Internet Resources

~ Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by 12 U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.

Alternative/Renewable Energy ~ General

• Alternative Fuels Data Center ~ from the United States Department of Energy
• National Renewable Laboratory -- “The U.S. Department of Energy's premier laboratory for renewable energy research & development and a lead lab for energy efficiency R&D”
• Renewables – portal to numerous sites on renewable energy - from the Energy Information Administration of the US government.

Coal

• Coal ~ from the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research
• Coal & Natural Gas Electric Power Systems ~ from the U.S. Department of Energy
• Coal Research Center ~ from Southern Illinois University

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Energy ~ General

• Biomass Links ~ from the SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
• Energy From Research to Industry - Mega site from the Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique (CEA), the French Atomic Energy Commision
• Energy Sources ~ from the U.S. Department of Energy
• Energy Topics ~ from the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy

Hydrogen

• Fuel Cells 2000
• Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter ~ a collection of journal articles
• Hydrogen and Other Clean Fuels ~ from the U.S. Department of Energy
  

Hydropower

• Hydropower Information ~ from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
• Hydroelectric Power : How It Works ~ from the U.S. Geologic Survey
  

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Natural Gas

• Substituting Natural Gas for Coal Offers Long-Term Climate Benefits ~ from the University of Illinois
• Natural Gas Supply Organization: NGSA Gas Facts at a Glance
  

Nuclear Energy

• Nuclear Energy: American Nuclear Society
• Nuclear Energy: University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor Tour ~ diagrams of reactors
• Nuclear Power Risks ~ from Illinois State University
• Nuclear Power: Energy for Today and Tomorrow

Petroleum

• BP Global
• Oil and Gas ~ from the World Petroleum Congress
• OPEC ~ Organization of Oil Exporting Countries

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Pollution

• Air Pollution ~ Air quality planning and standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Acid Rain Revisited ~ Extensive article with graphs and photos by the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
• Acid Rain ~ Atmospheric Deposition Program of the U.S. Geologic Survey: Summary of the current USGS program to measure atmospheric deposition and evaluate its effects.
• Environmental Protection Agency ~ Federal government agency that oversees the environment
• Greenhouse Effect ~ from Okanagan University, British Columbia, Canada.  Gives overview of greenhouse effect, gases involved past and present, and numerous links to other sites.
• Greenhouse Gas News ~ by Dr. Dave Reay, Edinburgh University.  Up-to-date site with many links to information about gases, climate change and current news.
• Global Warming ~ from The Cooler Heads Coalition, formed to “…dispel the myths of global warming by exposing flawed economic, scientific, and risk analysis.”  Emphasis on impact of global warming policies on consumers, small business, seniors, farming, defense and industry.
• Global Warming:  a Paleo Perspective
• Hazardous Waste (Garbage) ~ from Learner.org
• Hazardous Waste (Household) ~from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Water Pollution ~ EcoInfo: Water ~ from Care2Make a Difference, an environmental action site with links to many water pollution sites.
• Water Pollution ~ Lake Michigan Federation ~ “…works to restore fish and wildlife habitat, conserve land and water, and eliminate toxics in the watershed of America's largest lake.”

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Solar Energy

• Arizona Solar Center ~ Links to several solar energy sites compiled by the Arizona Solar Center
• Solar Power ~ Annotated links to solar energy sites compiled by Montana Green Power
  

Tidal Energy

• Tidal energy turbine launches ~ from the BBC, England. Describe tidal energy project in Great Britain with photographs
• Catch the Wave: Tidal Power Generation ~ from Nova Scotia Power (Canada). Contains photo of tidal power generating plant and diagram of generator.

Wind

• Danish Wind Industry Association ~ Guided Tour on Wind Energy
• Online Wind Resources ~ from the Franklin Institute

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