Environment

Attempts to bring together the resources and people working on the issue in Appalachia. Includes resources.

The aviation noise web portal of Germany. Information on airport and aircraft noise and related topics. [German, English]

UK group working to control and reduce the local, national and global environmental impacts of the air transport industry. Concerns and briefing sheets.

U.S. lobbying organization affiliated with the National League of Cities, committed to reducing the impact of aviation noise on local communities. Includes news and upcoming events; membership and contact details, and legislative priorities.

Dedicated to reducing noise in Monroe County, NY, and provides an open forum for discussion of noise pollution issues in the greater Rochester area.

Article by Jason Lief in the Cardozo Law Review proposes a new legal remedy that would hold manufacturers liable for noisy products

Recent events in spent fuel disposal reported by the Governmental Affairs Program of the American Geological Institute.

Nuclear plant journal online version. News and issues in the nuclear power industry. Archive available.

Provide news and information on the issues posed by radioactivity and the nuclear industry, particularly connected with Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico.

Communities Against a Radioactive Environment. Citizens group opposed to the environmental pollution and wasteful spending of nuclear weapons labs in Livermore, CA and Sandia, NM.

Wisconsin environmental peace group, dedicated to non-violent action to abolish nuclear power and weapons. Nukewatch focuses attention on locations, movements, dangers, and politics of nuclear weapons and radioactive wastes.

U.S. Geological Survey information on an area offshore of San Francisco, California. Ocean dump used to dispose of 47,800 containers of low-level radioactive waste between 1946 and 1970.

Skeptical of possible negative effects, the center is a non-profit organization specializing in the online publication of scientific research and education developments related to the rising CO2 content of earth's atmosphere.

Newsweek article from 1975 on the dangers of Global Cooling.

Former meteorologist and weather expert Anthony Watts maintains this site, skeptical of the man-made global warming topic.

Covers campaigns on environmental justice, Harris superquarry and genetic modification (GM) of food. Green office guide.

An NGO working to mitigate, investigate, and solve problems of environmental pollution in Bangladesh.

Annotated directory includes links about global and US population data and concerns. Page includes links to publications, reports, news groups, organizations and statistical information.

Describes different views from historical people concerning environmental and social factors that can impact future human population quantities. Also, discusses equation models and charts.

Group strives to halt the environmental and economic damage caused by endless road building. APM assists road fighters worldwide and publishes Auto-Free Times magazine.

Working for sustainable production, trade and consumption by supporting Fairtrade and offering access to international trade for Third World farmers and workers. [Dutch, English]

A not-for-profit environmental policy research and education organization dealing with sustainable energy, climate change, environmental governance, ecological fiscal reform, sustainability indicators, and the environmental impacts of the energy industry.

A British NGO working in Sichuan, China implementing village-based poverty alleviation projects promoting community education, women's rural credit schemes, water and electricity supply.

A UK charity dedicated to educating the public about climate change. Organises meetings and conferences.

An organization which protects and enhances the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities.

Feature on tropical rain forests in The Watchtower (Jehovah's Witnesses).

A private nature reserve created to preserve biodiversity in the tropical cloud forest adjoining the Chirripó Pacifico river on the slopes of Mt. Chirripó. Describes site ecology, the reforestation project, and research and volunteering opportunities.

Bill that enacts a system of government payment for the replacement of non-government-owned unshielded lighting.

Aims to protect and assure the future of our established residential neighborhoods and quality of life in the area affected by DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) in Georgia.

Provides information on protest in New Jersey against nuclear power plants.

Friends of the Earth Australia local group providing information and campaigning on the ecologically sustainable use of Fraser Island.

Information, discussion, tools and resources for people wanting to take action. Includes contact your MP and how-to guides.

Disease, drug abuse, poverty and depression cause a sharp fall in Russia's population.[BBC News]

A non-profit, conservation and research society dedicated to ensuring the survival of wildlife in the Great Bear Rainforest, and thereby ensuring the protection of this ancient temperate rainforest.

Nonprofit dedicated to ending the destruction of the world's tropical and temperate rainforests.

Comment and factual reporting on UK conservation.

Work for the protection and enhancement of Australia's oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education.

Endangered Australian animals park active in conservation education, research, and breeding. Located in Pearcedale, near Melbourne.

A charitable trust that aims to protect New Zealand's endangered pohutukawa and rata trees. Also funds scientific research, community and school planting projects and a range of environmental protection activities.

A non-profit media, research and action center working for a better South. The Institute publishes Facing South, an online magazine, and Southern Exposure, a print journal.

Extensive information on environmental legislation from the Natural Resources Defense Council. Includes "Legislative watch," a bi-weekly email bulletin that tracks environmental bills moving through Congress.

Conservation, education and outdoor events including: walks, hiking, canoeing, camping, backpacking, biking and cross country skiing. Provides information and local activities.

Newsletter, events and outings, opportunities for action, and local clubs.

A member-supported, public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment in Oregon by influencing public policy decisions--legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral. Provide information and local activities.

Sierra Club chapter for Wisconsin. Find local groups doing environmental activism and offering monthly programs and nature outings.

Aims to protect badgers in Berkshire, by education of members and the general public. Includes information about meetings and protecting the species from persecution and road traffic accidents, a newsletter and contact details.

Aims to educate the public and protect the natural resources of the Niagara Peninsula. Includes background information about local conservation and wildlife areas, updates on projects, details of meetings and opportunities to help.

Coalition of sporting, and conservation groups working to protect Alaska's public lands.

protection, restoration, and education at Mono Lake, California. Information on natural history, political history and water conservation.

Protection and restoration of the Tampa Bay estuary.