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GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Offers information from scholarly, government and general-interest periodicals that cover all aspects of human impact to the environment.Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Funding source: Statewide allocation
Science (Gale)
Reference information, journal and magazine articles, and other media, covering all fields of science and organized into a portal for easy research. Funding source: FLVC group license. Here is a tutorial.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Full-text journal articles, many peer-reviewed, discussing sciences, technology, health sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and more. Funding source: Statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial.
Films on Demand (Infobase Publishing)

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development
Written by the Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Progamme, the educational division of aric (formerly the Atmospheric Research & Information Centre).
Environmental Science Websites
EPA's Climate Change Research
GreenSource: The Magazine of Sustainable Design
International Energy Agency
IEA is an intergovernmental organisation which acts as energy policy advisor to 28 member countries in their effort to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for their citizens.
NASA: Global Climate Change
NASA's Resource page for Climate Change Research
NYTimes News Portal - Energy & Environment
U.S. Energy Information Administration
EIA collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment
Zoom: Gulf Oil Crisis
Gale's interactive learning tool that allows students to explore in-depth the economic, political and environmental impacts of the Gulf coast oil spill.
The Atlantic: Green Report
The Atlantic
LEDs Magazine
"LEDs Magazine is the leading resource for the global LED community, serving thousands of readers that specify, design and manufacture LED-based products for a wide range of end-use applications."
Renewable Energy World
Renewable Energy - Solar, Wind, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Hydro Power, Blogs, Video, Finance