Environment Web Directory - Government:Countries:Canada

Air Quality Information: Province of New Brunswick - Governmental organization responsible for the enchancement of the environment through cooperation, regulation, monitoring and assessment.
The B.C. Hydro Environment Web Site - A crown corporation in the process of developing environmental standards and practices for B.C.'s unique landscape.
Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network - A National network of often independant researchers and organizations interested in a holistic approach to ecological knowledge.
Environment Canada Atlantic Region GreenLane is the Canadian federal environment department responsible for environmental protection, conservation, and atmospheric science in the Atlantic Provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island).
Environment Canada - Prairie and Northern Region - Information about the Prairies and Canadian Arctic
Federal Environmental Assessment in Canada - Administers the federal environmental assessment process, promotes sound EA practices, supports independent public review panels under Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
The Green Lane on the Information Highway - The Green Lane provides interactive access to the environmental information of Environment Canada and its partners.
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy - Provides objective views and information on the state of the debate on the relationship between the environment and the economy.
Natural Resources Canada - As the predominant natural resource department of the federal government, Natural Resources Canada has a mandate to promote the sustainable development and responsible use of Canada's mineral, energy and forestry resources, and to develop an understanding of Canada's landmass.
Natural Resources Canada - Energy Sector

Santa Barbara

Discover the city of Santa Barbara, California, the birthplace of Earth Day. A 1969 oil platform blowout off the coast of Santa Barbara led to a wave of environmental laws nationwide. That gave impetus to what we consider now the cornerstones to the modern environmental movement. A year later, the first Earth Day was held followed by the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. A succession of other laws protecting water, marine life and endangered species followed.