Fall 2001
Some links to useful and trustworthy sources of data on the web.
There are many more out there.  Use the search feature below to find them.
PLEASE mail your suggested additions to Richard Katz.

Government, Environmental and Private agencies

Site Name
Contents
Center for Internation Earth Science Information Network (CEISIN) An excellent source of data for environmental and social issues.  Check the metadata section for loads of other resources.
Columbia Electronic Data Service Columbia's Massive data archive.  Searchable.
Digital Earth Interactive Mapping Tool Cornell's Digital Earth Project. Great site for making maps interactively.
nationalatlas.gov---National Atlas of the United States Great source of info and maps for the US.
US Environmental Protection Agency Many good links for all environmental issues.
United States Society on Dams Pro-dams site with lots of information
Socio-Economic Data Applications Center Search engine for data resources worldwide.  Try it!
The World's Water Information on the World's Freshwater Resources and Links
The US Census Information on Population, Geography, etc.
FAOSTAT Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.  Data on production of food.
Netaid Sustainable Environmental Action Many projects for the environment and against poverty
Greenpeace Good site for environmental issues.  A certain bias is evident....
Stop the Pollution Similar to Greenpeace site but perhaps less useful.
American Petroleum Institute Another point of view on petroleum.
DOE renewable energy information Links to excellent US government resources, 2000

Sources of scientific articles

The Science Citation Index The mother of all bibliographic databases.  All articles published in all scientific and social science disciplines with citation info.  Extremely useful for finding articles on any subject or geographic region.
Columbia's Online Journal Collection Once you have found your article using the Citation Index, check here to see if you can get the article you need online.  Chances are good if it was published in 1995 or later.

Search the web:  Google is the fastest way to find quality sites on the web.  Just type in your search terms.