Based on some recent threads, some folks might find the following information of interest. Cheers to all, John >>Subj: National (U.S.) Library for the Environment - Online >> >> >>Please come an visit the on-line National Library for the Environment at >>www.cnie.org and please circulate this message to your colleagues, >>students and friends. >> >>The on-line National Library for the Environment (http://www.cnie.org) >>contains seven free and very useful information resources: >> >>1. Hundreds of up-to-date objective, nonpartisan issue reports. >>2. Environmental Education Programs and Resources. >>3. Environmental Laws -- local, state, federal and international. >>4. An in-depth resource on Population-Environment Linkages. >>5. A Virtual Library of Ecology and Biodiversity. >>6. Information on environmental conferences and meetings >>7. Environmental Careers and Jobs >> >>Each is described below. >> >>The Library is heavily used by students and educators, NGOs, >>journalists, and decisionmakers in the private and public sector all >>over the U.S. and around the world. The Library was recently honored >>with a Computerworld Smithsonian award for innovative use of >>technology. CNIE wishes to thank the following for making the Library >>possible: Compaq Computer Corporation, the David and Lucile Packard >>Foundation, the United Nations Population Fund, the Winslow Foundation, >>AT&T and members of the CNIE Associates Programs. Rice University Center >>for Conservation Biology Network is a major collaborator in this effort. >>Pace University Law School and several other organizations provide >>significant on-line resources for the Library. >> >> >>1. Over 300 nonpartisan environmental reports produced by the Library >>of Congress' Congressional Research Service exclusively for Members of >>Congress and their staff. Issues addressed include: Agriculture & >>Grazing, Air Issues, Biodiversity, Climate, Energy, Forestry, >>International Issues, Legislation, Marine Issues, Mining, Natural >>Resources, Pesticides, Pollution, Population, Public Lands, Regulatory >>Reform, Stratospheric Ozone, Trade, Taxes & Economics, Transportation, >>Waste Management, Water Quality and Wetlands. >> >>Reports are reviewed for technical soundness, objectivity and >>nonpartisanship and many are updated monthly. Yet, surprisingly, these >>reports are not available to the American citizens. As the National >>Journal reported, "[i]f anyone other than a Member of Congress asked the >>Congressional Research Service for copies of the reports the agency >>writes, the answer would be an emphatic "no." The Library of Congress >>is not affiliated with the National Library for the Environment and does >>not cooperate in this initiative. However, as products of Congress, CRS >>reports are not copyrighted and thus CNIE has legally made them freely >>available to the public. >> >>Congressional Research Service Reports: >>http://www.cnie.org/nle/crs_main.html >> >>"I am an avid user of the CNIE website that lists CRS reports." -- >>Pamela Newman-Barnett, environment and energy reporter, Washington, D.C. >> >>2. Environmental Education Programs and Resources include: >>*** Directory of Higher Education Environmental Programs. >>*** Starfish: sustainability courses, bibliographic references, >>innovative teaching techniques. >>*** Academic Programs in Conservation Biology. >>*** Community college and high school environmental technology >>programs. >>*** Environmental Impact Assessment Training Courses. >> >>Environmental Education Programs and Resources are implemented in >>collaboration with Rice University and including resources developed by >>us and others. The Directory of Higher Education Programs includes over >>150 degree-granting, environmental programs -- many of which train K-12 >>teachers. The Directory was developed by CNIE and Rice University. The >>resources provided on Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center >>(ATEEC) in Iowa address environmental technology education through >>curriculum development, professional development and the nation's >>community college and high school environmental technology programs. >>Complementing the program-focused resources is Second Nature's Starfish, >>with over 200 syllabi and reading lists for sustainability courses, 1600 >>bibliographic references for sustainability and 21 innovative teaching >>techniques. >> >>Environmental Education Programs and Resources: >>http://www.cnie.org/educate.htm >> >>"I teach courses in environmental and natural resource economics. Your >>site is extremely valuable, both to me and to my students. Thank you!" >>-- Mark Evans, Economics Professor and Director, Environmental Resource >>Management Program, CSU Bakersfield >> >> >>3. Population and Environment Linkages contain extensive information >>and source documents at all levels of complexity in an innovative and >>simple framework. Areas addressed include: Demographics, Fresh Water >>Resources, Oceans, Land-Use, Coastal Environments, Air, Climate, & >>Atmospheric Change, Food Resources, Biodiversity, Security, Development >>and Economics, and Environmental Health. Abstracts and full >>bibliographic information for each article is given. Introductory >>articles on how human population impacts upon aspects of the environment >>can be found on the population/environment database home page. >> >>Population and Environment Linkages: http://www.cnie.org/pop/pophome.htm >> >> >>4. Environmental Laws and Treaties is maintained by Pace University Law >>School and includes organized links to primary legal sources on: >>International Laws and Treaties, Federal Environmental Laws of the >>United States, State Environmental Laws, and Comparative Environmental >>Legislation >> >> Environmental Laws and Treaties: http://www.cnie.org/nle/nlelaw.htm >> >>"I located your website and found it a good source of environmental and >>regulatory information. The reports are well written and cover a wide >>range of topics. .... Thank you for the service." -- Alex Regalado, >>Environmental Management Consultant >> >> >>5. The Virtual Library of Biodiversity, Ecology and Environment is >>maintained by Rice University Center for Conservation Biology Network >>and organizes information around the following topics: Global >>Sustainability, History of Life, Endangered Species, Captive Breeding, >>Exotic Introductions, Pollution, Protected Areas, Values of >>Biodiversity, National issues (non-U.S.), State Issues (U.S.), U.S. >>Government and Legislation, International Treaties, Biodiversity and >>Conservation, and Conservation Education >> >>The Virtual Library of Biodiversity, Ecology and Environment: >>http://www.cnie.org/biodi/bioframe.htm >> >>"Thank You. I am a high school Ecology teacher and this site will >>provide me with information for my own education, plus I will be able to >>use the site with my students." -- K. Goode >> >> >>6. Meetings and Conferences is a bulletin board for events of interest >>to the environmental science and policy communities. >> >>Meetings and Conferences: http://www.cnie.org/conferences.htm >> >>Your web pages are a very useful source of information for links to >>environmental aspects of US policies. For a small UK company the easier >>access to information is invaluable. Thank you" >>-- Rachel Price, U.K. >> >> >>7. Careers and Opportunities includes: Environmental Positions, >>Counseling, Corporate Research, Job Market Analysis, Salary >>Determination, Job Databases, E-Mail Headhunters, Resume Preparation, >>Resume Posting, Cover letters, Interviewing, Education, and links to >>other career sites (Mega Lists). >> >>Careers and Opportunities: http://www.cnie.org/career/megajob.htm >> >>"I think the on-line information provided has been of tremendous value >>to me and to many others around the US and the world. I congratulate >>your organization on this success." -- Jeffrey Wang >> >>All of these sites are accessible from the home page of the CNIE: >>http://www.cnie.org >>-- >>Kevin Hutton, Webmaster >>Committee for the National Institute for the Environment >>1725 K Street, NW Suite 212 Phone 202/530-5810 >>Washington, D.C. 20006-1401 Fax 202/628-4311 >>khutton_at_cnie.org http://www.cnie.org >> >> >> >> >> > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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