Environmental Sciences List

1 Environmental Sciences Division

http://www.esd.ornl.gov/

Division researches energys effect on the environment and includes researches information in following science areas: Ecosystem and Global Change Science, Renewable Resources Research and Development, Environmental Data Systems, Microbial Biogeochemistry and Biotechnology, Ecological Management Science and Technology, and Environmental Process Science and Technology.

2 Center for Environmental Information and Statistics

http://www.epa.gov/ceisweb1/ceishome/

EPAs Center for Environmental Information and Statistics lots of data with specific information on how to access it.

3 National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS)

http://www.epa.gov/cincl/

The National Environmental Publications Information System offers availability to over 9,000 full text including EPA documents which include extensive geophysical information.

4 National Wetlands Inventory

http://www.nwi.fws.gov/fgdc/nwi.htm

Maps and habitat assessments and data available from the Fish and Wildlife Service.

5 Information Center for the Environment

http://ice.ucdavis.edu/

Consortium of environmental scientists from universities, government agencies, and private groups presents a list of projects and resources.

6 The Energy Industry

http://www.rit.edu/~flwstv/eesess22.html

Energy and the Environment from the Energy Industry perspective.

7 Envirofacts Warehouse

http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index_java.html

A single point of access to select U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Data.

8 National Center for Environmental Statistics

http://www.nrcse.washington.edu/

EPA-funded cross-disciplinary research organization, specializing in statistical methodology suitable for environmental applications. The Northwest Research Center for Statistics and the Environment is created to provide a platform for such multi-disciplinary interaction between multiple sites in the Pacific Northwest with respect to statistical analysis of environmental concerns. It is the goal of the Center to facilitate research and education in these areas, and to ensure that this w

9 Environmental Sciences Division -- Environmental Science Journals

http://www.esd.ornl.gov/journals.html

Environmental Sciences Divisions journal from the federal government.

10 EPA

http://www.epa.gov

The US Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for protecting the environment and establishing rules for clean up of environmental disasters.

11 DOE, EREN

http://www.eren.doe.gov

US Department of Energy Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network has establised way to protect the environment through energy conservation.

12 Alternative Fuels Data Center

http://www.afdc.nrel.gov/altfuel/ethanol.html

Ethanol is an alcohol-based alternative fuel produced by fermenting and distilling starch crops that have been converted into simple sugars and this site looks through fact sheets on the composition, manufacture and benefits of ethanol fuel, and learn about regulatory, training and safety issues.

13 Alcohol Fuel Fact Sheet

http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/ert/activitybook/fs-alcohol.html

From Hawaii basic information on using alcohol as fuel explaining what it is and how alcohol fuels are made from renewable resources like locally grown crops and waste products.

14 EVC 2000 - Ethanol Fuel

http://www.ipd.anl.gov/ttrdc/evc2000/ethanol.html

On-line article entitled "Ethanol: A Simple Solution" says the outlook for ethanol-fueled vehicles is bright as one of the best tools we have to fight urban air pollution from motor vehicles since as an oxygenate (ethanol contains 35% oxygen by weight), ethanol enhances the combustion of gasoline, resulting in a more efficient burn and far less exhaust emissions.

15 United States Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/

The goal of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment which incorporates air, water and land upon which all life depends.