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Other Canadian SitesAquaSanitas - Centre for Water Safety and Security, U. of Guelph, ONBC Hydro- leadership award for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions BioEnterprise - established as a recognized leader in commercializing high-growth opportunities from within the Agri-Food, Agri-Life Sciences and Bio-Products industries. Ag-West Bio Inc.- facilitates collaboration and networking among industry, public, and private sector research groups to increase the level of commercialization of bio-products. Canada Law Book - links to Canadian Legal informationCanadian Agricultural Energy End-Use Data and Analysis Centre - U. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN)Canadian Consumer Information - a pilot project that currently involves over 25 federal government departments and agencies that have an interest in consumer issues. Canadian Farm Media (List of Publications & Broadcast) Canadian Farm Safety Information Sources. Farm Safety Association Inc, 101-75 Farquhar St., Guelph, ON N1H 3N4; Tel. (519) 823-5600; 1-800-361-8855; E-M: info@fsai.on.caCanadian Renewable Energy Network, Natural Resources Canada, 580 Booth St., 13th Floor, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4 Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) - Toronto-based not for profit organization with a national and international reach. Through our work we seek to create a world of thriving, sustainable, harmonious and engaged urban regions. Climate Change Central, Suite 100, 999 - 8th St. S.W., Calgary, AB T2R 1J5; public-private partnership that promotes the development of innovative responses to global climate change and its impacts.CantorCO2e.com Canada, 181 University Ave., Toronto, ON - The Global Hub for Carbon Commerce - emissions trading Eastern Canada Soil and Water Conservation Centre, 1010, ch. De l'Église, DSL Saint-André, (Grand Falls), NB E3Y 2X9; Tel.: (506) 475-4040; Fax: (506) 475-4030.Environment Probe, Toronto, Canada; Tel: (416) 964-9223 ext. 232; E-mail; a Toronto-based environmental and public policy research institute. Agriculture Issues. Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program - provides validation and independent verification of environmental technology performance claims. Farm Business Management Council, 250 City Centre Avenue, Suite 300, Ottawa, ON K1R 6K7; Tel: 1-888-232-3262 or (613) 237-9060.Food Safety Network, U. of Guelph, 43 McGilvray St. Guelph, ON N1G 2W1; Tel: 866-503-7638 e-mail: fsnrsn@uoguelph.ca. The purpose of this site is to provide electronic communications tools to assist in risk analysis activities by rapidly identifying issues, promoting awareness of public concerns and facilitating a timely exchange of information to guide the direction of research, diagnostic or investigative activities. George Morris Centre - Canada-wide, not-for-profit independent, think-tank organization with operations in Guelph, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta.Independent Electricity System Operator (Ontario) (IESO) - hub of the electricity wholesale marketplace, connecting all participants - Today's Market Prices Integration of Renewable Energy on Farms (IReF) - online tools that will help farmers assess viable options for using renewable energy on individual farms. Kinectrics (Formerly Ontario Power Technologies) - an independent company to help improve the businesses of North American energy sector clients through innovative science and engineering.Manure Manager Magazine, 105 Donly Drive South, Simcoe, ON N3Y 4N5; Contact Info Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative Inc. - An industry-driven approachOntario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA) - assists clients in the commercialization of innovative technologies, products and processes with environmental solution applications. The Pembina Institute. An independent, not-for-profit environmental policy research and education organization, founded in Drayton Valley, AlbertaPrairie Agricultural Machinery Institute. Agricultural industry's centre for applied research and development - Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada Prairie Swine Centre, Inc., Saskatoon, SaskatchewanRenewable Energy and Sustainable Energy Systems in Canada - Independent Power Producers' Society of Ontario Re-Energy.ca - Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, Box 7558, Drayton Valley, Alberta T7A 1S7Tel: (780) 542-6272, Fax: (780) 542-6464; E-M: info@pembina.org Science Daily - one of the Internet's leading online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine. Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) - will act as the primary catalyst in building a sustainable development technology infrastructure in CanadaUniversities Council on Water Resources - (USA) Western Economic Diversification Canada - committed to helping Western Canadian small/medium size businesses grow & diversify and create jobs.
Some Scientific Journals - onlineAmerican Society of Agricultural
Engineers - Technical
Library - On-Line
Publications Scientific Societies in CanadaCanadian Society for Bioengineering (CSAE)Annual Meeting Abstracts Archive Canadian Society of Agronomy Canadian Society of Animal Science Canadian Society of Soil Science - Canadian Journal of Soil Science
Government of Canada SitesGovernment of Canada - Departments and AgenciesAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada >>
Direct Info - AAFC Personnel Directory The Canadian Grain Commission The National Farm Products Council Environment Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Industry Canada
Climate Change Energy Sector - Canadian Renewable Energy Network - Renewable Energy Statistics Canada
Manure Education/Research/Extension Programs (U.S.A.
Other U.S.A. State & Coop Extension
Links
Indiana
Indiana Dept. of Agriculture
Indiana Dept of Env. Management
Iowa State University IMMAG - Iowa Manure Management Action Group Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) Michigan
Michigan Dept. of Agriculture
U. of Minnesota Manure Management and Air Quality Animal Science - Poultry ( Poultry Manure Publications) Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Soil, Water and Climate Missouri
Missouri Dept. of Agriculture U. of Nebraska - Lincoln - Manure Management New York
N.Y. State Dept of
Agric. and Markets N.C. State Univ. Dept. of Biological & Agricultural Engineering Extension Dept. of Soil Science Center for Environmental and Resource Economics Policy Waste Management Programs
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Dept of Agric., Food &
Forestry Penn State Univ. Nutrient Management Website Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Agricultural and Biological Engineering Extension Univ. of Pennsylvania Center for Animal Health and Productivity Nutrient Management Texas
Texas Dept. of Agriculture
U. of Wisconsin (Madison) Nutrient Management Cooperative Extension MidWest Plan Service (MWPS)
- an organization of extension and research agricultural engineers
from 12 Land Grant universities in the USA - useful entry points for
manure/nutrient information ARS Manure and By-Product Utilization National Program (206) National Center for Manure and Animal Waste Management
Some other U.S.A. SitesBasil Eastwood's Agricultural Directory - extensive US University/Government LinksCongressional Research Service Reports - National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) - The Science Source for Food, Agricultural & Env. Issues UNC Institute for the Environment - Univ. of North Carolina Extension Nutrient and Pest Management Program - Univ. of Wisconsin National Association of Conservation Districts National Council for Science and the Environment - Washington, DC; Rural Electricity Resource Council - Green Power Opportunities - Agricultural Methane Recovery National Pork Producers Council - National Biosolids Partnership Pork: The Business Magazine for Pork Producers - Product & Services Guide Soil-Plant-Nutrient Research, USDA United States Dept. of Agriculture
(USDA) Laws & Regulations Offices - Office of Research and Development Office of Water - Water Quality Standards; Criteria and Methods Listing of Projects and Programs AgSTAR Program (Methane and Sequestration Branch) Endocrine Disruptors Research Initiative Great Lakes Information Network Climate Change Program
AG Data BasesAgNIC (Agriculture Network Information Center) (USA). A distributed network that provides access to agriculture-related information, subject area experts, and other resources. It was established by an alliance of the US National Agricultural Library, land-grant universities, and other organizations committed to facilitating public access to agricultural and related information. - a very extensive resource. AgriSeek.com - Marketplace to aid those in the agricultural field in buying and selling tractors, land, seeds, farming related merchandise, as well as livestock, farming related jobs, animal products, agrochemicals and a wide range of services. Dynamic Bibliographies - USDA National Agric. Library - real-time searches in the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) based on current librarian-built queries; A new bibliography is generated each time you use the link, so the bibliography's citations are always up-to-date - excellent database tool. US National Water Quality Information Center - an information management tool for locating water quality and waste management educational resources created by the 50 State Cooperative Extension Services. National Dairy Manure Management Database, UC Davis, California - (4614 references, Nov., 1996). Search Online or Download free copy of software (874 KB); The National CREES Dairy Manure Management Committee has developed a citation database for dairy manure documents. Numerous databases were searched to obtain these citations: Agricola, Eureka, water quality abstracts, Wordcat, and the Kerr Foundation's summary of livestock and environmental abstracts. CADDET Energy Efficiency Web site. CADDET Energy Efficiency collects, analyses and enhances the international exchange of impartial information on new, cost-effective, energy-saving technologies. Confined Animal and Manure Nutrient Data System, Economic Research Service - state & national data about confined animal numbers and associated manure nutrients. USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System - Search Engine
International OrganizationsBeginners Guide to Biogas; The Biogas 'Wiki' - Paul Harris, U. of Adelaide, Australia Carinsurance.org - useful information on alternative fuel vehicles CEEP (Centre Europeen d'Etudes des Polyphosphates, a sector group of CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council). Phosphate Recovery - recovery and recycling of phosphates from sewage and animal wastes. Chemical Industry Supplier Registry - Manual compilation of chemical suppliers enabling buyers to easily source manufacturers for price and capacity of commodity and specialty chemicals by name or CAS registry number. David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver, BC Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), 122 C Street, NW, Suite 630, Washington, DC 20001 Environmental Law and Policy Center, 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60601-2110 ESCORENA (European System of Cooperative Research Networks in Agriculture). Established in 1974 by FAO and European research institutions; is an umbrella for cooperation between research institutions focused on food, agriculture and related fields. Europa - The European Union On-Line - English (Brussels, Belgium) Flowers, Plants and Trees - Learning about Botany - interesting list of Botanical resources Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO), Rome Harvesting Clean Energy, Olympia, WA The John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment (Washington DC) The International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), Minneapolis, MN The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Winnipeg, MB - Publication Centre IEA Bioenergy -
set up in 1978 by the
International Energy
Agency (IEA) with the aim of improving cooperation and information
exchange between countries that have national programs in bioenergy
research, development and deployment; Information Portal on Anaerobic Digestion (U.K.) International Joint Commission (IJC) (Canada/USA Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909) Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State Univ., Ames IA, USA - completed grants The Midwest Rural Energy Council, Wisconsin, USA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) - an international work program - concerning the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and options for responding to those changes. MISTRA - The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research, Stockholm, Sweden National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (USA). Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) - Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702 ; Phone: 1-800-346-9140 --- FAX: (479) 442-9842 Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) - international development organisation to find and implement local solutions to social and economic development challenges. SNV and renewable energy. North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) - Canada, U.S.A & Mexico working together to protect our shared environment Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP) - extensive bio-energy on -line network - discussion groups Research Network on Recycling
of Agricultural and Industrial Residues in Agriculture (RAMIRAN)
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), Edgewater, Maryland, USA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP), Univ. of California, CA, USA Sustainable Conservation, 121 2nd St., 6th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94105; Tel. 415-977-0380; fax: 415-977-0381; Email: suscon@suscon.org The World Bank Group - mission to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya United States Travel Information - links to government, tourism, business development Wageningen University, Wageningen, NL - Research Departments Waterkeeper Alliance, 50 S. Buckhout St., Ste 302, Irvington, New York 10533 USA; Tel: (914) 674-0622; info@waterkeeper.org World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); "excellent site for information on sustainable development" World Council for Renewable Energy - c/o EUROSOLAR e.V., Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 11, 53113 Bonn / Germany; Tel.: +49 (228) 36 23 73 / 75; Fax: +49 (228) 36 12 13 / 79; eMail: info@wcre.org Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-1904 USA; Tel: 202.452.1999; Fax: 202.296.7365;worldwatch@worldwatch.org
Bruce T. Bowman, Archivist
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