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Friends of the Earth
Campaigns on biodiverstiy, climate change, gm food, pollution, transport and waste. Includes details of local pollution sources in your neighbourhood.
Action Earth
A campaign encouraging people to get involved in local environmental projects throughout Great Britain.
Association for Environment Conscious Building
Promotes environmentally responsible practices within building. Includes forum and details of their magazine.
BBC - Nature Environment
BBC's introduction to conservation, green guides to help you make environmentally friendly lifestyle choices and careers in the environmental jobs sector.
Centre For Alternative Technology
European eco-centre. Includes a green catalogue, with books and products orderable online.
Centre for Environmental Strategy
A multi-disciplinary research centre at Surrey University, UK. Research, publications, other resources.
Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment
CSERGE is an interdisciplinary research centre based at the University of East Anglia. Publications, staff list, partners and other resources.
CHAIN - Cheshire Anti Incinerators Network
Voluntary organisation opposed to incinerators being built in Cheshire. News, resources, strategies.
CleanUp
Government backed initiative encouraging the fitting of emission reduction equipment to high pollution diesel vehicles, especially haulage.
Common Ground
Supporting local diversity across the UK. Provides details of work linking arts and environmental fields.
Community Recycling Network
Non-profit-making industrial and provident society formed to promote community recycling schemes. Provides advice and event listings, a newsletter, member links and a bulletin board.
Computer Aid
Recycles unwanted computers from Britain for use in schools and community organisations in developing countries. Based in Finsbury Park, North London.
Computers for Charity
A voluntary, non-profitmaking organisation that recycles and resells PCs. Has centres across the UK.
Do a little, change a lot.
Guide to helping protect Scotland's and the World's environment.
DOVE - Defenders of the Ouse Valley and Estuary
Campaign group opposing the proposed incinerator in Newhaven, East Sussex. News stories, waste strategies, contact form, membership application.
Electric Vehicles UK
Campaigning for improved facilities and cheaper electric cars in Britain. Features news and campaign information.
Embrace the Revolution
Giving voice to those who support wind power. Myths and facts, photographs and support action.
Envocare
Comprehensive informational site with details on a variety of environmental issues and their status in the UK.
EU Energy.Com
In depth reports on the liberalisation of the energy sector across Europe.
Freshford Resists Development in the Green Belt
Argues against a planning application for dwellings in Freshford Mill Bath and North East Somerset.
Gaia Watch of the UK
Human population growth and international migration. Consequences for the UK.
GAIN - Campaign Against Surrey Incinerators
News, gallery and press releases for Guildford Anti-Incinerator Network (GAIN) campaigning against incinerators in Guildford, Surrey.
Global Commons Institute
An independent organisation campaigning on climate change. Promotes a "Contraction and Convergence" solution. Includes a global warming model(Excel spreadsheet or Java applet) recent papers and book reviews as well as contact information.
Green belt land news
News about green belt land for sale in UK.
Greenpeace UK
UK branch of international environmental activist network.
Greenspace Scotland
Provides information and resources on greenspace within and around urban settlements in Scotland.
Groundwork
Environmental regeneration charity. Partnership with local people, local authorities and business to promote economic and social regeneration by improvements to the local environment.
Industry Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling
An association of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) suppliers promoting environmentally sound policies within the industry.
Living Streets
A campaign of the Pedestrians' Association. Aiming to make every village, town and city more pedestrian friendly. Manifesto, contacts, and livability survey.
Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
Action and advisory group promoting the shift to clean low carbon vehicles and fuels.
National Flood Forum
Aims to stimulate and assist in the creation of community groups in areas at risk of flooding.
Noise Abatement Society
NAS promotes ways to combat antisocial noise. The Society's annual John Connell Awards recognise local iniatives to address noise complaints.
notmyplot
A campaign by residents of Amersham, Buckinghamshire to protect the local Green Belt from threat of development.
Printer Cartridge Recycling Scheme
Organisation that accepts printer cartridges and old mobile phones for recycling and donates the proceeds to children's charities.
Recycle Now
Advice and ideas on recycling. Aims to promote recycling through campaigns.
Revolt
Rural England Versus Overhead Line Transmission. The organisation presses for a co-ordinated UK energy distribution policy.
SITA Trust
Support community and environmental improvement projects through the Landfill Communities Fund; information about funding available, projects supported, education activities, and news.
Soil Association
Campaigning and certification body for organic food and farming. Develops and provides practical and sustainable solutions which combine food production and environmental protection and human health.
Spud
Information on harnessing power from nature, and setting up renewable energy systems.
Surfers Against Sewage
Campaign group with a mission to rid the coastline of sewage.
Trailblazers: Rights of Way
The National Federation of Bridleway Associations and the South Pennine Pack Horse Trails Trust are organisations that promote equestrian access, protect rights of way and ancient lanes, campaign for access to open country, and maintains a list of open
UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development
Independent charitable foundation focusing on sustainable business, marine environment, information and communication technologies.
Waste Watch
Information, publications and advice on waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
Wildlife and Countryside Link
Brings together environmental voluntary organisations, aiming to maximise efficiency and effectiveness through collaboration. Includes position statements and documents in PDF format, links to work areas, and campaign information.
Windbyte
Maps Wind Farm Development in North East England and South East Scotland.
World Wildlife Federation (WWF): UK
Work to conserve biodiversity and address threats to the environment by working with people for sustainable solutions.
Yes2Wind
Promotes the benefits of wind power. Wind farm locator, news, poll and advice for supporters.
Aviation Environment Federation
Deals with the adverse environmental impacts of aviation, including noise, air quality, climate change and sustainability issues.
British Geological Survey Seismology
Includes reports of earthquakes in the British Isles, from the BGS and from those experiencing the quake.
Cartridges for Charity UK
Accepts empty printer cartridges or old mobile phones for recycling to benefit UK charity partners. Contact details and press release.
Cryonics UK
Information and discussion of cryonics in the UK.
EcoTech
Exhibition and display centre based on sustainability. Information about the centre, the wind turbine, grounds and facilities. Details for visitors, and of conference services. Swaffham.
Edinburgh International Science Festival
Annual event in early April includes events and shows relating to science and technology. Features exhibitions, workshops, tours, talks, demonstrations and hands-on activities, all aimed at the general public.
The Institute of Physics
The site for physics and physicists, including information on Institute membership and activities, online news, books, magazines and journals.
Mapping a future for ancient trees
Co-operative attempt to record and survey Britain's old trees, including the fattest, oldest, and most rotten. Interactive map, search by species, Elm Map Project.
The Naked Scientists Online
Contains science articles, online discussion forum, interviews with famous scientists, book reviews and free MP3 downloads of their science radio shows.
National Institute for Environmental e-Science
Details of its programmes, projects, events, personnel.
Positive Power
News about renewable energy, survey, free email, search facility and web links. A UK based portal for renewable energies and environmental technology.
The Royal Society
Dedicated to recognising excellence in science, furthering the role of science, engineering and technology and promoting public understanding of science.
Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research
Identifies and manages environmental research on behalf of members and stakeholders.
Sense About Science
A charitable trust to encourage an evidence-based approach to scientific and technological developments. Information and briefing documents about particular issues, along with details of how to get involved.
The Tree Council
Founded in 1974 to improve the environment in town and country by promoting the planting and conservation of trees and woods.
The Tree Register
Registered charity with database of over 125,000 big, ancient, historical and tall trees in the UK. Some website facilities available to members only.
Trinity House
The general lighthouse authority for the UK and Gibraltar. Offering consultancy in the fields of marine pollution, meterological studies, port asset management and renewable resources.
Web of Knowledge
Citation and journal database. For academic users, requires authentication and login.
Environment Agency - Water Resources
Information on regulation, management, current state of water resources, forecasts for drought and other problems.
North West Coast - PISCES
The Partnership of Irish Sea Coast and Estuary Strategies. A group of 10 local partnerships which aims to promote the sustainable use and integrated management of the UK's North West coast.
UK Rivers Network
Network of river groups in the UK and Ireland. Site includes regularly updated news and a message board.
UK Water Industry Research
Research for the water industry, including drinking water, sewage treatment, and water regulation.
Water Watch
News and discussion pages for users and consumers concerned about the water industry.
Met Office
Forecasts and data for UK and the world, weather warnings, UV index, maps, marine information and satellite imagery. Describes the commercial weather and environmental services offered.
Ananova: Weather
Summary forecasts for cities and large towns, also for week-ends, sport and leisure. Offers severe weather warnings by email.
BBC Weather
Current conditions and forecasts for the UK and the world. Includes background material about weather including climate change, glossary, calculators, video tour of the BBC Weather Centre and message board.
GMTV Weather
National and regional weather for up to five days, plus forecasts for cities in the rest of the world.
Guardian Unlimited: Weather
Offers five-day forecasts for UK cities, weather maps of Europe and daily world forecasts.
Metcheck
Forecasts for up to thirty days with current data, news, severe weather warnings, messageboards and links. Longer forecasts and specialised data by subscription.
Netweather
Featuring forecasts, charts, satellite and radar images, a forum, storms area and current conditions.
NOAA NWS - United Kingdom Weather
US government site provides hour-by-hour weather conditions for the past 24 hours for major cities and locations in the country.
PA WeatherCentre
Forecasts presented as text and animated maps, with regional and European sections. Links to other Press Association services.
Sky News Weather
Largely text-based national and regional service which includes warnings and special-interest forecasts.
TheWeatherOutlook
Long-range forecasts presented symbolically for up to 30 days ahead. Also gives seasonal predictions, regional variations and present and historical data.
The UK Weather
Daily and weekly weather forecasts for the UK. Includes pictures, webcasts, radar images, and snow forecasts.
The Weather Channel
Present details plus 10-day summary forecast for cities, with maps for shorter periods ahead. Also maps of weather elements relevant to travel, health, sport, gardening and aviation.
Weather Online: UK
Real time data and forecasts with search by parameters such as temperature max and min, wind speed, pressure and sunshine. Provides synoptic charts from a variety of models as well as radar and satellite animation.
Weather Underground: United Kingdom
Current conditions, five-day forecast and historical weather conditions for most major towns and cities.
Weathersys
Offers commercial forecasting site for the retail, event and power industries. Features details of services and meteorologists, and includes archive data.
WeatherWorld
Individual forecasts for over 3000 locations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, providing detailed information for a 2-day period and showing the forecasted weather conditions at 3-hour intervals.
Centre for Applied Population Research (CAPR)
at the Geography Department of the University of Dundee
Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton
A UK centre for research and teaching in population.
Population, Society and Space
research group of the School of Geography of the University of Leeds.
UK 2001 Census
Information on the 2001 population and housing census of the United Kingdom.
UK Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
Aims to provide a source of Internet information for researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law.
Trends Business Research
Trends Business Research is a strategic economic consultancy leading the field of cluster mapping and development. Diagnostic tools, developed in-house, ...
Advisory Council on Public Records
Advises the Government on policy matters concerning the records and the work of the Public Record Office. Fairly brief details of the Council and minutes of its meetings are available.
BOPCAS
Free and subscription service, based at University of Southampton, which provides access to an extensive database of British Official Publications.
The Census in England and Wales
Regular news on the plans for the next UK census.
Central Office of Information
The COI provides publicity services to UK Government departments. Includes results from some of the research it sponsors.
European Information Network in the UK
Provides a gateway to European information for the UK regions. It incorporates 12 regional and one national site.
Help is at Hand
Provides a range of information and resources for everyone working in community ICT but particularly online centre staff.
Kablenet
UK e-government and information age public service news from Kable, the publisher of Government Computing.
The National Archives
The repository of the UK's national archives. Includes an online catalogue, research information leaflets and an education centre.
The Office for National Statistics
UK Government Agency that produces and disseminates social, health, economic, demographic, labour market and business statistics. Includes StatBase - a fully searchable database of key statistics.
The Office of Public Sector Information
The OPSI sets standards and provides a practical framework for opening up and encouraging the re-use of public sector information. Site includes a web-based archive of various official documents, including UK legislation.
Official Documents
The Stationery Office site providing online versions of government material as well as information on ordering copies of official reports.
Publicservice.co.uk
Offer public sector news, features and events, updated on a daily basis.
The Society of Public Information Networks
Responsible for promoting and representing the joint interests of public information networks providers in the UK. Site provides background information and joining details for the SPIN.
UK GovTalk
A forum to enable the public sector, industry and other interested parties to work together in developing and agreeing policies and standards for e-government.
UK National Digital Archive of Datasets
NDAD contains archived digital data from UK government departments and agencies. To access the data you need to be a registered user.
Websites for Exporters
A searchable database guiding the visitor through the range of free internet information for UK exporters.
YouGov
Portal for news and opinion on UK Government and politics.
Dmsolar
Dmsolar is a world leader in solar energy products.
Solar Energy Company
Electricity that doesnt cost the earth.
Rag-and-bone
Rag-and-bone a way of recycling large or bulky items that have no longer need and are too good to simply throw. it’s provides an economical and effortless way to recycle unwanted, but still usable or repairable, household items.
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