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Part of the Marine Biology Lab, with focus on environmental research and education. Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
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The Ecosystems Center, MBL  Although we derive most of our funds from peer-reviewed grants from various government funding agencies, we also rely heavily on contributions from private individuals and foundations. If you would like to help support The Ecosystems Center, please contact Carol Pooser,...
http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/

Research and technology development in several environmental areas (including waste management, recycling, CFC destruction and replacement, CO2 fixation and utilization, bioreactors, soil remediation, more). Languages: English, Japanese.
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NEDO: New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization  D management organization for promoting the development of advanced industrial, environmental, new energy and energy conservation technologies Oct 21, 2005) NEDO Newsletter[PDF:2.27MB Oct 19, 2005) NEDO Releases Report Featuring Current Global WarmingPolicies Including the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS Oct...
http://www.nedo.go.jp/english/

An association of more than 200 field stations and professionals concerned with field facilities for biological research and education, primarily in North America and Central America. This site provides links to OBFS member stations.
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OBFS Organization of Biological Field Stations  S is to serve the member stations in ways that increase their effectiveness in research, education and outreach. Vision: OBFS will achieve its mission by: facilitating the highest quality environment for scientists, students, teachers and the public to pursue research...
http://www.obfs.org/

Does research on landscape and population ecology, coastal science, and global change, particularly within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
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SERC Smithsonian Enviromental Research Center  Center is a global leader in the study of ecosystems in the coastal zone, where land and water meet and where human populations and their impacts are most concentrated. SERC researchers presented 24 talks at the Estuarine Research Federation meetings...
http://www.serc.si.edu/

Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology
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CCALMR Center for Coastal and Land-Margin Research  Center for Coastal and Land-Margin Research CCALMR Department of Environmental Biomolecular Systems OGI School of Science Engineering Oregon Health Science University 20000 NW Walker Rd. Beaverton, Oregon 97006 USA Phone 503) 748-1147, Fax 503) 748-1273 About CCALMR Projects CORIE NANOOS...
http://www.ccalmr.ogi.edu/

NCEDR focus is on needs of subnational (state, regional, tribal, local) environmental decision makers. It engages environmental decisionmakers with researchers to develop and communicate processes and information that help solve or avoid problems associated with envirionmental decisions.
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National Center for Environmental Decision-making Research NCEDR Interactive  R web pages are hosted by UPDATES Habitat Conservation Plans Project Tools to Aid Environmental Decision Making UPCOMING EVENTS HELPFUL APPLICATIONS Internet Explorer Netscape Adobe Acrobat NCEDR produces scientific and operational advances of direct use to subnational (state, regional, tribal,...
http://www.ncedr.org

The institure is dedicated to researching environmental challenges facing the state and reporting this research to policy makers and the public.
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Maine Environmental Policy Institute  Receive a daily email of headline updates and/or make this your default home page. Set it up now! Search www.meepi.org Search the Web Powered by National and Global Environmental News Today's environmental news from Envirolink, Lycos/ENS, Yahoo Environmental Media Services,...
http://www.meepi.org

CIIT is a not-for-profit toxicology research institute dedicated to providing an improved scientific basis for understanding and assessing the potential adverse effects of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products on human health.
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CIIT Centers for Health Research  T is a renowned leader in environmental health sciences research and education. For over 25 years, CIIT has contributed science that guides sound regulatory decisions and protects the health of the public. CIIT Publications Search Contact Us Site Map New...
http://www.ciit.org/

UK Natural Environment Research Council's thematic programme set up to integrate urban environmental research across the geological, ecological, freshwater and atmospheric sciences.
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URGENT Urban Regeneration and the Environment  The new site will provide much more detail on the results of the URGENT research and other sources of information. Most of the links to programme contacts, individual scientists and the URGENT Programme data centres are still active. Welcome to...
http://urgent.nerc.ac.uk

Texas
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Well Water Assesment  Texas rural well water protection program addresses water quality concerns for rural Texans. The Blackland Research Water Quality group is currently working on Water Quality research projects to develop Best Management Practices to reduce atrazine, sedimentation and nutrient losses from...
http://waterhome.brc.tamus.edu/

A regional research group within the Sustainable Ecosystems division of CSIRO. Undertakes research into the ecology and management of the arid and semi-arid rangelands of Australia.
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CSIRO Centre for Arid Zone Research  Web site and information available from it is subject to our Legal Notice and Disclaimer and Privacy Statement Copyright 2000-2005 CSIRO...
http://www.cazr.csiro.au

(MCEER) is a national center of excellence that develops and applies knowledge and advanced technologies to reduce earthquake losses.
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Home Page: Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)  If you have a specific information need in the area of earthquake hazards mitigation, send us your questions using our Reference Request Form. Hit reload for a new tip. Or see all the tips. George E. Brown Jr. Network for...
http://mceer.buffalo.edu/default.asp

Conducts interdisciplinary research on political, cultural, economic, technical and ecological questions related to development and global sustainability.
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ZEF Homepage: ZEF Homepage  By covering three main research areas, which are interrelated through interdisciplinary research projects, ZEF offers a broad and integrated perspective on development. Since development is rarely constrained by a single problem within a single discipline, ZEF works on crosscutting themes...
http://www.zef.de/

Specializes in research and education in regional and global environmental prediction, particularly with reference to climate change modeling.
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Center For Environmental Prediction Homepage  We are very proud of our students and their outstanding accomplishments. They truly make this a great club to be part of! Find out more here About CEP Research People NJ Climatology Seminars Resources Data Sets For suggestions on improving...
http://www.cep.rutgers.edu

The mission of the Institute is to bring together faculty and students in the life, earth, physical, and social sciences to form a focused, interdisciplinary program of environmental research at the university.
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Outreach Lecture Series  We have relocated our website to the following address: http www.esi.utexas.edu Please update any bookmarks or links to our page. You will be redirect automatcially to our new address. If you are not redirected within 5 seconds, click the link...
http://www.geo.utexas.edu/esi/

International research, film production and development organization: finding solutions to environmental, health, population and development problems.
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HORIZON International  Discovering successful problem-solving initiatives in all parts of the world. Documenting their validity and feasibility with the help of HORIZON's Scientific Review Board and other experts. Disseminating the information through HORIZON's international television series, ONE SECOND BEFORE SUNRISE, other multimedia...
http://www.yale.edu/horizon/

Contract research centre on energy-related topics e,g. advanced power cycles, renewable energy, refrigeration, biomass, heat pumps, clean coal technology, CFC replacements.
http://www.ulst.ac.uk/faculty/science/nicert/

The only research facility in the lowland tropics of Australia, Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station operated by the Australian Tropical Research Foundation (AUSTROP), and the home of the Daintree Rainforest Taskforce.
http://www.altnews.com.au/austrop/

Addresses the great issues of environment through scientific research and education and through applications of science in public affairs. Focus is on climate change and the warming of the earth, as well as global forests because of their controlling influence on climate.
http://www.whrc.org

Research on the short- and long-term effects of chemicals on human, animal and plant life.
http://www.wayne.edu/ict

Conducts research and policy analysis in the areas of environment, sustainable development, and international security.
http://www.pacinst.org/

University of Paisley in Scotland investigates contaminants in air, land, inland waters and river estuaries. Details given about projects, publications and the people who work on them.
http://environment.paisley.ac.uk...home/environmental/env_index.htm

SDI seeks to heighten the environmental quality of economic development efforts through improvements in policy and practice. Its geographical concentration is on tropical forest regions and the Atlantic coast of Canada, the U.S., and the eastern Caribbean.
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Home  The project highlights positive examples of communities as custodians protecting forests from destruction and degradation. Examples and recommendations are presented to global policy making bodies, aid donors and lenders, and the public. Founded in 1993, SDI specializes in communications about...
http://www.susdev.org/

At NCEAS, scientists conduct collaborative research on major fundamental and applied problems in ecology. The Center facilitates integrative research aimed at synthesizing existing data and information, and subsequently making these data available in accordance with our data policy.
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/fmt/doc?/frames.html

Agricultural, Engineering, and Natural Science research centers.
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OVPR- RESEARCH CENTERS  RESEARCH CENTERS Center for Agricultural Biotechnology Delaware Biotechnology Institute Delaware Water Resources Center Applied Sci. Engineering Laboratories Art Conservation Labs at Winterthur Bartol Research Institute Center for American Material Culture Stud. Center for Archaeological Research Center for Climatic Research Center...
http://www.udel.edu/OVPR/research.html

The Center conducts a broad range of research studies emphasizing the application of policy analysis and other analytical tools to the study of the management of ocean and coastal areas on regional, national, and global scales.
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Gerard J. Mangone Center For Marine Policy Redirect  If page does not automatically forward, click here....
http://www.udel.edu/CMS/csmp/

One of the world's leading centers for basic research on the ecology, behavior and evolution of tropical organisms.
http://www.si.edu/stri/

Addressing Issues of Critcal National Concern through Environmental Education.
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National Environmental Education and Training Foundation  GreenBiz.com NEETF Roper Starch National Report Card Partners in Resource Education The EnvironMentors Project National Public Lands Day Site Search Employment Staff Board Privacy Policy Copyright 2001 National Environmental Education and Training Foundation. All rights reserved. feedback site map 1707...
http://www.neetf.org/

Japanese organization focused on development of innovative environmental technologies and broadening the range of CO2 sinks. About the organization, its research activities and results, and funding opportunities.
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RITE English Page  ...
http://www.rite.or.jp/English/E-home-frame.html

Environmental research institute specializing in the science of coastal environments.
http://www.co.cees.edu/index.html

An interdisciplinary group established to study fundamental problems relating to the field of combustion and environmental protection.
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Joint Center for Combustion and Environmental Research  Welcome General Description Faculty Staff University of Colorado at Boulder Department of Mechanical EngineeringBoulder, Colorado 80309-0427 John W. Daily, Director Tel: 303/492-7110, Fax: 303/492-2863 Boulder, Colorado 80309-042703/492-2863...
http://me-www.colorado.edu/centers/combustion/ccr.html

Central liaison for energy and environmental research and education. Focuses on efficient and economical uses of energy and on ensuring a cleaner environment by developing ecologically sound energy related technologies.
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Center for Energy and Environmental Resources (CEER)  Click the icons below to access each program's web site: Current News and Events Inadequate air cleaning ability, production of harmful ozone, plague ion-generating products sold as air cleaners Devices that make particles electrically charged to remove them from circulating...
http://www.utexas.edu/research/ceer/

To improve the understanding of global environmental processes.
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HDP Guide Home Page  In recent years the international scientific community has mobilized to improve understanding of global environmental processes. Governmental, intergovernmental, and non-governmental organizations are developing research programs and working groups to answer the fundamental question How does the earth system work The...
http://www.ciesin.org/TG/HDP/HDP-home.html

Field research station of Southeastern Louisiana University's College of Arts and Sciences. Its predominate use is by faculty and students in the biology department.
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Turtle Cove has moved  Please click on the little logo to go to our new home....
http://www.selu.edu/Academics/Ar.../centers/turtlecove/turtleco.htm

University of Tennessee, Knoxville center conducts high-level, multidisciplinary research using the intellectual resources of the University and its regional partners. This research seeks to find real-world solutions to problems in the fields of energy, environmental resources, technology, and economic development.
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UTK The Energy, Environment and Resources Center (EERC)  Through multidisciplinary research, our staff has assisted federal, state, and local governments, as well as the private sector, in reducing waste and environmental impacts, increasing energy efficiency, strengthening planning processes, and using new technology wisely. We welcome you to our...
http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/

A consortium of five education and research institutions created in response to critical environmental concerns facing the Earth.
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CERC  Click on the image to go to the home page.To view the Flash version of this page, please download the player....
http://cerc.columbia.edu/

CSERGE's core academic objectives are to undertake policy-relevant research on global environmental problems and to contribute to the ESRC's Global Environmental Change Research Programme.
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UEA: Changed URLs  It is sometimes necessary to move UEA web pages to another location, or addresses may have been quoted wrongly in publications or on mailing lists. When this happens, a filter may be put into the web server to trap requests...
http://www.uea.ac.uk/env/all/resgroup/cserge/

To promote and support, by any means, high quality basic, strategic and applied research, survey, long-term environmental monitoring and related postgraduate training in terrestrial, marine and freshwater biology.
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/cgi-bin/lo...nerc.ac.uk/&left=/pic-strip.html

Created to develop the science of conservation biology, including its application to solutions for critical conservation problems. In particular, the CCB conducts objective scientific and policy research that is building a sound basis for the conservation, management, and restoration of biotic diversity, and the overall management of Earth's life support systems.
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Center for Conservation Biology, Home Page  Selected new papers from the Center: Arrow, K. et al. 2004. Are we consuming too much? Journal of Economic Perspectives 18: 147-172 pdf] Ricketts, T. et al. 2004 Economic value of tropical forest to coffee production. Proceedings of the National...
http://www.stanford.edu/group/CCB/

Multi-disciplinary research centre located on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. Site has information about the centre, its research programmes, publications, and analytical services available.
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ICENS Home page  It is one of the nodes of a network of research and training centres under the aegis of the Commission for Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS ICENS is the successor institution to the Centre for...
http://www.icens.org

Independent, international organisation affiliated with the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, offering research and consultation in ecology, environmental chemistry, water resources, environmental informatics, and hydraulic structures, with particular emphasis on environmental monitoring.
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DHI Water Environment  Sites transforming knowledge of water into value and welfare DHI Water Environment Agern Allé 5 DK-2970 Hørsholm Denmark Tel 45 4516 9200 Fax 45 4516 9292 dhi@dhi.dk N E W S Press release. Expertise in Health and Environment for Industry...
http://www.dhi.dk/

ORNL's environmental sciences R&D portfolio includes work in biogeochemistry, environmental biotechnology, environmental chemistry, ecosystem studies, geosciences, hydrology, microbiology, and environmental assessment.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Title  School students writing assessment of DOE's Oak Ridge Reservation report Veteran-owned businesses showcased at ORNL Audio Spot: ORNL develops high-speed supercomputing link for DOE labs Audio Spot: New Oak Ridge company putting hybrid solar lighting on map RSS News Feed...
http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/environmental_sciences.shtml

An Australian non-profit-making research institution, established in 1994 to research the effects on people of interaction with dolphins, and to pursue conservation and rights for marine mammals in general.
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http://members.eisa.net.au/~dolphins/

The purpose of the center is to foster and support selected research programs in the energy fields, build an information database for teachers and students, and conduct policy related studies. Page includes mission statement, list of staff, research papers and related programs.
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Welcome to UCEI  ...
http://www.ucei.berkeley.edu/

Performs research into climate and health, as well as other climatological issues that affect humans and other organisms around the world..
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Synoptic Climatology Lab  Delaware he synoptic climatology group performs research involving numerous applied climatological issues that affect humans and other organisms around the world. Synoptic climatology is a holistic approach to evaluate weather and climate. Synoptic climatologists attempt to characterize an entire weather...
http://www.udel.edu/SynClim/

The (AGCI) summer programs provide a series of in-depth sessions for invited scientists from around the world to explore the latest understandings of the global environment and how human activities affect Earth systems.
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Aspen Global Change Institute  Aspen Global Change Institute CSInit[CSInit.length new Array(CSILoad CMP home URL images/home_off.png URL images/home_on.png URL Go to Aspen Global Change Institute Home CSInit[CSInit.length new Array(CSILoad CMP about URL images/about_off.png URL images/about_on.png URL Find out more about the Aspen Global Change Institute...
http://www.agci.org/

Promoting interdisciplinary environmental research that will enable Carnegie Mellon to continue its leadership in developing new knowledge.
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SEER Home Page  R will help to identify opportunities and create synergies that will both bolster our ongoing efforts and jump-start new, multidisciplinary initiatives. __________________________________________________________________ The new home of SEER, the Solar Decathlon House, at the Solar Decathlon Competition in Washington, DC. Click...
http://www.cmu.edu/environment/

All research teams, research projects(5000) and expertises of K.U.Leuven researchers.
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven: Research  This homepage provides a survey of the available information about research at K.U.Leuven, structured by target groups as well as topics. Industry L.RD Valorisation International Guests Search for research Career perspectives English web site Reserve Students Faculties Search for research...
http://www.kuleuven.ac.be/research/

Interdisciplinary research centre within the biology department. Areas of study include sustainable agriculture, farming policies, costs, soil health, social capital, biodiversity and conservation, and healthy living. Page includes list of graduate programs and white papers.
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Centre for Environment and Society  Centre for Environment and Society Research Programmes Masters and PhD Programmes Community Participation Visitors, Conferences and Events Research Programmes What is the CES? Director Previous Director The Way the CES Works Environment and Society Rationale Guide to a Green Planet...
http://www2.essex.ac.uk/ces/

The United States Salinity Laboratory, a National Laboratory for basic research on the chemistry, physics, biology, and assessment of salt-affected soil-plant-water systems. (Riverside CA USA)
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