Population Growth

• Introductory population growth page (this link takes you to the U.S. Census Bureau's world population clock where you see an up to the minute estimate of the world's population).
• Even scarier -- here is a world population clock that is updated live as you watch. The ticking counter shows the number of people being added to the world's population every few seconds -- ie., this is how many more people are being born than are dying! (This site is a little tempermental -- you may need to try it more than once.)
• Current United States population, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Links to information about overpopulation.
• Demographic and Population Resources.
• A conservative's response to questions of overpopulation and environmental degradation.
• Overpopulation and resource depletion.

Global Warming/the Greenhouse Effect/C02

• Introductory global warming page.
• A short discussion of climate change and global warming -- the historical perspective.
• An article about global warming from the Sierra Club -- a little overly emotional but there is a lot of information here.
• Global Warming and Climate Change -- contains abundant information.

Ozone Holes

• Introductory ozone holes page.
• A primer on ozone depletion.
• The Ozone Hole Movies.
• Ozone Depletion Myths.
• The science of ozone depletion.
• The Skies Above Foundation.
• Here's what Greenpeace has to say about the ozone hole.
• Many links about the ozone layer.
• Ozone Depletion Resource Center.

Air Pollution

• Introductory air pollution page.
• Air pollution and children's lung diseases.
• Did you know? -- Facts about air pollution.
• The Clean Air Council.
• Information about acid rain. Another site about acid rain.
• Natural air pollution.

Water Pollution

• Introductory water pollution.
• Groundwater Remediation.
• How do we contaminate groundwater?
• A primer on fresh water.
• Fresh Water Links.
• The Water Environment Federation.
• River pollution on the Pigeon River in Tennessee.
• Point vs. Nonpoint pollution.
• The Superfund today.
• Pollution of the Ohio River.
• The Exxon Valdez oil spill

Energy & Material Resources/Sustainable Development

• Introductory energy and material resources page.
• Alternate energy resources.
• The U.S. Dept. of Energy's Energy Efficiency page.
• Sustainable Development
• Alternate fuel sources.
• Overpopulation and resource depletion.
• Links to information about natural resources.
• Mineral resources links.

Garbage/Recycling

• Introductory garbage/recycling page.
• Information about recycling.
• The EPA's Recycle City.
• The National Recycling Coalition.
• The cotton versus disposable diaper debate.
• Don't throw it away -- compost it!
• An industrial excess landfill.

Erosion

• Introductory erosion page.
• Some information about Galveston coastal erosion problems.
• An introduction to soil erosion and Best Management Practices.
• A conservative response to the soil erosion issue.
• Soil erosion problems.
• Deforestation and soil loss.
• Erosion of our beaches.

Geo-Politics

• Introductory geo-politics page.
• Find out who your congressional representatives are by using your zip code.
• The Sierra Club on politics and the environment.
• The geopolitics of Oil in Central Asia.
• Greenpeace -- the environmental activists.
• A political conservative discusses environmental issues.
• The Superfund and environmental litigation.

General Environmental Links

• The Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory.
• Environmental Health Clearinghouse home page.
• Environment & Society -- An Internet Resource Guide.
• Envirolink home page.
• The Earth Network.
• The Change Project. A site dealing with... Change.
• A website maintained by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
• Home page for Earthwatch Institute.
• The National Centers for Environmental Prediction.
• The Institute for Global Communication.
• Another long list of good environmental links -- by the Mining Company, a group that specializes in searching the web for the best sites.
• The Energy and Environmental Research Center.
• A political conservative's list of environmental links.
• The World Resources Institute.
• The U.S. Global Change Research Program -- a group comprising 18 departments and agencies of the Federal Government, working to better understand and to deal with natural and human-induced changes in the Earth's environment.
• Environmental Careers.

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