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The National Energy Technology Lab supports research on clean uses of fossil fuels, energy efficiency, and fuel cells. Fact sheets, technical reports, and journal publications can be downloaded from this site. This site has some information that would be useful as a reference for community college...

This website presents an animated "tour" of the basics of DNA and genes. Students will get the chance to learn more about DNA, genes, chromosomes, proteins, traits and heredity. 

This website, from the United States Department of Commerce, provides access to daily weather maps from 2002 to the present. Maps that are available include plotted station observations, maximum and minimum temperatures, winds, and precipitation.  Users can locate past maps and navigate to specific...

This website, provided by Sustainable Communities Online, is a compilation of various resources focused on the topic of sustainability.  The website offers resources and initiatives that "have been selected to help you learn about ways to make your community healthier, safer, greener, more livable,...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement between 183 governments. Its aim is to "ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival." There is a species data base,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has provided links to answers of frequently asked questions regarding various aspects of wetlands. Basic information, including the definition, values, and functions of wetlands, is provided.  Related websites concerning EPA regulations affecting wetlands,...

This webpage, provided by the University New Hampshire, is an educational research program that focuses on New England forest systems.  Spreadsheets can be downloaded for teachers to use in gathering their own data.  Materials for educational use are divided into two species categories: Mapes and...

This website, provided by ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Program, promotes sustainable agriculture. Publications on production practices, alternative crop and livestock enterprises, innovative marketing, and organic certification, and highlights of local, regional, USDA and other federal sustainable...

This University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program provides several links to articles on earthworms. These describe the earthworm's importance to ecosystems and agriculture. There is also a section with species profiles of various types of earthworms.

This website, provided by the California Department of Health Services, Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS) Publications, Occupational Health Branch (OHB), offers California workers, employers, and health professionals up-to-date practical answers to questions about the health...