Chapter 11: Environmental and Energy Policy
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Suggested Web Sites
www.cnie.org. National Council for Science and the Environment,
with links to environmental news sites, a national library for the environment,
environmental studies by the Congressional Research Service, and other
information on the role of science in environmental policy.
www.ecos.org. The Environmental Council of States Web site. The
organization is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association of state and territorial
environmental-agency leaders.
www.energy.gov. Department of Energy portal, with news links
and access to DOE studies and reports on energy and the environment, as well as
debates over national energy policy.
www.epa.gov. Home page for the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. Contains the full text of the major EPA laws and associated rules and
regulations. Useful links to all major environmental problems and current
government activity.
www.doi.gov. Department of the Interior portal, with news links
and access to department agencies including the National Park Service, U.S.
Geological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management.
www.nam.org. National Association of Manufacturers, with a page
on resources and environmental issues, providing business commentary on a range
of current policy disputes.
www.nrdc.org. Natural Resources Defense Council Web site, with
an extensive set of links to environmental issues, recent events, news
releases, and reports.
www.johannesburgsummit.org. The
2002 World Summit on sustainable development.
www.lcv.org. League of Conservation Voters, a leading
environmental organization.
www.nrc.gov.
www.whitehouse.gov/ceq. Council on
Environmental Quality
www.sso.org/ecos. Environmental Council of the States, a national
nonpartisan association of state environmental commissioners that reports on a
range of issues concerning state environmental policy activities and
federal-state relations.
www.sierraclub.org. Sierra Club
www.environmentaldefense.org. Environmental Defense
www.nwf.org. National Wildlife Federation
www.greenpeace.org. Greenpeace
www.uschamber.com.
www.nfib.com. National Federation of Independent Businesses
www.api.org. American Petroleum Institute
www.heritage.org. Heritage Foundation
www.cato.org. Cato Institute
www.cei.org. Competitive Enterprise Institute
www.gao.gov. Government Accountability Office
www.rff.org. Resources for the Future
www.ucsusa.org.
Union of Concerned Scientists, with extensive reports and analyses related to
the use of scientific information in environmental and energy policy.
www.csg.org. Council of State Governments
www.usda.gov. Department of Agriculture
www.ipcc.ch. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change