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Advocacy group's report calls for federal, state 'green' policies - PennEnvironment

Promise and peril of environmental justice / Christopher H. Foreman Jr.

Foreman, Christopher H. . Promise and peril of environmental justice / Christopher H. Foreman Jr. 0815728786 (cloth) series Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, c1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library GE150 .F67 1998

LexisNexis Environmental

GreenFILE

Compendex

Scopus

LexisNexis Statistical

U.S. Congressional Hearings - Research Guide

Scopus

GreenFILE

LexisNexis Environmental

Compendex

GEOBIB

Scopus

The Built Environment

Environmental Grantmakers Association

The pathological environment

The pathological environment /

Anita Guerrini

1990

Journal article

Eighteenth Century, 1990, 31: 173-179

Essay review of James Riley, "The 18th-century campaign to avoid disease" (1987).

Ecology, epidemics and empires : environmental change and the geopolitics of tropical America, 1600-1825

Ecology, epidemics and empires :
environmental change and the geopolitics of tropical America, 1600-1825 /

J R McNeill

1999

Journal article

Environment and history, Vol. 5, no. 2 (1999), p. 175-184

Therapeutic landscapes : medical issues in light of the new cultural geography

Therapeutic landscapes :
medical issues in light of the new cultural geography /

W M Gesler

1992

Journal article

Social science and medicine, Vol. 34 (1992) p. 735-746

Medical geography in historical perspective

Title:	Medical geography in historical perspective /
Author(s):	Rupke, Nicolaas A., ; ed.
Corp Author(s):	Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College, London.
Publication:	London : Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL,
Year:	2000.
Description:	227 p., [1] leaf of plates : maps (1 col.) ; 26 cm.

fit localities for an asylum

'Fit localities for an asylum': The historical geography of the 19th-century 'mad-business' in England as viewed through the pages of the "Asylum Journal" /

Chris Philo

1987

Journal article

Journal of Historical Geography, 1987, 13: 395-415

Mittman Miasma to Asthma

From miasma to asthma :
the changing fortunes of medical geography in America /

Gregg Mitman; Ronald L Numbers

; English Journal article

History and philosophy of the life sciences, Vol. 25, n. 3 (2003) (stampa 2004), p. 391-412

Medicine and Magnificence: British Hospital and Asylum Architecture, 1660-1815

Medicine and magnificence :
British hospital and asylum architecture, 1660-1815 /

Christine Stevenson

2000

Monograph viii, 312 p. :; ill. ;; 27 cm.

New Haven, CT :; Yale University Press, ; ISBN: 0300085362 (cloth : alk. paper)

Natural Gas Act of 1938

Data Centers Are Becoming Big Polluters, Study Finds - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog

UNdata

Common access point to industrial, economic and developmental data from a variety of sources (UN, IMF, WHO, World Bank, etc.). Created by the United Nations Statistics Division.

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 04/02/2008 | Faster computers may use light instead of electricity

Maybe using light instead of electricity (which runs on coal) is a solution to the pollution caused by server farms.

Harper's Magazine: Evil

Article from Harper's Magazine about how much Google's server farms are polluting a river in the Pacific Northwest.

Google Docs--but at what cost?

UNdata

A great search engine from the UN for finding international data.

Alcoa: Community: Alcoa Foundation

See web site for more info on "Areas of Excellence," which Alcoa funds:

Safe & Healthy Children & Families

Ensuring that children and their families have the tools, the knowledge and the services to remain healthy and safe at home, in the community and in the workplace.

Conservation & Sustainability

Demonstrating our commitment to conservation by educating young leaders, protecting our forests, promoting sound public policy research, and understanding the linkages between business and the environment.

Global Education & Workplace Skills

Broadening student and adult participation through education in technical areas central to Alcoa to ensure that a diverse cross-section of our communities is economically connected, workplace ready and globally competitive.

Business & Community Partnerships

Seeding notions of corporate citizenship community by community to strengthen the non-profit sector and to develop meaningful partnerships among non-profits, the private sector and local government.

Landscapes of conflict : the Oregon story, 1940-2000 / William G. Robbins ; foreword by William Cronon.

Robbins, William G., 1935- . Landscapes of conflict : the Oregon story, 1940-2000 / William G. Robbins ; foreword by William Cronon. [0295984422 (acid-free paper) ] Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2004.
Call#: Van Pelt Library GE155.O7 R63 2004

Landscapes of promise : the Oregon story, 1800-1940 / William G. Robbins ; foreword by William Cronon.

Robbins, William G., 1935- . Landscapes of promise : the Oregon story, 1800-1940 / William G. Robbins ; foreword by William Cronon. [0295976322 (alk. paper) ] Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1997.
Call#: Van Pelt Library GE155.O7 R63 1997

Sense of the American West : an anthology of environmental history / edited by James E. Sherow.

Sense of the American West : an anthology of environmental history / edited by James E. Sherow. [0826319130 ] Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press : Published in cooperation with the University of New Mexico Center for the American West, c1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library GE155.W47 S46 1998

Wilderness and the changing American West / Gundars Rudzitis.

Rudzitis, Gundars, 1943- . Wilderness and the changing American West / Gundars Rudzitis. [0471133965 (pbk. : alk. paper) ] New York : Wiley, c1996.
Call#: Fine Arts Library QH76.5.W34 R84 1996

Tainted desert : environmental ruin in the American West / Valerie L. Kuletz.

Kuletz, Valerie. . Tainted desert : environmental ruin in the American West / Valerie L. Kuletz. [0415917700 (hb) ] New York : Routledge, 1998.
Call#: Van Pelt Library E78.N4 K85 1998

Rivers of empire : water, aridity, and the growth of the American West / Donald Worster.

Worster, Donald, 1941- . Rivers of empire : water, aridity, and the growth of the American West / Donald Worster. [039451680X : ] New York : Pantheon Books, 1985.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HC107.A17 W67 1985

Redwood forest : history, ecology, and conservation of the coast redwoods / edited by Reed F. Noss.

Redwood forest : history, ecology, and conservation of the coast redwoods / edited by Reed F. Noss. [1559637250 (cloth) ] Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2000.
Call#: Van Pelt Library SD397.R3 R455 2000

Natural enemy, natural ally : toward an environmental history of warfare / edited by Richard P. Tucker and Edmund Russell.

Natural enemy, natural ally : toward an environmental history of warfare / edited by Richard P. Tucker and Edmund Russell. [0870710478 (alk. paper) ] Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2004.
Call#: Van Pelt Library TD195.W29 N38 2004

Environmental legacy of military operations / edited by Judy Ehlen and Russell S. Harmon.

Environmental legacy of military operations / edited by Judy Ehlen and Russell S. Harmon. [0813741149 ] Boulder, CO : Geological Society of America, 2001.
Call#: Van Pelt Library TA705 .R4 v.14

Environmental consequences of war : legal, economic, and scientific perspectives / edited by Jay E. Austin and Carl E. Bruch.

Environmental consequences of war : legal, economic, and scientific perspectives / edited by Jay E. Austin and Carl E. Bruch. [0521780209 (hb) ] Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Call#: Van Pelt Library KZ6385 .E58 2000

EarthTrends: Searchable Database - Climate and Atmosphere

EarthTrends is built and maintained by the World Resources Institute. Fully searchable database of economic indicators and environmental statistics.

EarthTrends | Environmental Information

"EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute, that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world."

There are country reports and detailed, time series data tables for most countries in each of the following areas:
Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems, Climate and Atmosphere, Population, Health and Human Well-being, Economics, Business and the Environment, Energy and Resources, Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Agriculture and Food, Forests, Grasslands and Drylands, Environmental Governance and Institutions.

You may be asked to register to view content, but the registration process is easy and the content is free.

Criminal Justice Resources : Environmental Crime

A guide from MSU about Criminal Justice with a focus on Environmental Crime.

Regional cooperation towards multilateral arrangements on agriculture, labour, and environment in the context of globalisation: The case of Indonesia

Globalization and Environment

Economic Growth and the Environment

note: a kuznets curve is a graphic description of environmental degradation vs. economic growth and is shaped like an inverted U, implying that there might be a way to limit environmental degradation once a populace reaches a certain level of wealth and sophistication.

Green Design / Sustainable Architecture Resources

" Extensive bibliography on sustainable design of buildings, with listings for dictionaries and encyclopedias, handbooks, histories, journals, and resources for codes and specifications, design, building materials, construction methods, environmental health, energy, case studies, and more. Includes links to additional research guides on solar design, daylighting (natural lighting), and other design topics. From the Environmental Design Library, University of California, Berkeley." (via LII)

Human Rights in China - China's Environmental Challenge

China Rights Forum
2006
China's Environmental Challenge

Specialized Information Service (SIS) - National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Information resources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority health.

Environment & Health Toxicology - Databases and other resources related to toxicology and environmental health. Includes TOXNET

Chemical Information - Databases and other resources to search for information by chemical name or structure. Includes ChemIDplus: Lite and Advanced
HIV/AIDS - Links to journal literature, clinical trials, treatment information, meeting abstracts, and other resources.

Outreach Activities & Resources - Programs, resources and web sites for health issues of minority and other specific populations.

Directory of Health Organizations - Search DIRLINE and Health Hotlines to locate health organizations and health hotlines.

ToxSeek

Meta-Search and clustering engine for Environmental Health and Toxicology. Searches for information in databases from the NLM database system, NIH, and various U.S. government and international agencies.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Federal agency charged with protecting human health and the environment. Topics range from human health and pesticides to toxic chemicals and water. Easy search methods are: Quick Finder, which has links to terms and keywords that are frequently searched on the EPA web site, and Browse EPA Topics which has topics organized into broad categories.

Canary Database

"This database is a compilation of curated peer-reviewed research articles "that explore the use of wildlife, domestic, and companion animals as 'sentinels' for the effects of chemical, biological, and physical hazards in the environment that may be a risk to human health." Includes information about animal species, exposures, health effects, and location. From the Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine." (via LII)

Wellbeing of nations : a country-by-country index of quality of life and the environment / Robert Prescott-Allen ; in cooperation with International Development Research Centre ... [et. al.].

Environmental encyclopedia / William P. Cunningham ... [et al.], editors.

Consisting of over 1000 articles written by experts, this encyclopedia provides in-depth world wide coverage of environmental issues. Definitions of environmental terminology are included and each article has a bibliography to enable you to find further reading in your area.

Environmental Studies - Research Guide

Encyclopedia of environmental science / by John Mongillo and Linda Zierdt-Warshaw.

This is a basic but very good introductory encyclopedia. It is arranged alphabetically and entries are concise and easy to understand, its main geographic focus is the United States