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Well known public policy think tank that conducts extensive economic research. Sponsors the independent committee Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee.

The AWWA is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of water quality and supply.

ASPO-USA encourages prudent energy management, constructive community transformation, and cooperative initiatives in an era of depleting petroleum resources.

This site offers economic insight and commentary from Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Baker is skeptical of the way modern media protrays and depicts the economic scene, and this blog essentially high-lights some of his criticisms about the media while also presenting his forecasts for the economy. Discussed topics include, but not limited to: burst of the housing bubble, media irresponsibility, labor economics, European economy, health care systems, etc. Dean Baker was among some of the first economists to take notice of the housing bubble, starting in 2002.

CEPR provides many resources, including the often updated op-eds of four economists: Dean Baker, Heather Boushey, John Schmitt, and Mark Weisbrot. CEPR is a DC thinktank that examines the economy from a critical standpoint. Other interesting functions of the site include a tax calculator that can allow users to input specific tax or spending numbers in the context of the US budget and key economic data from governmental releases.

CSIS is a Washington DC based think tank that researches, analyzes, and reports on various world issues. They have hosted a number of conferences on alternative energy that have been very good.

The CGIAR Central Advisory Service on Intellectual Property was created in the year 2000. The geneticist and U.S Patent Agent Dr Victoria Henson-Apollonio is head of the unit which is hosted by Bioversity International in Rome, Italy. CAS was originally created in response to the need for a centralized intellectual property advisory service for the 15 CGIAR Centres.

Climate Change Capital is a leading investment banking group specialising in the commercial opportunities created by a low carbon economy. It advises and invests in companies who recognise that combating global warming is both a necessity and an economic opportunity. Its activities, which also include investment management and financing emission reductions, aim to make the world's environment cleaner while delivering attractive financial returns.

The Climate Crisis Coalition offers links to recent articles related to climate change.

EarthTrends is an online collection of information regarding the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. Committed to the principle that accurate information drives responsible decisions by governments and individuals, EarthTrends offers the public a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and analytical data in easily accessible formats.

EIA is the Nation’s premier source of unbiased energy data, analysis and forecasting. EIA provides this information to promote sound policy making, efficient energy markets, and public understanding about energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment. By law, EIA’s products are prepared independently of Administration policy considerations. EIA neither formulates nor advocates any policy conclusions.

Excellent source for the latest financial and economic insight, analysis, and news. Provides plenty of commentary from a large variety of sources, including many experts from diverse fields. Useful functions include: Fed watch, Storm watch, Asia analysis, Market Wrapup, and even a page especially dedicated to updates on Warren Buffet.

GE Water & Process Technologies provides water treatment, wastewater treatment and process systems solutions.

Global Green USA is a national environmental organization addressing three of the greatest challenges facing humanity: climate change, weapons of mass destruction, and drinking water.

Global Green USA is a national environmental organization addressing three of the greatest challenges facing humanity: stemming global climate change by creating green buildings and cities, eliminating weapons of mass destruction that threaten lives and the environment, and providing clean, safe drinking water for the 2.4 billion people who lack access to clean water.

GWP aims to support high quality, integrated activities at country level and, at the international level, to bring a global learning perspective to these activities.

The credibility of this site depends, essentially, on the credibility of Greg Mankiw, professor of economics at Harvard University. There are occasional blogs that present his commentary on various economic issues, including: the Fed, political economy, taxes, federal debt, the trade deficit, etc.

To quote themselves, "ITIF is a new non-profit, non-partisan public policy think tank committed to articulating and advancing a pro-productivity, pro-innovation, and pro-technology public policy agenda internationally, in Washington and in the states. Recognizing the vital role of technology in ensuring American prosperity, ITIF will focus exclusively on innovation, productivity, and digital economy issues.

The IPCC is the UN sponsored body that examines climate change research from around the world. It recently released a very indepth, 4 volume report on the science behind climate change theory, the impacts climate change could have, and what the possible solutions are.

The IWMI is a non-profit social organization that focuses on researching water issues for the rural poor.