Otero Junior College Wheeler Library

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EPA Environment Glossary*

Environment & Nature Encyclopedia
An A-Z title listing of environmental topics.

Yahoo: Environment & Nature
1100 searchable links arranged by subtopic.

Environmental Issues
Fact sheets and speeches on U.S. international policy on environmental issues.

* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office
Includes access to topics such as: ozone layer, acid rain, automobiles, indoor air, urban air, air toxics, radiation, pollution prevention, visibility, stakeholders, emission trends and related information.

Alternative Fuels Data Center
Research reports on alternative fuels, maps of refueling stations, model clean cities programs and more.

Solstice
Links to information on renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable living, Colorado's energy future.

Biodiversity and Biological Collections
Links to species checklists, biological images, museums, biodiversity journals, and more.

Endangered Ecosystems of the U.S.
Assessment of loss and degradation.

Earth Observing System Educators' Visual Materials
Images and text of aspects of global change including land use, greenhouse effect, polar ice cap, ozone depletion, deforestation and more.

Ozone Depletion and Global Environmental Change
Includes sections on chlorofluorocarbons, ozone depletion, health effects from exposure to ultraviolet-B, radiation due to stratospheric ozone depletion, environmental effects of ozone depletion, policies and responses.

* Total Ozone Map of the Northern Hemisphere
Latest map and links to an archive of maps from 1995-1996.

Envirolink
Includes news service, green marketplace, and sustainable earth electronic library.

Virtual Library Environment
Links to related libraries in sustainable development, biodiversity, environmental law and other topics.

Environmental Science & Law Glossary*

Ranching & Farming Links
Links to water and water usage information as well as land use and restrictions.

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