Environmental Ethics

A categorized directory of unannotated links to general environmental ethics Web resources and to sites dealing with such specific issues as genetic engineering, nanotechnology, cloning, resource allocation, animals and vegetarianism, pollution, radiation, global warming, population, indigenous peoples, and teaching about environmental ethics. Compiled by Ron Epstein, a philosophy professor at San Francisco State University.

URL: http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Environ/Enviroethics.htm

Genomics.energy.gov: Genome Programs of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science

This enormous site covers the human genome project, genomics generally, biomass, cloning, genetic testing, medical applications, and ethical, legal, and social issues. From the Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.

URL: http://genomics.energy.gov/

Agricultural Biotechnology

"The University of Maryland AgNIC gateway is a guide to quality agricultural biotechnology information on the Internet ... for researchers, information specialists, educators, and members of the public. The site is updated regularly with new content." The directory covers animals, economics, ethics, breeding and genetic improvement, entomology, food biotechnology, regulation, crops, environmental studies, and forestry. Searchable.

URL: http://www.agnic.org

Human Genome Project Information

"Completed in 2003, the Human Genome Project (HGP) was a 13-year project coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health." This site provides background and updates on the project (data analysis is ongoing). Topics include medical and genetic implications, and ethical, legal, and social issues. Also includes material for teachers and students. From the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, Human Genome Program.

URL: http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml

Responsible Shopper

"Discover the good, the bad and the ugly behind the products you buy everyday." The database covers hundreds of companies that can be compared within industries; "Investigate Industries" describes issues common to about a dozen industries. Each record provides the parent company, issues criticized and praised for (e.g., ethics, animal testing, charitable giving, diversity, executive compensation), response from the company (if any), and forms to use to contact the company. From Co-op America.

URL: http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/rs/