Useful Websites

Some useful weblinks about the environment

BBC Science & Environment
The BBC site covering the environment in the UK and throughout the world.

Campaign to Protect Rural England
This organisation campaigns against inappropriate development in the countryside, and includes links to their many projects.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
DEFRA is the government department responsible for all aspects of the environment and rural affairs.

Environment Agency - Flood
Warning people about flooding including the Floodline service. Also provides information to help you prepare for flooding and deal with its aftermath.

Freecycle
Recycle your unwanted goods by offering them free on Freecycle.

Friends of the Earth Living
The lifestyle section of Friends of the Earth's website is designed to help the consumer to make a real difference to the environment with practical advice on reducing waste and saving energy.

Green Consumer Guide
Information, news and advice on all aspects of the environment and sustainability including shopping, recycling and energy.

Habitat
Daily wildlife and environmental news from the British Isles with links to related bodies and organisations.

National Trust Countryside and Environment
A comprehensive website covering many aspects of the environment and countryside including climate change, land use, coastal areas and farming. It also includes up-to-date information on current environmental issues.

Naturenet
Naturenet is a voluntary online resource for practical nature conservation and countryside management with links to many related organisations in the United Kingdom.

Waste online
The website of Waste Watch, the leading UK environmental charity which promotes sustainable resource use, including reusing and recycling.

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Twitter

Charities

1. Oxfam
Updates from campaigners helping communities on the frontline of climate change.
2. Global Action Plan
Lots of interaction and climate campaigning from this UK-based environmental charity.
3. Greenpeace
Climate change news and campaigns, plus big business in the spotlight.
4. WWF_Climate
Climate-specific wildlife news and aggregation.
5. Friends of the Earth
Busy and popular feed with links to climate news reports, campaigns and topical comment.

Politics

2. Al Gore
Climate-centric tweets from the most-followed climate activist on Twitter.
3. Caroline Lucas
Not content with being the first green MP in England, Lucas also tweets her movements and chats frequently on her Twitter account.
4. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Links and news from the main Twitter account of the US government department responsible for the environment.
5. Department of Energy and Climate Change
News and a commendably high level of interaction from the UK government department responsible for climate change policy.

News

1. The Ecologist
News, aggregation and more from the Twitter account of the long-running UK magazine.
2. Digg Environment
A good barometer of what's gone viral on the climate blogosphere.
3. James Murray
Climate news and re-tweets for a business audience, from the editor of BusinessGreen.
4. Andy Rekvin
Thoughts and news from the New York Times columnist and environment author.
5. The Climate Desk
Independent journalistic collaboration on the impact of climate change.

Bloggers

1. Climate Progress
Thoughts and re-tweets on climate science and politics.
2. Grist
News and retweets by this US-centric green news and comment blog.
3. TreeHugger
Chat and thoughtful tweets from the grandaddy of the green blogosphere.
4. Julian L. Wong
Useful links for anyone interested in China and climate change.
5. Kate Sheppard
A prolific US blogger at Mother Jones who re-tweets interesting content on energy and climate change.

Campaigners

1. Eric Pooley
Author of The Climate War - tweets regularly about the fight in the US to keep climate change on the political agenda.
2. Bill McKibben
Commentary and an insight into the life of author and the founder of 350.org climate campaign.
3. Polly Higgins
Regular tweets from a campaigner and lawyer pushing for a new "ecocide" law that would declare the mass destruction of ecosystems a crime on a par with genocide.
4. Franny Armstrong
Newsy tweets and links from the founder of the 10:10 climate campaign and the director of The Age of Stupid climate documentary.
5. Kevin Grandia
Campaigner and blogger who puts climate change lobbying under the microscope.

Campaign groups

1. Stop Climate Chaos
Campaign news and aggregation from the largest UK coalition tackling climate change issues.
2. 350.org
The lively account of Bill McKibben's global campaign to get CO2 down to 350 parts per million in the atmosphere.
3. 10:10
UK group campaigning to reduce carbon emissions by 10% in 2010. Lots of carbon-cutting tweets.
4. TckTckTck
Campaigning for a legally binding global climate deal, the Twitter account for this coalition is a good source of links on climate negotiations.
5. Plane Stupid
Opinion and links from the direct action campaign group against airport expansion.
6. One Climate
Retweets aplenty and news on climate change from this social networking site.
7. Climate Camp
Often the first stop for breaking news about direct action on climate change.
8. Energy Action coalition
Tweets from a coalition of youth groups campaigning on clean energy.
9. The Climate Group
Business-minded climate news and aggregation from this alliance of politicians and business leaders.
10. People and Planet
Actions and campaign news from the UK's largest student environment group.

Carbon-cutting

1. The Daily Green
Green consumer tips and news from this long-running US-based site.
2. Energy Saving Trust
Useful impartial energy-saving advice from this non-profit, funded by government and the private sector.
3. Do the Green Thing
Fun videos and virals spurring action on climate change.
4. Good Guide
Advice on the products with the smallest environmental impact.
5. CTC
Tweets from the campaign group representing one of the lowest-carbon forms of transport: cycling.

Climate scientists

1. Earth Institute
Climate debate and news from Columbia University's climate science department.
2. Katherine Hayhoe
Comment and interesting links from an atmospheric science professor at Texas Tech and author of A Climate for Change.
3. Tyndall Centre for Climate Research
Useful links from one of the world's leading climate research centres
Norwich-based group of climate scientists.
4. Met Office
News on climate change and weather from the UK Met Office.
5. Climate Central
Newsy aggregation of anything climate-related by a non-profit group of climate scientists.

Miscellaneous

1. Arcticsurvey
Arctic humour, climate science updates and multimedia aplenty from the Catlin Arctic survey in the North Pole.
2. UNEPandYou
Surprisingly lively and wide-ranging account featuring climate stories and official UN news.
3. worldresources
Expert Q&As, analysis and useful aggregation on climate change policy, economics and science.
4. Hopenhagen
Tweets aggregating a diverse international spread of climate content, from a campaign group born out of the 2009 Copenhagen climate conference.
5. BraveNewClimate
Thoughts from a climate science professor on nuclear power, energy and climate politics in Australia.

And four voices from the other side of the climate debate ...

1. Climate Change Facts
Tweets from Dr John Everett, climate sceptic and a researcher and manager in fisheries and ocean programmes.
2. James Delingpole
News and chat from polemical UK blogger for the Telegraph, Express and other titles.
3. The Climate Realists
The account of a blog that believes solar variation is the reason the climate is changing. Provides a feast of links to more climate scepticism
4. Senator Jim Inhofe
Tweets from the press office of the Republican senator and vocal climate change sceptic.