Reference Guide

Academic Programs
James Madison University Integrated Science and Technology Program, environment sector
Old Dominion University College of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Recycled Materials Resource Center
Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies
Virginia Tech Environmental Programs
Virginia Tech Environmental Sciences & Engineering
Virginia Water Resources Research Center

Chesapeake Bay
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Chesapeake Bay Information Network
Chesapeake Bay Program
Eyes on the Bay

Climate Change
Governor’s Commission on Climate Change
IPCC
NAM Report on State Impacts
EPA Climate Change
NAM/American Council for Capitol Formation Study
The Heritage Foundation
Global Warming Petition Project
The Thomas Jefferson Institute (.pdf)
Great EIA Press Release on CO2 Emissions that casts industry in a favorable light
EIA Statistics on Manufacturing
Energy Demand White Paper from NRECA (.pdf)
Energy-Related CO2 Emissions from U.S. Manufacturers (.pdf)
Climate Change Impact model data for Virginia
Sewells Point Sea Level Projections
Gloucester Point Sea Level Projections
Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach
Adaptation: Corporate Strategies
Pew Reports – Corporate Governance and Climate Change Publications:
    • http://www.pewclimate.org/business/pubs
    • http://www.pewclimate.org/business/external-reports#corpgov
    • http://www.pewclimate.org/docUploads/Ceres%20--%20Corporate%20Climate%20Change%20Ranking%202006.pdf
Pew Reports - Impact of National Climate Change Policy on State economies
Pew Reports - Economic Costs of a Market-based Climate Policy

Commonwealth of Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia
Governor Tim Kaine
Secretary of Natural Resources L. Preston Bryant, Jr.
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Virginia DEQ Innovative Technology
Virginia Town Hall

Commonwealth of Virginia Natural Resource Agencies and Programs
Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Ground Water Protection Steering Committee
Marine Resources Commission
Small Water Systems (Virginia Water Resources Research Center)
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Environmental Policy and Other Organizations
National Council for Science and the Environment
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Conservation Technology Information Center
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental News Network
Local Government Assistance Network
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
The Potomac Conservancy
Protecting Water
The Nature Conservancy
North American Lake Management Society
Southeast Watershed Forum
Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative
State information, sponsored by the Environmental Council of the States
Virginia Corps
Virginia Energy Choice
Southeast Energy Alliance

Federal Environmental Agencies and Programs
Federal regulations (review and comment)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Mid-Atlantic (Region 3)
• Chesapeake Bay Program Office
• Envirofacts, searchable databases of EPA air, water and waste programs
• Office of Water
• Surf Your Watershed
• Office of Air and Radiation
• Toxics Release Inventory

U.S. Geological Survey, data for Virginia
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
USDA Forest Service
National Park Service

• Shenandoah National Park

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District

Virginia Environmental Networks
Virginia Environmental Endowment
Clean Virginia Waterways

Virginia Environmental Organizations
Elizabeth River Project
James River Association
Southern Environmental Law Center
Virginia Conservation Network

Virginia Local Government
Virginia Association of Counties
Virginia Municipal League