov/
Information on wildlife conservation
Animal Welfare Institute
http://www.awionline.org/
Information on this organization’s many programs to help protect animals around the world
Bagheera’s Lair
http://www.bagheera.com/
Information on individual animals and news about endangered animals
Center for Biological Informatics of the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.nbii.gov/education/index.html
Acess to online resources that emphasize the teaching of biology, biodiversity, and ecology.
Earth Observatory
http://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
Satellite imagery and information on earth’s climate and environmental change
Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae
Information on acid rain, global warming, climate changes, and more
Endangered Species
http://eelink.net/EndSpp/
Definitions, causes, lists of animals, links, and more
The Endangered Species Home Page
http://endangered.fws.gov/
Detailed information on species, both plant and animal, that are threatened with extinction
Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
Statistical agency that provides data, forecasts, and analyses; access information by specific subjects, by geography, by fuel, by sector, or by price
Energy Quest
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov
All kinds of energy resources for k-12 students and teaches
Envirolink
http://library.envirolink.org/
Comprehensive resource for anyone working for social and environmental change
Environmental Defense Fund
http://www.edf.org
Keep up with environmental news or read its most recent feature story
Environmental Issues
http://environment.about.com/newsissues/environment/cs/activism
Articles about what people are doing, plus a list of action campaigns
Environmental Organization WebDirectory
http://www.webdirectory.com
Environment search engine with inks divided into 30 subject areas
Environmental Working Group
http://www.ewg.org/
Supports the efforts of numerous environmental activist groups by gathering information related to their campaigns
Fossil Fuels
http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/
Explains the historic importance and continued use of these fuels
GreenMatters: the Busy Person’s Guide to Greener Living
http://www.greenmatters.com/
Collection of resources that make it easy for all of us to become defenders of the environment
High School Environmental Center
http://www.epa.gov/highschool/
This site is organized into seven major themes: air, waste and recycling, water, ecosystems, health and safety, your neighborhood and conservation.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.redlist.org/
Information on the current status of globally threatened biodiversity
International Energy Outlook
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/ieo
Projections of international energy usage through 2020
Major Biomes of the World
http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/main.html
Links to information about all the different biomes
National Geographic.com: WildWorld
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/
Endangered areas, fragile ecosystems, and more
National Institute of Environmental Health Science
http://www.niehs.nih.gov
Research on environment related things
National Marine Fisheries Service: Office of Protected resources
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/prot_res.html
All kinds of information on endangered and depleted species
National Wildlife Federation: Environmental Education
http://www.nwf.org/education/
Several school projects are explored by age groups
Pollution.com
http://www.worldpollution.com/
Gateway to online resources, the latest news, and more
Pollution Online
http://www.pollutiononline.com/
Another gateway to online resources, but this one deals with many anti-pollution products
Rainforest Action Network
http://www.ran.org/
Information on the ongoing battle to save the world’s rainforests
Renewable Resource Data Center
http://rredc.nrel.gov/
Information on several types of renewable energy—publications, data, maps
Scorecard
http://www.scorecard.org/
How pollution has affected our own neighborhoods—type in your zip code to get information
Sierra Club
http://www.sierraclub.org/
Information on its struggle to protect the environment by influencing public policy decisions
UNEP.Net: United Nations Environment Network
http://www.unep.net/
UN worldwide environmental data; search by topic or country
US Department of energy
http://www.energy.gov/
Resources for many different types of people and situations
US Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov
All kinds of information on many topics dealing with the environment
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