Web Sites
Biodiversity
Algaebase
An algea database that includes information on marine, freshwater and terrrestrial organisms. An aid to taxanomic studies.
Biodiversity Hotspots
Information on the most threatened and fertile reservoirs of plant and animal life in the world.
URL: http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/Pages/default.aspx
Animal Diversity Web
An "online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan."
Government Reference Websites
Environmental Protection Agency
URL: http://www.epa.gov/
Envirofacts Data Warehouse
URL: http://www.epa.gov/enviro/
EPA Terms of Environment: Glossary, Abbreviations, Acronyms...
URL: http://www.epa.gov/OCEPATERMS/
National Council for Science and the Environment
Mission is to improve the scientific basis for decision-making. "The Council specializes in programs that bring together diverse individuals, institutions and communities to collaborate.
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of the Interior
URL: http://www.doi.gov/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
URL: http://www.fws.gov/
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.usgs.gov/
Water Resources of the United States
Book Announcements & Reviews
New York Review of Books
New York Review of Books is free of charge to browse reviews from 1967 to present, although viewing the text online requires a subscription.
Science
Science Journal
URL: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/current/#books
Springer (New Environmental Science Books)
Springer (New Environmental Science Books). A List of new books from Springer publishers. May have reviews or just a description. Can search entire catalog from this site.
URL: http://www.springer.com/environment?SGWID=0-198-12-70962-0
Wiley-VCH
Wiley-VCH Forthcoming titles. Provides links to "just published" items by month.
URL: http://www.wiley-vch.de/publish/en/books/bySubjectEN00/?sID=0bf816cffab480fe32a82e50ffa3cdb2
News
Environmental News Network
Mission: "information that will help people understand and communicate the environmental issues and solutions that face us."
URL: http://www.enn.com/
Environment News Service
Provides up-to-date environmental news over a variety of environmental topics
Grants, Scholarships and Funding Sources
College Scholarship.org
URL: http://www.collegescholarships.org/grants/environment.htm
Community of Science
Community of Science Database for funding sources allows searching by geographical location, sponsor name, and more.
URL: http://fundingopps.cos.com/
EPA National Center for Environmental Research
EPA funding opportunities.
URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/
FastWeb Scholarship Search
FastWeb Scholarship Search Extensive database providing numerous criteria for effective limiting.
URL: http://www.fastweb.com/fastweb/register/start?ref=finaid-21f--
GrantsNet
GrantsNet specializing in grants and funds for biomedical sciences and undergraduate sciences
URL: http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding?CFID=1190293&CFTOKEN=67580404
National Science Foundation
Grants available from the National Science Foundation. Search NSF's database of funding opportunities.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/
NIH Grants and Contracts
NIH Grants & Contracts: The National Institutes of Health's searchable databse of funding opportunities.
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html
Scholarship Search
Collegeboard.com's Scholarship Search locates scholarships, as well as internships and financial aid offers.
Employment
Environmental Jobs.com
The website contains multiple lists of environmental jobs separated by multiple categories. Contains links to other environmental job listing sites.
URL: http://www.environmentaljobs.com/environmental-science-jobs.htm
Green Careers Center
The website contains job lists and news for environmental science. Green Careers Center also offers a newsletter containing more job and news information.
URL: http://www.environmentalcareer.com/
Science's
Science's career links. Offers job search, resume posting, salary guides, satisfaction surveys and more.
Material Safety Data Sheets
Comprehensive List
Comprehensive list of online MSDS maintained by Berkeley.
URL: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/safety.html
Health Canada's
Health Canada's extensive list of material safety data sheets on the web.
URL: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/
Interactive Learning Paradigms
Interactive Learning Paradigms material safety data sheets on the web. Also provides links to suppliers, regulations, glossary and more.
Safety & Hazard Information
Chemical Health and Safety Information
Chemical Health and Safety Data from the National Toxicology Program.
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcs/icstart.html
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Contains safety information including, but not limited to, laws and regulations, programs, statistics and enforcement.
URL: http://www.osha.gov/
Other
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
"The Center's mission is to provide credible information, straight answers, and innovative solutions in teh effort to address global climate change."
URL: http://www.pewclimate.org/