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• Energy - General
• Oil and Gas (upstream)
• Coal
• Australian Electricity & Gas (downstream) Market
• Electrical Engineering - General
• Renewable Energy
• - General
• - Solar Energy
• - Solar Electricity
• - Wind Energy
• - Wave Energy
• - Biomass
• Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
• Sustainable Energy & Energy Efficiency
• Environmental
• Climate Change
• Energy Policy
• Carbon Trading
• Energy Efficient Buildings
• Educational games
• Nuclear Energy
• Journals
• Electromagnetic Radiation and Health
• Other Organisations

Energy - General

http://www.thinkenergy.com
Energy Matters was established as a world wide trading site for information on Energy, Fuels & Power Generation.

http://solstice.crest.org/online/virtual-library/VLib-energy.html
The WWW Virtual Library: Energy

http://solstice.crest.org/index.html
Solstice—Largely renewables, environment, and energy efficiency

http://www.natenergy.org.uk/introd.htm
The National Energy Foundation is the nation's premier nonprofit provider of educational materials and programs related to energy, natural resources, and the environment. NEF is supported by businesses, government agencies, associations, and the education community.

http://www.es.net
The Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) is a nationwide data communications network.

http://www.epri.com
EPRI is one of America's oldest and largest research consortia, with some 700 members and an annual budget of about $500 million.

http://www.energy.gov
U.S. Dept. of Energy

http://www.gri.org
Gas Research Institute is the natural gas industry's management organization for research, development, and commercialization (RD&C) of new gas technologies.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/
US Energy Information Administration

ftp://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub
US Energy Information Administration ftp site

http://www.gridwise.com/
Gridwise Power Guide—a directory of businesses in the energy field

http://www.energy.rochester.edu
District Energy (cogeneration, district heating, and district cooling)

http://www.osti.gov/
Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information

http://www.etde.org/
Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE), a program of the International Energy Agency (IEA)

http://www.doe.nsw.gov.au/
Ministry of Energy and Utilities, NSW Australia

http://www.energypublications.com.au
Energy Publications, has been contracted by the Australian Federal Government to market all the reports produced by the Energy Research and Development Corporation (ERDC)

http://www.electricity-colombia.com
PURPOSE: to facilitate the search of colombian electrical professionals, organizations, products and services; to support the scientific and technological development of the colombian electrical sector;to support the efforts to export colombian electrical products and services; to promote the presentation and search homogeneity in internet of electricity information; to support the sector globalization efforts

http://www.novem.org/
Welcome to the Netherlands agency for energy and the environment

http://www.wec.co.uk
The World Energy Council

http://www.sustainableenergyqld.com/
SustainableEnergyQLD.com is your link to sustainable energy companies in Queensland. Use the
facilities below to search or navigate to companies that can supply you with sustainable energy
products and services in your area

http://www.wifocusonenergy.com/
A pilot program in Northeast Wisconsin designed to help all of us make energy choices that
yield the most value for our energy dollar while protecting the environment.

http://www.me3.org
Minnesotans for An Energy-Efficient Economy (ME3) is a coalition working to improve the quality of life, the environment and the economy of Minnesota by promoting energy efficiency and the sound use of renewable energy.

http://cgpl.iisc.ernet.in/
Combustion Gasification & Propulsion Laboratory, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

http://www.cader.org/
California Alliance for Distributed Energy Sources, CADER is a voluntary collaborative committed to facilitating the successful deployment of highly efficient and environmentally responsible distributed energy resources into competitive energy markets
 
http://www.aepca.asn.au/
The Australasian Energy Performance Contracting Association is the peak industry body for those organisations involved in energy management; property management, construction and maintenance; and financing.
 
http://www.evaa.org
The Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas (EVAA) is the industry association working to advance electric vehicle transportation technologies and supporting infrastructure through policy, information and market development initiatives
 
http://www.iea.org/
 The International Energy Agency, based in Paris, is an autonomous agency linked with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
 
http://www.abs.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics

http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/c311215.NSF/22b99697d1e47ad8ca2568e30008e1bc/36f96955a6e59068ca2568f2001ae1cb!OpenDocument
Key ABS Environment Statistics and related publications
 
http://www.anz.com/go/nrg
ANZ’s Natural Resources group . Includes the  "Natural Resources Daily Update"
 
http://www.abare.gov.au/
ABARE, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, is located in Canberra, Australia. ABARE is a professionally independent Australian Commonwealth government economic research agency, contributing to items on the Australian and international policy agendas including greenhouse gas emissions and climate change response policies, international energy developments and energy market reform.
 
http://www.airah.org.au/
The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH), "our objective is to be the leading organisation for refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, ventilation and associated building services industries in the Asia Pacific region"
 
http://www.ashrae.org/
ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers is an international organization of 50,000 persons with chapters throughout the world
 
www.cegt.com.au
The Centre for Energy and Greenhouse Technologies provides investment funds and support services for the development of new sustainable energy and greenhouse gas reduction technologies.
 
http://www.energytoday.com.au/ 
Energy science and technology news, upcoming energy events, jobs in the energy sector and statistics about the Australian energy industry

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Oil and Gas (upstream)

Australian Institute of Petroleum http://www.aip.com.au
AIP's mission is to promote the reputation and assist in the development of a strong internationally competitive Australian industry, with particular emphasis on refining, distributing and marketing petroleum products efficiently, economically and safely, all in harmony with the environment and community standards.

http://www.petroleum.co.uk
The Institute of Petroleum is one of the principal independent bodies in Europe concerned with the advancement of technical and economic knowledge in the oil and gas industry around the world.

http://www.oilanalytics.org/
Cutler J. Clevel and  Robert K. Kaufmann,  Professors in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Department of Geography at Boston University

http://www.aapg.org
Founded in 1917 the American Association of Petroleum Geologists is currently the world's largest professional geological society.

http://www.npc.org/
An Oil and Natural Gas Advisory Committee to the Secretary of Energy

http://www.world-petroleum.org/
WORLD PETROLEUM CONGRESSES(WPC)

http://www.gasandoil.com/
ENGINE is a challenging multi-national venture to provide an on-line information service on Internet for the worldwide
oil and gas industries. ENGINE is an electronic forum where organisations can access and exchange information in
order to operate more effectively in the increasingly competitive energy markets.

http://intelligencepress.com/
Natural gas intelligence

http://www.petroleum-economist.com
The full content of Petroleum Economist journal. What's FREE :-  The archive of Petroleum Economist journal, excluding the six most recent issues
 
http://www.apia.net.au
The Australian Pipeline Industry Association is the representative organisation for oil & gas transmission pipelines
 
http://www.hydrate.org/
Methane hydrates are a type of natural  formation that contains large amounts of methane, which is also known as natural gas, and water, in the form of ice. Hydrates are plentiful in nature, both underwater and under permafrost.
 
http://www.dpca.com
Ogre's Oil & Gas Reserve Evaluation System has been purchased by more than 1000 companies  and has  become synonymous with economic evaluations in the United States.
 
http://oiltracers.com/oilref/default.asp
A searchable database of previously published work on the petroleum systems relevant to a region, basin, or field. Test the trial version or subscribe to receive unlimited access .
 
http://www.appea.com.au
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association:
This site provides information on the upstream oil and gas industry in Australia, including news and speeches, petroleum production statistics, aggregate industry financial statistics, and issues affecting
the industry.

http://www.api.org
American Petroleum Institute:
This site provides news and commentary, briefing papers, industry information, industry standards and practices, and US petroleum industry statistics.

http://www.europia.com
European Petroleum Industry Association:
This site on the downstream oil industry discusses energy policy, and environmental and product quality issues.  It also includes limited statistics on European petroleum product demand and
refining production.

http://www.ipieca.org
IPIECA:
The site provides discussions of current and emerging environmental issues facing the oil industry.

http://www.theogpages.com.au
The Oil and Gas Pages:
This site provides daily news and press releases on the oil and gas industries.
 
http://www.c-store.com.au
Australian Convenience Store News:
This site provides articles and news on all aspects of the operation of convenience stores.
 
http://ogj.pennnet.com/home.cfm
Oil & Gas Journal: :
The Journal provides upstream and downstream oil industry news.

http://www.kingpublishing.com
King Publishing:
The Energy Daily on this site provides US news.

http://www.piwpubs.com
Energy Intelligence Group:
This site provides upstream and downstream oil and natural gas articles.

http://www.platts.com
Platts:
This site provides oil industry news, commentary on daily oil prices and charts on Rotterdam
gasoline prices.

http://www.isr.gov.au
Department of Industry, Science and Resources:
This site includes information on Australian oil and gas policies, legislation, and statistics.

http://www.aaa.asn.au
Australian Automobile Association:
This site includes a database on transport statistics, providing vehicles numbers and usage, petrol and diesel demand, and petrol prices.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/weekly_petroleum_status_report/current/pdf/table12.pdf
US Department of Energy:
This site provides weekly world crude oil prices.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/
This site provides statistical information on energy for a number of countries.  The statistical tables
on Australia also provide forecasts.

http://www.bp.com/worldenergy
BP Statistical Review:
The 50th edition of the BP Statistical Review provides historical statistics on production,
consumption and prices of individual fuels.
 
http://www.iea.org
International Energy Agency:
Oil market and supply reports, monthly surveys of oil and gas, and other statistics can be found on
this site.

http://www.opec.org
OPEC:
This official OPEC site now provides a number of publications free, including the Monthly Oil
Market Report, Annual Statistical Bulletin, and OPEC Bulletin.
 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DangerousGoods
Dangerous Goods:
This international site focusses on Engineering, Health, Safety and Environmental issues, primarily in the downstream area of gasoline and petrochemicals.
 
http://www.concawe.be
CONCAWE:
Although this site provides technical and economic studies on HSE issues relevant to oil refining,
distribution and marketing in Europe, the studies have a wider relevance.  The site also has an
extensive list of reports and reviews, many of which are free.

http://www.refiningonline.com
Refining On-Line:
This site provides live industry news and permits you to download useful calculation tools for refineries.

http://www.cges.co.uk
Centre for Global Energy Studies:
This organisation was founded by Sheikh Yamani and provides executive summaries of its monthly
oil report and its outlook for the oil market, as well as speeches by CGES Board members and
staff.

http://www.dpr.csiro.au
CSIRO Petroleum:
This site provides information on R&D being undertaken by CSIRO on oil and gas.

http://www.apcrc.com.au
Australian Petroleum Co-operative Research Centre:
This site provides information being undertaken by the APCRC on oil and gas.
 
http://www.ato.gov.au/
Excise on petroleum products (click on taxes explained - excise)

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Australian Electricity & Gas (downstream) Market

http://www.ue.com.au
United Energy

http://www.easternenergy.com.au
TXU

http://www.citipower.com.au
CitiPower

http://www.agl.com.au
AGL

http://www.powercor.com.au
Powercor

http://www.energyon.com.au/
energyOn is an on-line energy store dedicated to providing consumers and businesses access to the most competitive rates available in any service area

http://www.nemmco.com.au
Australia's National Electricity Market - NEMMCO's Home Page

http://www.neca.com.au
National Electricity Code Administrator

http://www.reggen.vic.gov.au
Office of the Regulator General - Victoria
 
http://www.ewov.com.au/
The Energy and Water Ombudsman (Victoria) (EWOV) has the power to investigate and resolve disputes between Victorian electricity, gas and water customers and their providers.
 
http://www.vencorp.com.au
The Victorian Energy Networks Corporation

http://www.gas.asn.au/
The Australian Natural Gas Industry Hosted by The Australian Gas Association

http://www.alpga.asn.au/
The ALPGA promotes the development and growth of the LP Gas Industry in Australia

http://www.voltscommissar.net/
Michael Gunter, Green Power producer, and scrutineer of electricity industry ethics on the effect of supply voltage on electricity utility revenues
 
http://www.ergon.com.au
Ergon Energy is one of Australia's electricity companies serving over half a million household and business customers in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT
 
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~eag1/
Energy Action Group Inc Victoria, Australia
 
http://www.esaa.com.au/
The Energy Supply Association of Australia Limited (esaa) provides the national energy supply businesses with a strong and effective voice in their relationships with government, regulatory bodies, the media, community organisations and business customer representative bodies.

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Electrical Engineering - General

http://www.ieee.org
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

http://www.epri.com/
Electric Power Research Institute

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Renewable Energy - General

http://www.futureenergies.com/
FutureEnergies.com was founded  to do something positive for the environment. It discusses what could be done about climate change, the alternatives available and how we can reduce overall energy consumption.
 

http://www.greenpower.com.au
Launched in 1997 the Green Power Accreditation Program was one of the first of its type in the world. Today, the program is offered nationally through joint collaboration by participating State and Government agencies

http://www.caddet-re.org
CADDET Renewable Energy Provides Information and Project Examples on the Following Technologies - Geothermal, Biomass, Waste, Hydro, Solar, Wind, PV

http://www.primergy.com.au
Contains information on Water, Solar and Wind Energy.

http://www.ecorecycle.vic.gov.au/ Partnering industry, local government and the community in minimising the creation of waste, promoting the sustainable use of resources and better managing the disposal of residuals.

http://www.heatpumpcentre.org The International Energy Agengy's information centre for heat pumping technologies, applications and markets.

http://www.nrel.gov/ US National Renewable Energy Laboratory

http://www.eren.doe.gov/ Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Network

ftp://igc.apc.org/ many environmental and renewable energy groups

http://www.ata.org.au/
The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) is a non-profit community group that aims to use and promote environmentally friendly technology

http://www.gemoz.com/
GEM will be an internet based registry and exchange that allows market participants to trade the 'value' attached to the 'green nature' of electricity produced by renewable generation sources
 
http://www3.gtz.de//gate/
German Appropriate Technology Exchange. We support transfer and exchange of technological knowledge through regional partners and a question and answer service, testing and dissemination of innovative technologies and networking and professionalizing of information services.
 
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Renewable Energy - Solar energy

http://www.anzses.org
Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society

http://www.iea-shc.org
IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Program

ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/academic/environment/alternative-energy
SunSite (University Of North Carolina)—alternative energy fact sheets,newsletters, and other documents available for anonymous ftp

http://www.physik.uni-oldenburg.de/ehf/
University of Oldenburg

http://www.brahmakumaris.com.au/Pages/Solar_Energy.html
Located in Rajasthan India, the main BKWSU campuses work hard to conserve water and energy. Alternative energy supplies are particularly attractive, due to the potential for power disruptions and for reducing the environmental and transport issues associated with burning timber and coal and fuels.
 
http://www.windfromthesun.com/
Wind From The Sun is a new technology for obtaining power from the sun. This hybrid system turns the sun's light into heat, then uses that heat to create a wind within a large-diameter pipe. The wind inside the pipe is converted into electric power using a series of wind turbines.
 
http://www.thesolarguide.com/ "...website that makes solar energy accessible and understandable to you. The Solar Guide aims to give consumers the practical information they want, about buying solar and renewable energy systems"

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Renewable Energy - Solar Electricity

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Renewable Energy - Wind

http://www.voltscommissar.net/vicwind/vic-wind.htm#top
http://www.voltscommissar.net/~mickgg/vicwind/notes.htm
In 1987 the Victorian Wind Monitoring Study Report was published. It seems to have had a
very limited distribution. To redress this situation, an electronic version can now be viewed here
 
http://www.auswea.com.au/
The AusWEA Australian Wind Energy Association's Mission is to represent the Australian Wind Energy Community and promote the sensitive and appropriate uptake of wind energy.
 

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http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/bioenergyaustralia/
Bioenergy Australia - formed in July 1997 by the Energy Research and Development Corporation, in collaboration with RIRDC and the Australian Greenhouse Office.

http://www.greenspirit.com/
"This site is meant to contribute to our efforts to find harmony with the environment. It contains the principal views on ecology and society that I now find myself espousing around the world" - Patrick Moore

http://gate.gtz.de/biogas/basics/basics.html
Biogas technology primer

http://www.biogas.ch/
BIOGAS.CH is the homepage of the Swiss <BIOGAS FORUM>, an organization with the aim to increase the importance of the renewable energy source "biogas".

http://www.tarweb.net/
Welcome to the home of TarWeb.Net. This web-site is designed and constructed for all
end-users, suppliers and developers of biomass gasification technologies to present the
development and to stimulate the use of a standard method (guideline) for the measurement of
organic contaminants (tars) in biomass producer gases.

http://www.rwedp.org/
Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia

http://www.videncenter.dk
Centre for Biomass Technology. We are a Danish biomass information network of four technological institutes working with biomass.

http://www.vtt.fi/virtual/afbnet/
The European bioenergy network, AFB-net, was established in 1995 to promote the utilisation of the biomass in Europe.

http://www.woodfuel.com
WoodFuel.com aggregates quality WoodFuel from a growing network of suppliers and delivers this supply of WoodFuel as a renewable energy resource to the fuel buying community. We form trade alliances in the equipment and transportation industries and use the latest internet technologies to complete an efficient supply chain for the entire industry.
 
http://www.biodiesel.org.au/
Biodiesel Association of Australia
 
http://www.biodiesel.org/
American National Biodiesel Board

http://www.biodiesel.at/index2.html
The Austrian Biofuels Institute

http://www.bera1.org
Biomass Energy Research Organisation, An association of biofuels researchers, companies, and advocates that
promotes education and research on renewable biomass energy and waste-to-energy systems.
 
http://www.q-net.net.au/~franks/dalite/
http://www.burotrop.org/bulletin/14/waste.pdf
The Biomass Thermal System burns biomass waste. Utilising dual combustion chambers, the heater burns low-grade fuels with up to 80% moisture content.
 
http://www.treepower.org/
The Common Purpose Institute, University of Florida, energy companies, and others are working to study ways to grow and harvest fast growing trees -- called energy crop or closed loop biomass -- as a renewable energy fuel source for electric utilities in the Southeastern U.S.
 
http://www.secocoal.com
A mixture from coal streams and secondary fuel. Specific quality characteristics of the final product, like calorific value, grit size and chemical limits can be ensured by the selection of specific streams of secondary fuels and coal.

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Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

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Sustainable Energy and Energy Efficiency

http://www.seda.nsw.gov.au

The Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) is an agency created by the New South Wales Government to reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions in this state. SEDA accomplishes this by promoting investment in the commercialisation and use of sustainable energy technologies
 
http://www.energysmart.com.au/
SEDA's Energy Smart program, see SEDA above
 

http://www.eren.doe.gov/
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Network

http://www.aesp.org
Association of Energy Services Professionals

http://www.rmi.org
Rocky Mountain Institute

http://www.industry.gov.au/motors
ITR's motor efficiency web page - useful information on improving the efficiency of motor systems and a motor selector tool

http://www.industry.gov.au/energybestpractice
The Energy Efficiency Best Practice (EEBP) Program
 
http://www.esv.or.at
The O.Oe. Energiesparverband is a regional energy agency to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and innovative energy technologies located in Linz/Austria
 
www.sustainableenergy.qld.edu.au
Power for a sustainable future,  The State of Queensland (Department of Education)
 
http://www.energyrating.gov.au
Australian National Appliance And Equipment Energy Efficiency Committee
 
http://www.sei.ie
Sustainable Energy Ireland is Ireland’s national energy authority
 
www.retscreen.net
The RETScreen International Clean Energy Decision Support Centre seeks to build the capacity of planners, decision-makers and industry to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. This objective is achieved by: developing decision-making tools that reduce the cost of pre-feasibility studies; disseminating knowledge to help people make better decisions; and by training people to better analyse the technical and financial viability of possible projects.
 
The Software is a unique decision support tool developed with the contribution of numerous experts from government, industry, and academia. The software, provided free-of-charge, can be used world-wide to evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs and greenhouse gas emission reductions for various types of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies (RETs).

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Environmental

http://www.greentie.org/
The Greenhouse Gas Technology Information Exchange Website

http://www.unesco.org/science/activities.htm
UNESCO Environment and Sustainable Development Program

http://journeytoforever.org/
Journey to Forever is a pioneering expedition by a small, mobile NGO (Non-Government Organization) involved in environment and rural development work, starting from Hong Kong and travelling 40,000 kilometres through 26 countries in Asia and Africa to Cape Town, South Africa

http://www.acfonline.org.au/index.htm
As Australia's leading non-government, non-profit environment organisation, our concern reaches across Australia, from the Tarkine in Tasmanian to the Kimberley in Western Australia and the rainforests of Queensland

http://www.environment.gov.au/
The Environment and Heritage portfolio's role is to achieve three major outcomes for the Commonwealth Government : the environment, especially those aspects that are matters of national environmental significance, is protected and conserved; Australia benefits from meteorological and related science and services; and Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced.

http://www.globalreporting.org/
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) was established in late 1997 with the mission of developing globally applicable guidelines for reporting on the economic, environmental, and social performance, initially for corporations and eventually for any business, governmental, or non-governmental organisation (NGO)

http://www.pyr.ec.gc.ca/
Environment Canada
 
http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/subjects/agriculture/agres.html
This website provides links to a wide range of (mainly Australian) sites relevant to government decision making for natural resources, the environment and agriculture
 
http://www.cnie.org/
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) works to improve the scientific basis for environmental decision making
 
http://www.cleanwater.net.au
cleanwater.net.au is an initiative of Willoughby Council on behalf of Councils and organisations working towards making the environment a cleaner, healthier place

http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/esd/
The Encyclopedia of the Sustainable Development has been written by the Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Progamme, and is supported by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. The encyclopedia is a one-stop source of information on sustainable development.
 
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/index.htm
Our aim is to protect and improve the environment, and to integrate the environment with other policies across Government and in international fora.
 
http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au
Greening Australia is a national, community organization that helps Australians to protect remnant vegetation;
protect biodiversity; repair and prevent land degradation; improve water quality; and provide habitat for native fauna.
 
http://www.wri.org/wri/
World Resources Institute is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the Earth and improve people's lives
 
http://www.unep.org/
United Nations Environment Programme

http://www.grida.no/
United Nations Environment Programme environmental information centre in Arendal, Norway. Linked to the UNEP programme Global Resource Information Database, GRID
 
http://www.mpi.org.au
The Mineral Policy Institute (MPI) is an Australian-based non-government organisation specialising in advocacy, campaigning and research to prevent environmentally and socially destructive mining, minerals and energy projects in Australia, Asia and the Pacific.
 
http://www.sustainability.org.au
The Australian National Centre for Sustainability.  The Centre offers a diverse range of opportunities for organisations and individuals to participate in various sustainability focussed programs and collaborate with like minded organisations to pursue and demonstrate sustainability across the nation.
 
http://www.clear-profit.com/
Clear Profit is a free, independent email newsletter containing exclusive news, features and opinion on global efforts to integrate social, environmental and ethical decisions into financial decision making
 
http://www.mei.monash.edu.au/
Monash Environment Institute serves to coordinate, develop and promote the diverse capabilities of Monash University in respect of the environment and sustainability. Site includes information on BATE (Business and the Environment) and Green Steps.
 
http://www.ecovoice.com.au/
Eco Voice has sections devoted to water conservation, natural living, sustainable power, eco building, green transport, ethical investment, ecotourism, going green in the garden, green business and real estate, sustainable agriculture, eco kids and eco eats, as well as a forum and letters section
  
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Climate Change

http://www.greenhouse.gov.au
Australian Greenhouse Office

http://www.wmo.ch
The World Meteorological Organization

http://www.unfccc.de
UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

http://www.john-daly.com
Still Waiting for Greenhouse A Lukewarm View of Global Warming - from Tasmania by John L. Daly
 
http://www.trump.net.au/~greenhou/
Welcome to our web page. It is run by scientists who are concerned about misinformation that appears on the Internet
in relation to Global Warming (also called the Greenhouse Effect). In particular, it seeks to expose errors of fact on
one particular site - Still Waiting for Greenhouse.
 
http://www.aie.org.au/melb/Lavoisie/L-group.htm
THE LAVOISIER GROUP - Australian greenhouse sceptics group

http://www.ipcc.ch
IPCC Secretariat, C/O World Meteorological Organization

http://www.meto.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research

http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data.

http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/eae/enter.html
The Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment  is supported by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. A source of information, on a range of atmopsheric issues, including air quality, acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion.
 
http://www.pewclimate.org/
The Pew Center on Global Climate Change is a non-profit,  non-partisan and independent organization dedicated to providing credible information, straight answers and innovative solutions in the effort to address global climate change. Established in 1998 by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Center is led by Eileen Claussen, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/index.htm
This site provides information on climate change, what causes it, how the world and the UK could be affected, what is being done to tackle the effects of climate change, and how industry, businesses, and individuals can do their bit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
 
http://www.cana.net.au
Climate Action Network Australia (CANA) is an alliance of over 25 regional, state and national environmental, health, community development, and research groups from throughout Australia.
 
http://climatechange.unep.net/
The UNEP.Net Climate change portal provides the authoritative source of climate change information used by         UNEP and its partners for integrated environment assessments as part of  the GEO process.
 
http://www.chooseclimate.org/
Java Climate Model. Interactive do-it-yourself climate model
 
http://www.lomborg.com/
Homepage for Bjørn Lomborg, author of the contrarian book "The Skeptical Environmentalist"
 
http://www.wri.org/wri/press/mk_lomborg.html
MEDIA KIT: Debunking Pseudo-Scholarship: Things a journalist should know about "The Skeptical Environmentalist"
 
http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p36.htm
The Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine is a small research institute founded in 1980 to conduct basic and applied research in subjects immediately applicable to improvements in human life. ......Petition Project......"(the) treaty is, in our opinion, based upon flawed ideas. Research data on climate change do not show that human use of hydrocarbons is harmful. To the contrary, there is good evidence that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is environmentally helpful"
 
http://www.marshall.org/
The George Marshall Institute is a non-profit organization founded in 1984. Our mission is to encourage the use of sound science in making public policy about important issues for which science and technology are major considerations. Our current program emphasizes issues in national security and the environment.
 
http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/home/
The British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) is the Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC) Designated Data Centre for the Atmospheric Sciences. The role of the BADC is to assist UK atmospheric researchers to locate, access and interpret atmospheric data and to ensure the long-term integrity of atmospheric data produced by NERC projects.
 
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/
The Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia
 
http://nicl.usgs.gov
The U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL) is a facility for storing, curating, and studying ice cores recovered from the polar regions of the world. It provides scientists with the capability to conduct examinations and measurements on ice cores, and it preserves the integrity of these ice cores in a long-term repository for current and future investigations

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Carbon Trading

http://www.thecarbontrader.com/
The Carbon Trader is the worlds leading reporter, library and commercial services intermediary within the emerging Carbon Credit Market

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/trading/index.htm
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs UK Emissions Trading Scheme
 
http://www.aetf.net.au
The Australasian Emissions Trading Forum aims to provide a vehicle for education and informed debate on emissions trading and related issues.
 

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Energy Efficient Building

http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/units/SOLARCH
SOLARCH, National Solar Architecture Research Unit (UNSW)

http://irus.rri.on.ca/~amulder/house/old
Energy Efficient Housing in Canada

http://erg.ucd.ie/combine.html
COMBINE—Computer Models for the Building Industry in Europe
 
http://www.myshowers.com/
A dio is a very small, very powerful, and incredibly bright colored light source. dio's are produced from semi-conductor material encased in a clear epoxy lens. dio's have made neon, fluorescent and LED lighting methods obsolete.
 
http://www.nathers.com
NatHERS is a Computer Simulation Tool for House Energy Rating. The Australian designed software from the CSIRO designed for Australian conditions.
 
http://www.seav.vic.gov.au/buildings/firstrate/index.html
The FirstRate house energy rating software is a powerful design tool which calculates the energy efficiency of residential house designs. Using details from the house plans, the system assesses the house or unit's energy efficiency on a 5 star scale and instantly measures the effects of design changes entered by the user.
 
The CarbonCost Calculator is a web service that calculates the cost of embodied energy in building construction.
http://www.carboncostcalc.com

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Nuclear Energy

http://www.iaea.or.at/
International Atomic Energy Agency Homepage
 
http://www.radwaste.org
The primary purpose of this site is to provide a reference source for radioactive waste management professionals, we recognize that radwaste is a hotly debated and emotional issue in today's society. ....., we strive to present all sides of the story in a non-partisan fashion.
 
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Journals and Information Services

Contents Direct
A direct alerting service for Elsevier Science journals,  free of charge. For more information  send an e-mail to: cdhelp@elsevier.co.uk Please include the command Help in the text of the message. An automatic reply will be returned with all instructions.

http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com
Key resources on business and sustainable development

http://www.esource.com
E Source is an information service company providing organizations with unbiased, independent analysis of retail energy markets, services, and technologies

http://www.energyinfosource.com
Your world of information for the energy industry

http://www.rusenergy.com/english.asp
RusEnergy.com is Russia's first full-scope web publication highlighting investments in the FSU energy industries

http://www.energycentral.com
Energy Central is abstracting service dedicated to giving you access to all of the resources available within the energy industry that are essential to staying competitive and informed.

http://www.energize.co.nz

Total energy news and information service specifically targeted at New Zealand, Australia and the
Asia-Pacific regions

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Other Organisations

http://www.fma.com.au/main.htm
Facility Management is a business practice that optimises people, process, assets and the work enviroment to support the delivery of an organisation's business objectives.

http://www.caddet.co.uk
The IEA CADDET Home Page

IEA CADDET (US)
IEA - CADDET (US)

http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/bigh/bigh/links.htm
Web sites devoted to lovers of high voltage power pylons with an extensive photo gallery!!!!

http://www.eesa.asn.au/
The Electric Energy Society of Australia (EESA) is a Technical Society of the Institution of Engineers,Australia (IE Aust) and is the successor to the the body formerly known as “The Electricity Supply Engineers' Association, incorporated” (established 1924) and has Chapters operating in most states of Australia
Victorian & Tasmanian Chapter http://www.vic.ieaust.org.au/groups/eesa.html

http://www.mesa.org.au
The Maintenance Engineering Society of Australia (MESA) is a Learned Technical Society of like-minded people who share in the vision of MESA through the Royal Charter and the Code of Ethics of The Institution of Engineers, Australia. MESA is a not-for-profit peak professional organisation, incorporated in Australia, which is not aligned with and does not engage in commercial practise.
 
http://www.standards.com.au/
Standards Australia was founded in 1922, originally called the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association. Later called Standards Association of Australia and in 1988,  Standards Australia.

http://www.iesd.dmu.ac.uk/
The Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development. The mission of the Institute is to make a worthwhile and significant contribution to sustainable development through research, consultancy and education provision of the highest standards. These activities help improve quality of life for communities and individuals, and facilitate wealth creation.
 
http://www.energyinst.org.uk/
Founded in 1927, originally as The Institute of Fuel. The Institute’s aim is to promote the cost effective and environmentally responsible provision and management of  energy in all its forms. We work to accomplish this through the services we provide to individuals and organisations in membership, to the benefit of society as a whole.
 
http://www.tai.org.au/
The Australia Institute is an independent public policy research centre funded by grants from philanthropic trusts, memberships and commissioned research..... concerned about the impact on Australian society of the priority given to a narrow definition of economic efficiency over community, environmental and ethical considerations in public and private decision making
 
http://www.csiro.au
CSIRO is Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. The sectors are:
Agribusiness, Energy and Transport, Environment and Natural Resources, Information, Communication and Services,
Manufacturing, Mineral Resources, Health
 
 

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