WWW Resources for ERS 385
To students: Please let me know which of these sites you find useful and any other sites which you think should be here. Last updated 12 November 96
International Institute for Sustainable Development An internationally known Winnipeg based institute with lots of useful info. Well worth a look see.
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Sustainable development The Granddaddy of lists of WWW sites related to Sustainable development.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development "will offer information and technical advice to help communities become more energy efficient and environmentally sound." Really good stuff!
President's Council on Sustainable Development The official US document on Sustainable Development. Includes a vision statement and defintion as well as task force reports. The equivalent of the the Canadian round tables.
EcoNet's Sustainable Development page links resources from A-Z.
WebDirectory's Sustainable Development page
University of New Brunswick Environment and Sustainable Development Research Centre
Sustainable Development Dimensions hosted by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Information is divided into four areas: People, Institutions, Knowledge and Environment. The site is updated monthly. Mostly information about developing countries.
Ecologically Sustainable Development for Australia
Florida Internet Center for Understanding Sustainability
The Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network THE reference source for energy related material
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Energy
The Canadian Sustainable Energy Web Site
Welcome to Rocky Mountain Institute The home page for the Lovin's gang. Lots of stuff on energy effeciency including guides to appliciances, fixtures etc. A great resource!
Sustainable Building Sourcebook Archives of information on green building.
More stuff on Green building
Anything you want to know about photovoltaics
3D software WWW index page of solar architecture
Environmental Resource Jump Point THE source for Waste Management.
Appropriate Technology Links A huge annotated set of links on AT and sustianability in general
American Hydrogen Society Lots of info on Hydrogen as a fuel source.
International Society on Solar Energy Everything you wanted to know about solar energy......
International Society for Ecological Economics
Sustainable Communites Network; Ontario based.
Auto-Free Ottawa A group devoted to ridding Ottawa of Automobiles.
National RoundTable on Economy and Environment A Driving force behind sustainable development in Canada.
Destination Conservation A practical, activity-based program that brings environmental education alive in our schools. Destination Conservation is a project of the Tomorrow Foundation, an independent Canadian non-profit foundation dedicated to environmental education and the creation of an environmentally sustainable future.
Natural Life Online An Ontario based magazine which always has lots of neat stuff related to a Conserver Society.
Natural Life Online Subject Index
Natural Life Online Environment Directory
EcoTopia/EcoSystems "The mission of EcoSystems, Inc. is to develop, promote and market methodologies, technologies, and products that conserve natural resources and advance our planet towards sustainability through the use of solar energy." Actually there is a lot on this site on living sustainably.
Island Press A publishing house devoted to literature on sustainability. Includes a guide to the net called "ecocompass".
Earth Council was created at the 1992 Earth Summit
Green University A virtual university whose mission is: Contribute to holistic, environmental and humanistic education by providing a worldwide forum for the development and spread of information and ideas for "healing the Earth".
Earthtimes On line environmental journal
GreenBeat! On line environmental journal
A Guide to Environmental Resources on the Internet
The EnviroWeb-- A Project of the EnviroLink Network One of the classic lists
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Environment
Environment Canada A world renowed WWW site for environmental resources. A must see!
Great Lakes Information Management Resource Lots of Great Lakes stuff!
Natural Resources Canada (EMR)
WATgreen: UW's initiative to green the campus.
Waterloo Public Interest Research Group
WAT ON EARTH - VOL.9, NO.1 A UW publication on environmental concerns.
Faculty of Environmental Studies Welcome Page
The UW Electronic Library for ERS There is a UW librarian who works HARD to keep this up to date for us. ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS RESOURCE.
