Environmental Studies

Resources

Book Sources

Use Web Collection Plus to conduct a power search.

Books will be located in a variety of call numbers including the 300s and 500s.
 

EBooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library from Thomson/Gale  contains the electronic versions of reference books including: Pollution A to Z,  Alternative Energy,  Energy: Supplies, Sustainability, and Costs, Environment: A Revolution in Attitudes and  Water: No Longer Taken For Granted

History Reference Online from ABC-Clio contains the electronic editions of a number of pertinent reference books including: International Environmental Disputes: A Reference Handbook, Environment and Science, The: Social Impact and Interaction, Environmental Activism: A Reference Handbook and many others.

Conduct a Power Search to search the Gale collection of eBooks and four other databases including Discovering Collection, Opposing Viewpoints and Newspaper Source.

Databases
Access Science from McGraw-Hill
Animals from Ebsco
Science Online from Facts on File
Science Reference Center from Ebsco
Science Resource Center from Thomson/Gale

Current Events, Controversial Issues and Debate Topics
CQ Researcher from CQ Press
Issues and Controversies  from Facts on File News Services @ Facts.com
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society from ABC-Clio
Opposing Viewpoints from Gale
Points of View Reference Center from Ebsco
SIRS Researcher from Proquest

Magazine & Newspaper Databases
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers from Thomson/Gale
MasterFile Premier from Ebsco
Newspaper Source - from Ebsco

Multimedia Databases
AP Images from AccuNet
Learn 360 from Gloucester County AVA
United Streaming - videos, video clips, images

Websites

Business and Climate Reports - Pew Foundation; Scroll down to "Clearn Technology and Low Carbon Economy."  These reports focus on some of the key issues confronting businesses as they address the climate change challenge

Comparison of Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards Around  the World - this is a PDF file and a report from the Pew Foundation

Pew Reports - legislation and press releases on emissions

New Jersey and Energy and Emissions

NJ DPOEP - Overview of Global Warming
Emissions Inventory - this is a report on NJ emissions
NY Times Article - New Jersey's enactment of stricter emission laws following guidelines of California's LEV
Press Release - signing of the NJ LEV
NJ Legislation  -  NJ Laws relevant to Global Warming

Company Policies on Energy and Emission Standards

Exxon/Mobile - Policy statements on Energy

British Petroleum - report on energy and society

ConoocoPhillips - click on the links for Technology and Innovation and Social Respo

Emission Standards by Country

Japanese Emission Standards  - from Diselnet; click on links on the left side of the screen for standards for specific vehicles

United States Emission Standards - from Dieselnet; click on links on left side to get standards for specific vehicles; these are in chart form. Also explains national LEV policy

Cars - Number, MPG, Emissions and Comparisons

Automobile Fuel Efficiency Standards - Final Report

Average Fuel Economy Standards - these are standards for 2011 to 2015

Find and Compare Cars - Gas mileage (MPG), greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution ratings, and safety information for new and used cars and trucks

MPG - use this site to determine MPG for all vehicles

Bureau of Transportation Statistics - number of cars and other forms of transportation owned in US

Number of Vehicles per Household - Autospies - report of a study conducted by Experian Automotive in 2008.

Green Vehicle Guide - Use this guide to choose the cleanest and most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets your needs. Low emissions and good fuel economy are both important for the environment

Other Environmental Web Sites

Clean Air Act - in plain English

US Department of Energy  -  alternative energy sources

Climate Change Site from the US Environmental Protection Agency

Annual Energy Outlook from the U.S. Department of Energy presents energy projections for the US through 2020 along with electricity, transportation, and carbon emissions projections.

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) CDIAC provides the scientific and policy communities with greenhouse gas emission data for both regions and individual countries. CDIAC's emissions data have become standard reference materials.

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) CIESIN provides data for the serious researcher in the scientific and policy fields related to global change studies. This site contains Greenhouse gas emissions projections up to the year 2100 using various economic models.

International Energy Outlook The U.S. Department of Energy's International Energy Outlook presents international energy projections through the year 2020, along with electricity, transportation, and carbon emission projections.

United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) The UNFCCC site provides greenhouse gas emissions data for countries that are a member to the convention and who have completed and reported these emissions to the Secretariat of the convention.