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Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and
social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of
the natural environment, both for its own sake as well as its importance to
civilization. Environmentalists frequently speak of a planet or place faced with
a plethora of grave and urgent threats; often associated with unbridled
consumption, economic growth, materialism, insensitive development, and booming
human numbers. Perhaps most problematic from an environmentalist perspective is
the modern view that humanity's fate is divorced from that of the natural world,
and that our responsibility to nature is - at best - limited to the satisfaction
of shallow desires.
In various ways, environmentalists and environmental groups seek to give the
natural world a stronger voice in human affairs and struggle to make
governments, industry and other institutions see the importance of ecology and
to treat nature with greater respect. Many environmentalists see common cause
with indigenous communities and other marginalized groups struggling to protect
their traditional way of life or freedom from blind commerce and other global
incursions.
Though opinions vary, environmentalism may be seen as a spectrum; from the
radical to the reformist (see also Dark Greens, Light Greens and Bright Greens
below). Those at the former end tend to believe that humanity cannot achieve
harmony with the natural world without radical adjustments to our worldview,
including seeing ourselves as merely one species among many, rather than the
pinnacle of creation with the right to wantonly destroy the environment to meet
our ends. This group believes that nothing short of a complete overhaul of our
political, economic and industrial systems is required to achieve a sustainable
society. In this, environmentalism has its roots in a deeper radical, idealist,
dissenting tradition in Western civilization.
In practice, however, most environmentalists tend to fall in on the reformist
end of the spectrum, with countless campaigns to reform laws, elect sympathetic
lawmakers and win over the public. Free-market environmentalists believe that
environmental stewardship begins with a respect for private property, and that
the natural tendency is to reject contamination of one's environment by
expulsion of aggressors. Nonetheless, the drive of many reform environmentalists
probably lies in heartfelt views quite sympathetic to those of the radicals,
albeit more inclined to a kind of pragmatism.
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BlueLink Information Network
BlueLink Information Network is a virtual
network of Bulgarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) based in Sofia,
Bulgaria, which offers a variety of Internet-based services for NGOs and others
interested in issues related to the environment, natural resources and
sustainable development. It focuses on three areas: access to information,
co-operation between NGOs and other sectors, and access to the new technologies
of information in order to support sustainable development, democracy and civil
society. In Bulgarian and English.
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Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
The Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis
Center (CDIAC) is an organization within the United States Department of Energy
that has the primary responsibility for providing the US government and research
community with global warming data and analysis as it pertains to energy issues.
The CDIAC, and its subsidiary the World Data Center for Atmospheric Trace Gases,
focus on obtaining, evaluating and distributing data related to climate change
and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Carbonfund.org
The Carbonfund.org Foundation (known as
Carbonfund.org) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in Silver
Spring, MD that provides carbon offsetting and greenhouse gas reduction products
to individuals, businesses, and organizations. Carbonfund.org purchases and
retires certified carbon offsets on behalf of its donors. Donors are given a
choice of project type to which they may donate, including renewable energy,
reforestation, and energy efficiency projects. Carbonfund.org is a member of the
Chicago Climate Exchange.
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Climate Prediction
Climateprediction.net, or CPDN, is a
distributed computing project to investigate and reduce uncertainties in climate
modelling. It aims to do this by running hundreds of thousands of different
models (a large Climate ensemble) using the donated idle time of ordinary
personal computers, thereby leading to a better understanding of how models are
affected by small changes in the many parameters known to influence the global
climate.
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Ecologyfund.com
Ecologyfund.com is a click-to-donate site
which is owned and operated by the Hunger Site Network and which was originally
founded by Tim Kunin and Greg Hesterberg. It gives money to "save" natural
habitats in South America (Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Argentina), Central America
(Mexico), Scotland, Tanzania, Canada, and the United States, by allowing
sponsors to buy the land. Money is also donated towards various other plans,
such as the reduction of pollution. As of July 2008, the fund claims to have
bought 51,042.6 acres (206.56 km²) of land and removed 27,348,964 pounds
(12,405,281.4 kg) of carbon dioxide.
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Encyclopedia of Earth
The Encyclopedia of Earth (also EoE) is an
electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their
interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is described as a free, fully
searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators,
and other approved experts, who collaborate and review each others' work. The
articles are written in non-technical language and are intended to be useful to
students, educators, scholars, and professionals, as well as to the general
public.
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Energy Quest
Energy Quest is the award-winning energy
education website of the California Energy Commission, designed mainly for
younger people. Information on the site was mostly developed by the Media &
Public Communications Office of the Commission in consultation with educational
experts.
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Environment & Energy Publishing
Environment & Energy Publishing LLC is a
multi-service online media company that covers environmental and energy policy
and markets. Based in Washington, D.C., it publishes several times a day with
in-depth, original reporting from Capitol Hill as well as providing global
coverage of energy and environmental news.
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Environmental Data Interactive Exchange
The website Environmental Data Interactive
Exchange is a UK-based environmental website which publishes news, job listings,
events and tenders concerning the environment. The site was established in
January 1998. It is audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. The site is
owned by Faversham House Group, a UK independent media company which was
established over 40 years ago. FHG Media publishes various business-to-business
(B2B) magazines and organises B2B exhibitions and conferences.
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Environmental Research Letters
Environmental Research Letters (ERL) is an
open-access, electronic-only journal publishing peer-reviewed research across
the whole of environmental science. Numerical modeling or simulation, as well as
theoretical and experimental approaches to environmental science, form the core
content. Approaches from a range of physical and natural sciences, economics,
and political, sociological and legal studies are also present.
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GEOLibrary
The GEOLibrary or Global Environmental and
Occupational Health e-library is an online library of both occupational safety
and health and environmental health information and training materials. All
materials are in the public domain or have been posted with permission of the
author. Materials have been posted from various governmental and non-profit
institutions such as the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the U.S.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Occupational Health
Surveillance and Evaluation Program (OHSEP) at the California Department of
Health Services, the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, the
Center to Protect Workers' Rights, and the Labor Occupational Health Program at
University of California-Berkeley.
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Global Earth Observation System of Systems
The Global Earth Observation System of
Systems (GEOSS) is being built by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) on the
basis of a 10-Year Implementation Plan running from 2005 to 2015.[1] GEOSS seeks
to connect the producers of environmental data and decision-support tools with
the end users of these products, with the aim of enhancing the relevance of
Earth observations to global issues. The end result is to be a global public
infrastructure that generates comprehensive, near-real-time environmental data,
information and analyses for a wide range of users.
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Global Invasive Species Information Network
The Global Invasive Species Information
Network (GISIN) is a web-based network of data providers including government,
non-government, non-profit, educational, and other organizations that agree to
work together to provide increased access to data and information on invasive
species around the world. Computer-based information systems like those in the
GISIN present specific information to help detect, rapidly respond to, and
control invasive alien species.
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GLOBE Program
The GLOBE Program or Programme is a
worldwide, hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science
program. It seeks to teach young students experimental skills using real
experiments and equipment and collaboration with students in a global network of
over a hundred other participating nations. GLOBE is an acronym for Global
Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment. The program is operated by
the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) out of Boulder,
Colorado and sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), NASA, and the National Science Foundation.
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GRASS GIS
GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis
Support System) is a free, open source Geographical information system (GIS)
capable of handling raster, topological vector, image processing, and graphic
data.
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Green Book Live
Green Book Live is a free online database
and information resource designed to help the construction industry, specifiers,
designers and consumers identify products and services that can help to reduce
their impact on the environment and show commitment to environmental best
practice.
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Green.tv
green.tv is a broadband TV channel for
films about environmental issues. It is managed by the film production and web
development agency, largeblue, with key partners the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)and Greenpeace International.
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How to Boil a Frog
How to Boil a Frog is a humor-oriented
website run by TV writer/producer Jon Cooksey that puts up free short videos,
articles, links and other materials about the consequences of overshoot ,
including global warming , peak oil, overpopulation, income inequality and what
the site calls the “war on nature” – overuse of natural resources, extinction,
and so on. The site also has two subsidiary pages, the Frog Blog– free-ranging
cultural and political critiques, with lots of pictures, supposedly written by
the site’s mascot, Lou the Frog – and a page with a sort of Candyland feel that
serves as a video-based overview on the subject of peak oil.
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National Environmental Directory
The National Environmental Directory is
the biggest directory of environmental NGOs in the U.S., currently listing over
13,000 organizations. It is maintained by Harbinger Communications, who started
developing their first environmental directory back in 1978. The directory is
available online (free) and also as a FileMaker Pro template (for a price).
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National Environmental Information Exchange Network
The National Environmental Information
Exchange Network is a partnership among states, tribes, and the United States
Environmental Protection Agency that is revolutionizing the exchange of
environmental information. Partners on the Exchange Network share data
efficiently and securely over the Internet. This new approach is providing
real-time access to higher quality data while saving time, resources, and money
for partner states, tribes, and territories.
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National Institute for Environmental eScience
The National Institute for Environmental
eScience (NIEeS) is a collaboration between Natural Environment Research Council
(NERC) and the University of Cambridge. It was established in July 2002 and in
addition to its main role of promoting and supporting the use of e-Science and
grid technologies within the field of environmental research, its purpose is to:
Train scientists in environmental eScience, Demonstrate environmental eScience,
Help develop the environmental eScience community, Aid collaborations between
scientists and industries. It is intended as a national resource to be "owned by
the whole community".
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RealClimate
RealClimate is a commentary site (blog) on
climatology by a group of climate scientists for the interested public and
journalists. It aims to provide a quick response to developing stories and
provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion
is intended to be restricted to scientific topics and to avoid political or
economic implications of the science.
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Worldchanging
Worldchanging is an American non-profit
online magazine and blog about sustainability and social innovation. The site
has earned positive reviews (and won several awards and honors) and was rated
the second largest sustainability site on the web by Nielsen Online in 2008.
Worldchanging is also the title of a book by the same editors, Worldchanging: A
User's Guide for the 21st Century, a survey of best practices in sustainability
and social innovation.
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Yahoo! Green
Yahoo! Green is a website created by
Yahoo! that gathers news, ideas, and discussion about ways to promote an
environmentally conscious lifestyle. It includes numerous ideas on conserving
natural resources and limiting consumption and waste.
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