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Chapter 14

Climate Science
realclimate.org/
Commentary on the science of climate change from experts in the field.

The Environmental Blog
www.theenvironmentalblog.org/
Commentary on environmental issues.

Environmental Citizenship
publicspace.org.uk/environmentalcitizenship/about.html
Ideas about the meaning and responsibilities of environmental citizenship, as discussed at seminars organized by the Open University and University of Newcastle in 2004–5.

Ethics Updates: Animal Rights and Welfare
ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Animals/
Resources for students of animal ethics, including extracts from the work of Robert Nozick, Peter Singer, and others.

Gristmill
gristmill.grist.org/
Another popular environmental blog.

The Heat is Online
www.heatisonline.org/
Website of the former journalist Ross Gelspan, now a well-known author on climate change.

Peter Singer
www.utilitarian.net/singer/
A large collection of Singer's writings, including many on climate, animals, and world hunger.

Real World Radio
www.radiomundoreal.fm
A web radio station reporting on current environmental issues.  Part of Friends of the Earth International.

The Royal Society
www.royalsoc.ac.uk/landing.asp?id=6
Accessible information on the science of climate change, animal experimentation, genetic modification, and cloning from the UK's Royal Society.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-environmental/
plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-animal/
Entries on environmental ethics and the moral status of animals.