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Many widely used household products such as paints, varnishes, waxes, as well as cleaning, disinfecting, cosmetic and hobby products all contain organic solvents; these can release organic compounds while you are using them, and, to some degree, when they are stored. Other sources of exposure result...

This paper, published by the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, provides an economic analysis of a specific climate policy: a carbon tax. The analysis gauges the potential for a carbon tax to create an incentive for research and development, and subsequently lower the cost...

This paper, published by the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, discusses possible strategies for developing long-term goals for climate policy. The author looks at the role of benefit estimates in policy formation, the challenges associated with these estimates, and...

This webpage, from The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), provides an overview of the research, news and events of the institute. IGES conducts policy-oriented and practical strategic research on global environmental issues to achieve sustainable development.  Links to download...

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) offers this website with resources related to sustainable and equitable development.  ILSR champions local, humanly scaled economies.  As such, it distributes research and teaching materials on a weekly basis.  These materials can be located under the...

This website, provided by Colorado State University, features the multidisciplinary research of the Institute for the Built Environment. Its mission is to foster stewardship and sustainability of the built environment through a research-based, interdisciplinary educational forum.  A resource library...

This page is a course overview for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 11.364, International Environmental Negotiation.  The site contains materials from a graduate research seminar on complex negotiations of international environmental issues. The class explores the challenges of...

The International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC) works to advance international cooperation for sustainable management of the world's lakes and reservoirs through the collection and provision of environmental data, the promotion of scientific research, and the promotion of interchange with...

This website, provided by the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), seeks to highlight the interconnectedness of ecological, social, and economic systems as they apply to the well-being of the environment and people.  Visitor to the website can click on the resources tab to access...

This activity, created by Maricopa Community Colleges, is designed to provide students with a short introduction to solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technology. The PowerPoint, which contains 74-slides, provides a brief overview of the history of solar energy: how it was originally used in the...