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Environmental Technology Web Resources
WEB WARNING ABCs
Authority - Is the website from an authoritative source?
Check "About Us."
Bias
- Is the website trying to sell you goods or an idea?
Currency - Is the
information current? Check the website date
Although excellent .org,
.com, .net sites exist, use the search engine's Advanced
Search to get more
reliable results by limiting the domain name to .gov or .edu -- or use
Google Scholar.
- California Department of Toxic Substances ControlTabs at the top lead to information on pollution prevention, site cleanup, waste management, etc. Within each area are case studies and reports
- Environmental Technology Verification ProgramEPA’s Verified Technologies cover air, water, and soils, providing links to a host of technologies "to improve protection of human health and the environment."
- EPA Clean-Up TechnologiesThis site provides links to both EPA's monitoring and remediation technologies. Remediation's goal is to provide “smart” solutions to remediation for waste sites, mining sites, soils, and groundwater.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)Online reports of the Nobel-award-winning IPCC include mitigation of climate change, carbon capture and storage, and other atmospheric remediations.
- Alternative Energy NewsThis news site contains information on a broad array of innovative technologies, but caveat emptor: some are quirky-to-questionable.
- California Energy CommissionThe state's renewable energy site offers information in six areas: from biomass and wind to solar and geothermal. For reports, check the left sidebar: Renewables Research > Publications.
- National Renewable Energy LaboratoryLeads to technological information on biomass, solar, wind, and other alternative energy resources.
- US Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyLook for links to Programs: biomass, solar, vehicles, etc. Drill down through webpages to get to the technology explanations in each area.
- EPA Life Cycle Assessment"This site's purpose is to promote the use of LCA to make more informed decisions through a better understanding of the human health and environmental impacts of products, processes, and activities." Its four components: scope, analysis, assessment, and interpretation.
- Google PatentsIf you are looking for specifics on a particular product or its patented production, Google provides 7 million+ patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Live ScienceLively online community of scientists and science-aware citizens explores Top 10 Emerging Environmental Technologies,Top 10 Alternative Energy Bets, and more. Some articles link to references.
- UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and EconomicsUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) branches include energy, environmental technology, etc. with downloadable publications, reports, and projects.
- UNEP Life Cycle InitiativeLinks to description of LCA, publications (some downloadable), news, and more.
- U.S. National Laboratories and Technology CentersOf the 20+ national laboratories, a number include environmental technologies. A good place to start, but requires a bit of digging.
- Clean VehiclesThe Union of Concerned Scientists provides technology information on gas and diesel, biofuels, fuel cells, and electric vehicles. Also links to the Union's websites on Food & Agriculture, Nuclear Power, etc.
- Innovative Transportation TechnologiesFrom the nonprofit Advanced Transit Association (ATRA), this website “provides information about unconventional (therefore innovative) transportation technologies.”
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Subjects: Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Physics, Public Health Science, Science