ENVS 22: Introduction to Environmental Studies

Focused more on effects on natural resources than society; e.g., length of growing season, bird wintering ranges. Also tabs for weather, oceans, greenhouse gasses with charts and graphs.

Focused on how climate change affects U.S. society in various regions: health, water, agriculture, etc. Plus examples of how groups are adapting and links to longer reports.

Nobel Peace Prize-winner IPCC is a premier site on global climate change. Publications include a 2012 report on Climate Change Adaptation.

Links to all federal agencies that monitor and research climate change and its effects on society. Publications: Our Changing Planet and other reports. Resources: includes Images.

Institute for Food and Development Policy, which works to eliminate hunger injustices, links to articles, provides backgrounds, etc. under Publications.

IIED covers a broad range of environmental-societal issues worldwide: climate change, agriculture, natural resources management, etc. Includes journals, reports, and news.

Global corporate leaders advocate sustainable solutions. See links to Publications and Case Studies.

WRI works on world issues affecting environment and society, addressing markets, governance, people and ecosystems, and more.

SCU Library Sustainability research guide.

Also see ENVS 160: Water Resources.

Water NGOs worldwide provide overview and fast facts on the impending global safe-water crisis.

Look for the pdf publication: "Clearing the Waters."

See Popular Periodicals tab for other environmental news sources.

Yale's online publication offers "Opinion, analysis, reporting, and debate" from their well-known Environmental Studies Department.

Covering farming, sustainable and industrial; climate and energy; cities; etc. All this plus environment on wry: "Gloom and doom with a sense of humor."

A seminal example of environmental and food injustice, "Central Valley has been described as the new Appalachia. It includes some of the poorest congressional districts with some of the worst health disparities in California." National Public Radio 2009 report includes podcast link.

Climate, oil spills, ecosystems, organic agriculture--ScienceNews's environmental section covers a lot through articles, videos, images, and other sources.

New York Times journalist Andrew Revkin "examines efforts to balance human affairs with the planet’s limits." Scroll down to see Revkin's Blogroll of other environment-related blogs.

Moderated by Devon Peña, scholars, activists, and organizers examine EJFood issues.

A "popular-press" blog focused on the environment and associated with the Huffington Post.

"From science to business to politics to living, our reporters track the high-stakes pursuit of a greener globe in a dialogue with experts and readers."

Award-winning blog by Anthony Watts focuses on climate change, it includes nature, science, technology, and "the puzzling things in life."