Important Earth & Environmental Studies Search Engines & Portals

BuildingGreen Suite
Also Known as: Building Green Suite
About BuildingGreen, LLC: We are an independent company committed to providing accurate, unbiased, and timely information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the...   [more]

CORDIS (Community Research & Development Information Service)
CORDIS, the COmmunity Research and Development Information Service of the European Community. It covers articles, conference papers, projects reports, and scientific publications on EU innovation and...   [more]
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Dartmouth Flood Observatory
This site is a research tool for detection, mapping, measurement, and analysis of extreme flood events world-wide using satellite remote sensing. The Observatory also provides yearly catalogs, maps, a...   [more]
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EnviroLink
EnviroLink is a non-profit organization that acts as a clearinghouse on the web for the environmental community. ...   [more]
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FirstGov
Official U.S. gateway to all government information...   [more]
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FirstGov for Science
Also Known as: science.gov
Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results. Two major types of information are included - ...   [more]
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Geological Surveys
A linked list of geological surveys from the United States and around the world maintained by the University of Mainz....   [more]
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Grants.gov
Central listing of available awards from all 26 federal agencies that support research and other programs. This site allows users to find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Feder...   [more]
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National Library for the Environment (NLE)
Includes Congressional Research Service reports and CRS Briefing Books on agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, economics and trade, energy, pollution, natural resources, science and technology, ...   [more]
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National Science Digital Library
Also Known as: NSDL
NSDL provides educational resources for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The NSDL mission is to both deepen and extend science literacy through access to materials and metho...   [more]
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NATO Science and Technology Organization - Collaboration Support Office

This network brings together common information elements in terms of science, technology and overall research, by providing a virtual library with special emphasis on topics of collective internati...   [more]
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OpenDOAR - The Directory of Open Access Repositories
Also Known as: Directory of Open Access Repositories
The OpenDOAR service is being developed to support the rapidly emerging movement towards Open Access to research information. OpenDOAR is building a comprehensive and authoritative list of internatio...   [more]
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PaleoNet
PaleoNet is a system of listservers, www pages, and ftp sites designed to enhance electronic communication among paleontologists. While primarily designed as a resource for paleontological professiona...   [more]
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Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR)
Also Known as: ROAR
The Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR) tracks the number and size of open-access eprint archives. It has two functions: (1) to monitor overall growth in the number of eprint archives, and (...   [more]
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Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net)
The overall aim of the Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) is to enhance the provision of reliable and authoritative information on science- and technology-related issues that impact on the e...   [more]
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SelfArchive.org
A FAQ on self-archiving....   [more]
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University of California, Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
This site provides broad coverage of Palontology. Includeds links to online exhibits, museum catalogs, and links to other paleontology resources. ...   [more]
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Virtual Technical Reports Center
Maintained by the University of Maryland Libraries, this site contains links to technical reports, preprints, reprints, dissertations, theses, and research reports of all kinds....   [more]
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