| Resource_Decisions_Consulting Practice focused on energy and environmental economics. Policy studies and impact analyses of natural resource development plans for public an private clients including utilities, water districts, and |
| Resource_Dimensions Consultant firm specializing in complex environmental, land use, conservation, community development, energy and transportation issues, based in Gig Harbor, WA. |
| Resources_for_the_Future A nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank located in Washington, DC that conducts independent research - rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences - on environmental and natural resource is |
| Rocky_Mountain_Institute Based on work by Amory and Hunter Lovins, this organization has a nonadversarial, transideological approach to helping businesses, communities, governments and individuals create more wealth in a life |
| Studienbüro_Jetzt_&_Morgen Research and advice about changes, sustainability, and intergenerational issues connecting ecological, economic and social concerns. |
| Tempus-Project_Caucasus Introduction of Environmental Economics Studies in South Caucasus Region. |
| Tradable_Permits_Bibliography General background and applications of tradable permits to air, fishing and other areas. Compiled by Tom Tietenberg. |
| US_EPA_National_Center_for_Environmental_Economics NCEE analyzes relationships between the economy, environmental health, and environmental pollution control. This includes: economic benefits and costs, economic incentives, size, composition, and e |
| Workgroup_Energy_Transport_Environment Applies economic theory to current policy issues. Downloadable working papers and project descriptions include an extensive portfolio of numerical partial and general equilibrium models for the assess |
| Wuppertal_Institute_-_Links Links to both US and European programs related to environmental economics and business. |
| Coalition_Opposed_to_PCB_Ash_in_Monroe_County,_Indiana Provides information concerning the problem related to PCB hazardous waste incinerator and landfill. Links to resources and research. |
| Dioxin_Facts Chlorine Chemistry Council provides information regarding dioxins, their release into the environment, and their effects on human health. |
| The_Dioxin_Home_Page Personal home page by Lewis A. Shadoff, Ph.D., discusses dioxins, furans, and similar toxic substances, including what they are and where they are found. |
| Dioxin_Threat A report on the technical and social implications of dioxin. |
| e_hormone__At_the_Cutting_Edge_of_Endocrine_Disruptor_Research_ Provide information about: upcoming conferences, the latest in research techniques and results, commentaries from distinguished scholars in the field, links to related news and stories. |
| Endocrine_Disrupters__Are_Synthetic_Hormones_Causing_Environmental_Chaos? Information from the Why Files about the endocrine system, effects of pesticides/PCBs/dioxins on wildlife and people, and prospects for action to resolve this concern. |
| Endocrine_Disrupting_Substances_in_the_Environment Canadian Environmental Corps offers PDF file on this subject. |
| Endocrine_Disruption_by_Estrogenic_Environmental_Pollutants Overview of a chapter by B. Rey de Castro from the book Environmental Medicine. |
| Endocrine_Disruptors_Low-Dose_Peer_Review Report evaluating the low dose effects and dose response relationships for endocrine disrupting chemicals in mammalian species that relate to human health. |
| Endocrine_Disruptors_Research_Initiative Describes the coordination of U.S. federal government efforts to examine the hypothesis that there are chemicals present in the environment of humans and wildlife that, by virtue of their ability to i |
| Endocrine/Estrogen_Letter Newsletter and comprehensive set of endocrine disrupter links. |
| Environmental_Toxins_and_Reproductive_Health_--_About_com Information and internet links related to the reproductive effects of dioxins and other environmental toxins. |
| Fox_River_Watch Provides information on the PCB pollution of the Fox River, Green Bay, Wisconsin and Lake Michigan including research on PCBs, history, health effects, toxicity, sediment remediation, dredging, cleanu |
| Hormonally_Active_Agents_in_the_Environment 1999 National Academy of Sciences report (1) examines the science behind the ominous prospect of "estrogen mimics" threatening health and well-being and (2) identifies research |
| The_Information_Site_on_Endocrine_Modulation This conservative, industry/government funded site provides very cautious interpretations of scientific findings about endocrine disruption. |
| International_POPs_Elimination_Network IPEN works for the global elimination of persistent organic pollutants. Information on PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) including health effects, international, national and local policy efforts, eli |
| Introduction_to_Hormone_Disrupting_Chemicals An introduction to the effects of hormone disrupting chemicals on man and the environment, and the response of governments and industry to this problem. Written for anyone interested in the subject. I |
| National_Toxicology_Program_Center_for_the_Evaluation_of_Risks_to_Human__Reproduction_(CERHR) Resource for the latest information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and development. |
| New_Studies_Confirm_Dangers_of_Atrazine,_a_Widely_Used_Agricultural_Weed-Killer NRDC website describes research suggesting the atrazine is a carcinogen and causes sexual abnormalities in male frogs. |
| OECD_Endocrine_Disruptors_Assessment Part of the OECD Test Guidelines Programme, focused on reaching international agreement on the testing and assessment of chemicals with respect to their endocrine disrupting potential. |
| Our_Stolen_Future Provides updates about endocrine disruption created by man-made chemical contaminants that interfere with hormones in humans and wildlife. |
| PCB_Home_Page_at_EPA Provides information on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's). Background, resources and links to many topics. |
| Persistent_Organic_Pollutants_(POPs) These chemical substances persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. From the United Nations Enviro |
| Phthalates_and_Human_Health__Demystifying_the_Risks_of_Plastic-softening_Chemicals Discusses human health concerns and public health benefits related to plasticizers, which are chemicals used to soften normally-rigid PVC, or polyvinyl chloride plastics. |
| Questions_and_Answers_About_Dioxins_and_Food_Safety Discusses dioxins in the food chain. |
| Thymus_Atrophy Abstract of study that investigated whether TCDD triggers apoptosis in thymocytes. |
| WWF_Endocrine_Disruptor_Information Papers and speeches on how hormone disruptors interfere with bio-chemical processes, and a suspected list of hormone disruptors. |
| Öko-Recherche Analyses of material flows of chemicals in the environment, including endocrine-disrupting industrial chemicals. |
| Weed_Killer_Deforms_Sex_Organs_in_Frogs,_Study_Finds New York Times report on University of California study that found that male frogs exposed to very low doses of atrazine are deficient in testosterone and can develop multiple sex organs. (Apri |
| Teens_Before_Their_Time With budding breasts and pubic hair, girls are developing earlier than ever. What's causing it? And what are the psychological effects? Time Magazine. (October 30, 2000) |
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