For environmental effects of electricity production, and for ideas and plans for alternative energy sources, begin with Delta Electricity, NSW. This site has links to electricity industries in Australia and many other countries. http://www.de.com.au/
A paper which analyses both financial and environmental costs of using solar, wind, water, biomass as energy sources. http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-280es.html
Complementary to the "junk science" and "urban legends" mentioned in links on our abscott site is this site about quack medicine and related matters. Plenty of debatable material to be found at http://www.quackwatch.com
And for a laugh as well as some serious discussion, try the Dihydrogen Monoxide Research site http://www.dhmo.org/
An American Union of Concerned Scientists have a site dealing with science, innovation, sustainability, green living, health,agriculture, arms control, energy, global resources and transportation. Worth a look, but remember that opinions from a group with a particular agenda need to be balanced with opinions from other sources. http://www.ucsusa.org/
Deakin University's Faculty of Education provides this list of local resource people and organisations for teachers to contact: http://www.netspace.net.au/~vaee/condird.htm
The Australian government's Department of the Environment and Heritage has a comprehensive searchable site which includes an education section and connections to other environment organisations. http://www.ea.gov.au/
The Columbia Earth Institute has a site dealing with a range of environmental issues and includes Biosphere2. Of interest to students hoping to continue studies in this area. http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/
ECOLOGY
Investigating an unfamiliar animal, its life cycle and environment? Try the American Alligator at http://home.cfl.rr.com/gatorhole/
The Australian Antarctic Division site contains excellent material related to a range of sciences. Well worth a visit at http://www.antdiv.gov.au/
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT and RECYCLING
The American Iron and Steel Institute site has an informative section on recycling at http://www.steel.org/
The World Resource Foundation site is a source of information on all aspects of waste/resource management, and has lots of links to related sites. Go to http://www.residua.com/wb/links/index.htm
ENERGY
Energy Information Administration site from US government provides up-to-the-minute data: http://www.eia.doe.gov/
Northern Arizona Wind and Sun has a site devoted to alternative electricity generation at http://www.windsun.com/
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
***Australian Government's one-page factsheet from the Australian Greenhouse Office: http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/pubs/factsheets/fs_effect.html or from CSIRO, http://www.dar.csiro.au/info/material/info98_2.htm
*** University of Okanagan: http://royal.okanagan.bc.ca/mpidwirn/atmosphereandclimate/greenhouse.html
***For some actual data of greenhouse emissions (in summary form), see http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/plugs/plgg98.html
*** Attractive, readable site from Nova ONLINE, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ice/greenhouse.html
ClimateSearch.com claims to offer free access to the best available research on global climate, http://www.climatesearch.com/
"Still waiting for greenhouse" is a site providing up to the minute comment and an immense amount of data on greenhouse matters. http://www.john-daly.com/
***A resource package for middle school teachers on Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere, on climate, greenhouse, ozone... produced by US National Centre for Atmospheric Research http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1.htm
WIND ENERGY
***Penn State University position paper: http://www.ems.psu.edu/info/explore/WindEner.html
***A great site on wind energy, from Denmark. Take a look at http://www.windpower.dk/
AUSTRALIAN SITES of INTEREST
http://www.pacifichydro.com.au/codrington
Watch this space for more great energy or environment links