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- Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change
- Lake and
Water Word Glossary (North American Lake Management Society):
glossary of lake and water terms
- LAKENET
is a global network of people and organizations promoting the
conservation and sustainable management of lakes. Information
on many of the major problems facing lakes today and promising
strategies for prevention or reduction of challenges such as toxic
contamination and aquatic invasive species. The LakeNet site also
includes links to lake-specific websites.
- Natural Resources Defence Council:
NRDC uses law, science, and the support of more than 500,000 members
nationwide to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and
to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
The site provides information on: clean air and energy; global
warming; clean water and oceans; wildlife and fish; parks, forests
and wetlands; toxic chemicals and health; nuclear weapons and
waste; cities and green living; US environmental legislation
- River
Network Online
- San Diego
Baykeeper
- Save the
Bay
- Stormwater Resources:
providing a source of information regarding stormwater pollution,
treatment methodologies, and related issues. With this on-line
library you can download research papers, software, and information
regarding Nonpoint Source Pollution, Best Management Practices,
upcoming conferences, NPDES, TMDLs, and other Stormwater topics.
- Virtual
World: The New Suburb - Sprawl consumes more than two million
acres of U.S. open space each year, but this Flash feature from
National Geographic shows that it’s got some competition
from "new urbanism" (otherwise known as smart growth).
Click your way through a virtual surburb to learn why things like
mass transit, mixed-use buildings, and preserved natural features
help smart growth live up to its name.
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