The Earth Knowledge Network is a diverse group of data, information, and knowledge providers that have joined with us to provide our users integrated access to some of the Earth's most interesting and pressing environmental issues. We have selected each of these providers because we believe they are reliable and important resources for all of us to use in making good decisions for the present and our future.
Earth Knowledge Network Members include Science, Content, Knowledge and Technology Providers.
Content Providers include news agencies, information clearinghouses, magazines, environmental NGOs, and weblogs that provide news and commentary available through our Knowledge Portal, Map Tools, and Widgets. Our Content Providers are selected for their clarity on and commitment to environmental issues. *
ACS is the leading publisher of peer-reviewed research in the chemical and related sciences, serving scientific communities worldwide through a commitment to quality, reliability, and innovation.
California's Legislature established the Air Resources Board (ARB) in 1967 to: 1) attain and maintain healthy air quality; 2) conduct research into the causes of and solutions to air pollution; 3) systematically attack the serious problem caused by motor vehicles, which are the major causes of air pollution in the State. Since its formation, the ARB has worked with the public, the business sector, and local governments to protect the public's health, the economy and the state's ecological resources through the most cost-effective reduction of air pollution.
The Campaign for America's Wilderness works to protect the nation's remaining wild lands to ensure an enduring legacy of wilderness for future generations. We join with state and local partners to raise public awareness of our special wild lands and to secure dependable, permanent protection for wild lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and other federal agencies. Since the Campaign was launched in 2002, Congress has added or expanded 75 wilderness areas across nine states -- boosting the National Wilderness Preservation System by more than 2.4 million acres.
Climate Change News is an internet news portal that provides constantly updated links to the latest news on climate change. All articles are filtered to remove the repetition and rubbish and leave only the relevant.
The aim of Climate Change News is to promote a broader view of climate change and to show how inherently it is linked to political, economic, ethical and even philosophical issues.
The Christian Science Monitor is an international daily newspaper published Monday through Friday. Founded in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, it's now also a multimedia website, an e-mail edition, a personal digital assistant edition, and a downloadable PDF of the print version.
Cost-Benefit Group, LLC + Environmental Valuation and Cost-Benefit News
EV and CBN brings you the latest information on valuation of environmental damages from the courts, from government agencies, from the academic literature, and from unpublished studies. Recent court decisions, proposed legislation, and regulatory orders indicate that measures of costs, benefits, and risks will be required in the future to justify public and private actions.
EV and CBN is an indispensable source of information for estimating damages, costs, benefits, and risks, and thus for allowing readers to maximize gains and minimize losses.
The Daily Green is the "consumer's guide to the green revolution." The Daily Green speaks for the mainstream Americans going green. Check The Daily Green.com for green living advice, energy and money-saving tips, seasonal recipes, community photos and the latest environmental news.
Economist.com is the premier online source for the analysis of world business and current affairs, providing
authoritative insight and opinion on internation news, world politics, business, finance, science and
technology, as well as overviews of cultural trends and regular industry, business and country special reports.
The mission of Environmental Health News is to advance the public's understanding of environmental health issues by providing access to worldwide news about a variety of subjects related to the health of humans, wildlife, and ecosystems.
Towards that end, EHN writes and publishes its own articles, which meet high journalistic standards of non-advocacy and balance. It also offers timely, daily access to the hundreds of other articles on environmental health topics that are published each day in the world press, and its searchable archives date back to 2002.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union. Our task is to provide sound, independent information on the environment. We are a major information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public. Currently, the EEA has 32 member countries. (P) The regulation establishing the EEA was adopted by the European Union in 1990. It came into force in late 1993 immediately after the decision was taken to locate the EEA in Copenhagen. Work started in earnest in 1994. The regulation also established the European environment information and observation network (Eionet). (P) EEA's mandate is: To help the community and member countries make informed decisions about improving the environment, integrating environmental considerations into economic policies and moving towards sustainability; to coordinate the European environment information and observation network (Eionet). (P) Main clients are the European Union institutions - the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council - and our member countries. In addition to this central group of European policy actors, we also serve other EU institutions such as the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The business community, academia, non-governmental organisations and other parts of civil society are also important users of our information. We try to achieve two-way communication with our clients in order to correctly identify their information needs, and make sure that the information provided is understood and taken up by them.
E-Wire is the leading press release distribution service dedicated to environmental news, products and events. E-Wire uses a three-fold distribution to deliver your environment related news, research, services, and product information to major news organizations, publications, government agencies, databases and environmental professionals around the world.
Green Options Media's rapidly growing network of environmentally-focused blogs provides users with a broad spectrum of information for making sustainable choices. Launched in February, 2007, Green Options Media has grown into a leader among "green" news and information sources aimed at general audiences.
Written by experienced professionals and topic expers, Green Options Media's individual blogs engage visitors with authoritative content, compelling discussions, and actionable advice. Users new to the "green life" can contribute to the conversation by joining in dialogue between our writers and visitors on individual blogs. We don't preach to the choir, or require a commitment to our vision: we invite anyone with questions, or simply curiosity, to add their voices to the community, and share their approaches to achieving abundance while lightening their environmental footprint.
Greener World Media is ground zero for the new, green economy -- a trusted, one-stop resource on business and the environment, aimed at helping companies align environmental responsibility with business success.
Greener World Media is the world's first and only manstream media company focused exclusively on sustainability and the competitive edge it brings to businesses. Our focus is on providing resources that help the rapidly growing market of green-minded professionals and institutions succeed and prosper.
Greenpeace is the leading independent campaiging organization that uses peaceful direct action
and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions
that are essential to a green and peaceful future.
The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) is a Division of the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability at the University of Illinois. ISTC is a change agency that performs research, spreads awareness, and facilitates implementation regarding practices, technology and systems that improve sustainability. The ILlinois Sustainable Technology Center (formerly the Waste Management and Research Center) has been providing assistance to Illinois businesses and teh public since 1985.
The Information Center for the Environment (ICE) is an environmental
information brokerage and research laboratory in the Department of
Environmental Science & Policy at the University of California, Davis,
under the direction of Professor Jim Quinn and Academic Administrator
Mike McCoy. ICE specializes in the development and dissemination of
geospatial data and technologies; the development of robust data
architectures dedicated to the cataloging of global environmental
information; and the creation of decision support systems geared
toward improving the capabilities of resource managers in a variety of
sectors. ICE currently employs ~30 professional staff and students.
Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.
We believe in the original modernist ideology that form and function are intertwined in design. Style and substance are not mutually exclusive, and Inhabitat is here to prove it! Our mission: Green design is good design; good design is green design.
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) works locally and globally at the intersections of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.
IPS is a communication institution with a global news agency at its core. A network of more than 350 local journalists from 140 countries contribute to our independent, non-profit, professional news wire service. IPS has established itself as a leading provider of news about sustainability, and as a global and regional communication platform from environment and development issues.
London Air Quality News is produced by the Environmental Research Group (ERG), part of the School of Biomedical Health Sciences at King's College London. These web pages contain information about air quality in and around Greater London. Measurements are collected either hourly or twice daily from continuous monitoring sites, processed and checked, then placed on this web site with an hourly update.
NASA's mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronatuics research.
To do that, thousands of people have been working around the world -- and off it -- for 50 years, trying to answer some basic questions. What's out there in space? How do we get there? What will we find? What can we learn there, or learn just by trying to get there, that will make life better here on Earth?
NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep citizens informed of the changing environment around them.
NOAA's mission touches the lives of every American and we are proud of our role in protecting life and property and conserving and protecting natural resources.
Since 1919, NPCA has been the leading voice of the American people in protecting and enhancing our National Park System's superlative examples of America's natural, cultural, and historic heritage.
NewsBlaze reports the news without spin, covering the environment, conservation, entertainment, US and world news, plus cartoons, opinions and letters to the editor, guided by and serving our readers.
To achieve real benefits for the oceans, Oceana conducts focused, strategic campaigns. Each campaign has a specific timeframe and objective that will make a significant difference to the oceans. Each campaign combines scientific, legal, policy and advocacy approaches to reach its goal. Saving the oceans may take decades, but in each of our campaigns we aim to accomplish an important milestone in that effort withing two to five years.
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) protects and restores the natural and built environments through innovation, collaboration, education and advocacy. PEC believes in the value of partnerships with the private sector, government, communities and individuals to improve the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians.
Planetizen is a public-interest information exchange provided by Urban Insight for the urban planning, design, and development community. It is a one-stop source for urban planning news, commentary, interviews, event coverage, book reviews, announcements, jobs, consultant listings, training, and more.
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.
ScienceDaily is one of the Internet's leading online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine. The free, advertising-supported service brings you breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology. For three years in a row, ScienceDaily has been chosen by the editors of Popular Science magazine as one of the "Top 50 Web Sites."
Dedicated to innovation ever since its founding in 1845, Scientific American is the most prestigious consumer science and technology media brand in the world. Influentials turn to ScientificAmerican.com for the latest scientific insights and technological trends that are transforming our world.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for ocean and earth science research, education, and public service in the world. Research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans and earth.
SocialFunds.com features over 10,000 pages of information on SRI mutual funds, community investments, corporate research, shareowner actions, and daily social investment news.
The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. UCS combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.
We provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management.
We want to be recognized as a dynamic organization that is able to efficiently provide the integrated program delivery needed to lead a rapidly evolving food and agriculture system.
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is the nationa's principal conservation agency. Our mission is to protect America's treasures for future generations, provide access to our nation's natural and cultural heritage, offer recreation opportunities, honor our trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaska Natives and our responsibilities to island communities, conduct scientific research, provide wise stewardship of energy and mineral resources, foster sound use of land and water resources, and conserve and protect fish and wildlife. The work that we do affects the lives of millions of people; from the family taking a vacation in one of our national parks to the children studying in one of our Indian schools.
Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands.
Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service, summed up the mission of the Forest Service - "to provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run."
National forests and grasslands encompass 193 million acres of land, which is an area equivalent to the size of Texas.
The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
WWF's mission is the conservation of nature. Using the best available scientific knowledge and advancing that knowledge where we can, we work to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth and the health of ecological systems by: protecting natural areas and wild populations of plants and animals, including endangered species; promoting sustainable approaches to the use of renewable natural resources; and promoting more efficient use of resources and energy and the maximum reduction of pollution.
*Listing of a government agency or other organization as a source of publicly available data does not constitute endorsement by that agency or organization
