Terminal Planet - special report on the impact of humans on the environment, and what it may portend for life in the 21st century. From MSNBC.
Environment, Inc. - five-part series that "examines the high-powered fund raising, the litigation and the public relations machine that has come to characterize much of the [environmental] movement today." From the Sacramento Bee, April 2001.
Feeding The World, Poisoning The Planet - five-part in-depth look at how nitrogen is poisoning the planet, causing algae blooms and threatening a variety of marine life. From the Baltimore Sun, September 2000.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civilian and military engineers and scientists engaged in planning, designing, building, and operating water resources and other civil works projects
Natural Resources Defense Council - nonprofit dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places, ensuring a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
Sierra Club - promotes the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources.
The Nature Conservancy - working to preserve plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Preserving Our Vanishing Wildlife - looks at the importance of species and wildlife conservation, and efforts to protect endangered species. From the World Book Encyclopedia.
American Rivers - aims to protect and restore North America's river systems and to foster a river stewardship ethic.
Antarctic Icebergs - explains the criteria for iceberg tracking. From the U.S. Naval/National Ice Center.
Fish-Trees-Water Campaign - a campaign by the Earthjustice Legal Defence Fund to safeguard and restore the Pacific Northwest.
Global ReLeaf - make a donation and help American Forests restore ecosystems that have been damaged or destroyed by hurricanes, fire, disease, erosion, insects, or human abuses.
Invasive Weeds: A Growing Pain - a weed by any other name...may be causing native plants to disappear. Learn about the damage they cause, and what can be done to prevent it.
River Network - helping people organize to protect and restore rivers and watersheds.
Raw Materials Use and the Environment - a worldwatch institute on how consumers, businesses, and governments are finding ways to profit and prosper while slashing their use of raw materials.
Cousteau Society - nonprofit organization founded by Captain Jacques Cousteau dedicated to exploring, observing, and protecting ecosystems. Features information on coral reefs, marine protected areas, whales, and fisheries.
National Anxiety Center - Alan Caruba looks at dubious news stories, takes issue with the "Green Genocide Agenda" of misinformation and distributes annual Chicken Little awards.
Argo Home Page - project planning an array of 3000 temperature/salinity profiling floats as a major component of the global ocean observing system.
Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) - intended to be a permanent global system for observations, modelling and analysis of marine and ocean variables needed to support operational ocean services worldwide.
A Land Ethic - reflects the existence of an ecological conscience, and this in turn reflects a conviction of individual responsibility for the health of the land.
Chemical Scorecard, The - allows anyone in the US to see chemical pollution sources and hazards on local street maps and send queries straight to the sources themselves.
EdGateway Communities - offer educators and their organizations the ability to find, organize, and share events, discussions, organizational information, and documents.
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse - assisting small communities by collecting, developing, and providing timely information relevant to drinking water issues.