News and information from the George Fox University libraries
Yale Environment 360 is an online magazine published by the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Its purpose is to publish “opinion, analysis, reporting and debate on global environmental issues.” Opinion pieces and scientific research are available at e360 from scientists, journalists, academics, environmentalists. You can browse by topic or region, use the site specific [...]
Environmental History Resources
http://www.eh-resources.org/index.html
Professor Jan Oosthoek at the University of Edinburgh has maintained a web presence since 1999, and his most recent website was relaunched in March 2008. The purpose of the site is to provide a range of resources and information on environmental history for the general public and scholars. Some of these resources [...]
Forces of Change
http://forces.si.edu/index.html
This informative website from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History suggests that “to understand our world, we must understand change.” A thoughtful sentiment, and one that explains the site’s basic mission quite well. Essentially, the site looks to explore climate change, ecological change, and cultural change. Drawing on a wide range of [...]
GreenFILE is the newest addition to our list of databases. It is a multidisciplinary database from EBSCO that draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The [...]
Jimmy Wales is at it again with a new wiki idea. It’s called Wikia Green and the idea is to get people to contribute to a wiki that is all about environmentally friendly living. All kinds of information can be contributed such as product options, how-to guides, or lifestyle tips. So check out the articles [...]
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