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The Big Melt part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.nytimes.com/video/the-big-melt

This is a collection of five short videos that show how climate change is affecting fishing, native populations and access for the oil and gas industry in the Arctic. The videos include personal ...

California Burning: A multimedia project part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.californiaburning.org/capradio

This multimedia resource provides an overview of wildfire risk and response to the risk in California. Text, video, images, and data are used to discuss how drought and overgrowth of forests play a ...

Transitions and Tipping Points in Complex Environmental Systems part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.nsf.gov/attachments/123079/public/nsf6895_er...

This report, by an NSF advisory committee, details many of the environmental challenges facing our planet and our society, and issues a call to action for NSF, for researchers, and for educators, to ...

US Global Change Research Program part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.globalchange.gov/

This site contains a variety of information related to global change research and specifically the research efforts of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Some of the sections on this ...

EnviroHealthAction part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.envirohealthaction.org/index.cfm

This site provides an online community for health professionals and others interested in environmental health and gives users the opportunity to access important resources about public health. Topics ...

EnviroHealthAction part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.envirohealthaction.org/index.cfm

US Global Change Research Program part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.globalchange.gov/

This site contains a variety of information related to global change research and specifically the research efforts of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Some of the sections on this ...

Energy Information Administration: Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.eia.doe.gov/index.html

The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. They provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to ...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/index.html

CIESIN was established in 1989 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand their changing ...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/index.html

CIESIN was established in 1989 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand their changing ...

Energy Information Administration: Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.eia.doe.gov/index.html

Environmental Quality Statistics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.pampatike.com/index1.html

Hosted by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), this site contains updated monthly tables with statistics about United States environmental quality. The major topics covered in these tables are ...

Environmental Quality Statistics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.pampatike.com/index1.html

Carbon footprint calculator part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.bp.com/en_gb/target-neutral/home/calculate-a...

This site is produced by British Petroleum and provides a simple, interactive guide to estimate your annual household carbon emissions. The calculator asks questions about the features of your ...

United Nations Environment Programme part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.unep.org/

This program seeks to provide leadership and encourages partnership in caring for the environment by informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising ...

National Environmental Trust part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.environet.policy.net/

This site informs citizens about environmental problems and how they affect our health and quality of life. The National Environmental Trust is an environmental organization that works in states to ...

Council on Environmental Quality part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/

This website from the White House presents environmental news and policies, agency news, reports, a photo gallery and agency links. A variety of environmental policy topics are covered, including the ...

Almanac of Policy Issues: Environment part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://web.archive.org/web/20170923222725/http://www.pol...

This collection provides balanced information on major U.S. public policy issues concerning the environment. Topics include air quality, energy, global warming, hazardous waste, land use, recycling, ...

Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://beta.sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/es/epi/

This website provides environmental data and summaries that compare 133 countries along 16 environmental policy criteria. Categories include air quality, water resources, environmental health, ...

Global Climate Change Briefing Book part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.cnie.org/nle/crsreports/briefingbooks/climate...

This website presents general resources and legislative issues related to global climate change. The site includes greenhouse gas sources, trends and effects on the environment, the text of the Kyoto ...