AOL Envirocopia

ECOLOGY Channel

• If you prefer a level-headed approach to the ecological havoc wrought by humans upon Ma Nature, this Maryland-based group could be for you. Links to other environmental sites all over the place. A well-done, comprehensive page. Check it out.

EnviroCenter

• Well put-together and searchable site specializing in indoor environment and industrial hygiene information, products and services. Includes glossary of industry terms, corporate directory and links to government resources.

EcoNet

• Here is the latest news on environmental battles, plus hundreds of links on environmental subjects, from acid rain to wildlife habitats. Pick a subject and it takes you to a links page with helpful descriptions to find what you need. Excellent stuff.

EcoNet Climate Resource Directory

• Great data on climate around the world and links to the problems of ozone depletion, drought and even volcano activity. Presented by the Institute for Global Communications in Menlo Park, California, a group that is deeply concerned about the health of the planet and intends to do something about it.

Environmental Information Center

• Bookmark this site so you can check out today's top environmental news stories, or get involved with the "Action of the Day" at this energetic, information-packed site. EIC's a relatively young organization, based in the U.S. Capitol, whose mission is to combat environmental misinformation and help strengthen grassroots support for environmental protection.

EnviroTech Online

• The goal of this electronic clearinghouse is to be the leading source of environmental technology information worldwide and provide professionals in the field with a variety of important databases. Subscriptions to this service allows access to additional data sets and features beyond the large quantity of material already contained here.

The Green Page

• It's not easy being Green, but this page will help. It's a plainly presented, well organized, helpfully annotated collection of links to a diverse bunch of sites and resources. Big names (Greenpeace, The Wilderness Society), Green parties, the EarthFirst! newsgroup, and many other defenders of biodiversity can all be found here.

Green Wave Ontario

• Find out about an eco-observer program in Shelburne, Ontario, London, which allows you to track the life-cycle of wildflowers and certain fruit trees. A nice way to put your love of nature to work.

New York Environmental Gallery

• Home pages of the Empire State's environmental organizations are housed here at the Center for the Environment at Cornell University, along with continuously updated Web links to useful activist, research and news resources. The site rates an apple, a big apple.

Wildernet

• Yale American Studies teacher Thomas Thurston and his students from "Wilderness and the American Imagination" created this Web site of musings from America's greatest ecological thinkers.

Wood Products Certification -- Sustainable Forestry Issues

• This site from Steve Shook at the University of Washington links to many sites about wood product certification and sustainable forestry issues. From model forestry projects to rain forest protection campaigns to other wood-related environmental issues.

Conservation Online

• This database of conservation information is maintained by Stanford University's library and contains an eco-dictionary and volumes of conservation information and links.

Consumers Concerned about the Environment

• Move beyond the Hobbesian choice of paper or plastic and make your purchases a true green (as in money) vote for companies and products that are environmentally friendly. This organization, out of Southern California's Pomoma College, reviews and recommends products that make your Mother (Earth) happy.

Coyote's Way

• Find the latest environmental news on the Web from this site. Related to the University of Oregon's Environmental Studies Program, Coyote's Way has a healthy collection of links to environment-related sites.

Earth Day XXV

• Marty Lucas has written up this little memoir (with pix) of the 1995 Earth Day Celebration in Washington, DC. For those of you who might not have heard of it, Earth Day's the one day each year when Americans throw their Big Mac wrappers in the trash bin, rather than in the gutter or the ocean.

EcoWeb at U.Va.

• Based on info and links in this site, it appears that the University of Virginia is a conscientious leader in environmental information systems and recycling. That's a pleasant surprise.

Environmental Education on the Internet

• Led by the University of Michigan and bankrolled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this program of the National Consortium for Environmental Education and Training promotes environmental education for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. From here you can find green databases, organizations, classroom tools and other resources. (Damn liberals, wasting our tax dollars teaching kids how to respect the planet...)

Environmental Options

• Kudos to Cathy Kitlar for keepin' it green. She is the author of this page on the environment. From recycling to composting to computers and kids, there are facts, resources, tips, plus an extensive section of related sites to explore.

GREENlink

• How green can you get? Not much more so than this fecund site serving up eco-friendly tips and links to clubs, organizations, newsgroups, businesses and environmental info repositories on the Web.

Let Earth Speak Home Page

• Here's an eco-psychology activity created by Project NatureConnect for Earth Day, but they recommend you try it any time. All the steps are here for getting into better step with Mother Nature. Linked to NatureConnect in Washington state.

Linkages

• Environmentally earnest clearinghouse brought to you by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Links to such events as the Conference on Women and Conference on Biological Diversity. Includes photo gallery.

Used Land

• Instilling a sense of responsibility regarding planet Earth is the message here and while it may be a noble cause, the presentation is not at all inspirational and could use a major reworking to have any real impact.