Environmental Search Guide - Ontario and Canada www.planetfriendly.net/ecosearch.html

The Environmental Search Guide is a portal to major sources of environmental groups, organizations, websites and resources in Ontario and Canada, arranged by theme. To assist in searching, related keywords and concepts are also provided (at right). This page is intended to complement the Ontario Environmental Directory and the Environmental Portals & Directories Guide.

Theme	OEN Members & Subscribers*	Ontario Environmental Directory*	OEN Caucuses	CEN Caucuses	People- & Planet- Friendly	Green Ontario	Green Pages	Google Directory	Keywords / Search Terms (search engines)
Aboriginal	OEN	OED	Caucus			GreenOnt	GPages	Google	aboriginal, indigenous, native americans, first nations
Air & Climate Change	OEN	OED		Caucus		GreenOnt (2)	GPages	Google (2)	air pollution, air quality, smog, climate change, global warming, global change, acid rain, acid deposition, ozone, atmosphere, emissions
Conservation & Biodiversity	OEN	OED			P&PF	GreenOnt	GPages	Google	conservation, stewardship, biodiversity, wilderness, endangered species, hunting, ecology, land use, sprawl, urban and regional planning, smart growth, rural development
Democracy & Civil Rights	OEN	OED			P&PF		GPages	Google (2)	democracy, direct democracy, local democracy, civil rights, human rights, free speech, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, propaganda, anti-terrorism, oppression, fascism
Education	OEN	OED			P&PF (2)		GPages	Google (2)	education, environmental education, outdoors education, training, apprenticeship, internship, schools, colleges, universities, skills, civics
Employment	OEN			Bulletin	P&PF (2)		GPages	Google	environmental employment, green jobs, green business
Energy	OEN	OED	Caucus	Caucus	P&PF (2)	GreenOnt	GPages	Google	energy, energy conservation, insulation, solar energy, wind power, electricity, oil, petrochemical, nuclear power, nuclear energy, renewable energy, renewables, green energy, homemade energy
Food & Agriculture	OEN	OED	Caucus	Caucus (2)	P&PF (2)	GreenOnt (2)	GPages	Google (2)	food, food issues, food system, food security, gardening, agriculture, farming, rural development, organic food, organic gardening, organic agriculture, permaculture, genetic engineering, food biotechnology, intensive livestock operations, factory farms, land use, sprawl, pesticides
Forests	OEN	OED	Caucus	Caucus	P&PF		GPages	Google	forest, forests, forestry, sustainable forestry, eco-forestry, ecoforestry, urban forestry, clearcut, clear cut, clear-cut, trees, pulp and paper, woodlot, pulp, timber, logging, non-timber, old growth
Green Business & Economics (see also Trade)	OEN	OED			P&PF	GreenOnt	GPages (2)	Google	green business, ecological economics, environmental economics, sustainable economics, community development, service economy, business ethics, conflict of interest, corporate watch, pollution watch, PR watch, consumerism, social responsibility, social investment
Health & Environment	OEN	OED		Caucus	P&PF	(see Toxics)	GPages	Google	environmental health, environment and health, the cancer industry, toxic waste, toxics, synthetic chemicals, smog, disease, environmental illness, chemical sensitivity, health promotion, prevention, persistent organic pollutants, endocrine disruptors, environmental estrogens, pesticides, precautionary principle, non-toxic, natural building, sustainable living
Healthy Community	OEN	OED			P&PF	GreenOnt	GPages		healthy community, sustainable community, community development, ecovillage, livable communities, creating community, community building, group process, intentional community, urban and regional planning
International Trade & Development	OEN	OED		Caucus	P&PF (2) (3)	GreenOnt	GPages	Google (2) (3)	international trade, free trade, fair trade, globalization, globalisation, global issues, world studies, sweat shops, international development, exploitation, imperialism, corporate watch, PR watch, race to the bottom, green economics
Labour	OEN	OED	Caucus				GPages	Google	labour, labor, employment, unions, unionization, just transition
Land Use	OEN	OED	Caucus		P&PF (2) (3)	GreenOnt (2)	GPages	Google	land use, urban sprawl, urban planning, regional planning, factory farms, intensive livestock operations, stewardship, countryside, smart growth, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, mines, mining, tourism, land trust, conservation, groundwater, bioregionalism
Parks & Wilderness	OEN	OED	(see Forests or Land Use)		P&PF	GreenOnt	GPages	Google	parks, provincial parks, outdoors, education, recreation, nature, naturalist, wilderness, wildlife, ecology, public space, crown land, conservation areas
Social Justice	OEN	OED			P&PF		GPages	Google	social justice, equity, environmental justice, poverty, food security, racism, fair trade, human rights, peace, social investment
Sustainable Living	OEN	OED			P&PF (2)		GPages	Google (2)	sustainable living, green living, voluntary simplicity, ecological footprint, frugality, materialism, consumerism, anti-consumerism, organic, nontoxic, non-toxic, natural, lifestyle, permaculture, buy nothing day, culture jamming, eco-spirituality, ecospirituality
Tools & Resources	please see: Sustainability Network (2)				P&PF (2) (3)	GreenOnt	GPages	Google	activism resources, nonprofit resources, non-profit resources, how to be an activist, governance, legal, ethics, planning, fundraising, financial management, human resource management, information systems, communications, outreach, events, education, participation
Toxics	OEN	OED	(see Waste)	Caucus	(see Health)	GreenOnt (2)	GPages	Google	toxic waste, toxics, hazardous waste, pesticides, chemicals, incineration (see also Health & Environment)
Transportation	OEN	OED			P&PF (2)	GreenOnt	GPages	Google	transport, transportation, public transit, cars, automobiles, highways, trains, railway, bicycle, cycling, carpool, carpooling, ride sharing, car sharing, automobile renting, bicycle commuting, bikeshare, walkable communities, walking, healthy community, local economies, job sharing, four day workweek, telecommuting
War & Peace	OEN	OED			P&PF		GPages	Google	war, conflict resolution, violence, peace, nonviolence, non-violence, terrorism, anti-terrorism, militarism, military-industrial complex, foreign policy, imperialism, propaganda, disarmament (see also Trade)
Waste	OEN	OED	Caucus (2)			GreenOnt	GPages	Google	waste, garbage, reduce, reuse, recycle, compost, toxic waste, sludge, landfill, packaging, consumerism, materialism, marketing, packaging, ecological footprint, planned obsolescence, extended producer responsibility, service economy, voluntary simplicity, frugality
Water	OEN	OED	Caucus	Caucus		GreenOnt	GPages	Google	water, groundwater, rivers, lakes, shorelines, wetlands, fresh water, marine, coastal, fisheries, aquaculture, pollution, heavy metals, desertification
Youth	OEN	OED	Events & Strategy	Caucus	Events, Activities, Learning		GPages	Google	youth, environmentalism, activism, education, mentorship, apprenticeship, internship, employment, future
Index	OEN Members (2)	OED Homepage	OEN Caucuses	CEN Caucuses	P&PF Directory	Factsheets Site index	Web index Resources	Issues index	environment, environmental, environmentalism, environmentalist, ecology, ecological, sustainable, sustainability, consumption, pollution, growth, conservation, green, nature, natural, the commons, environmentally-friendly, earth-friendly, society, social issues, economics, politics, social change, activism, community action, health, wellbeing, survival
Parent Site	Ontario Environment Network	Ontario Environmental Directory	Ontario Environment Network	Canadian Environmental Network	People- & Planet-Friendly	Green Ontario	The Green Pages	Google Directory

* The OEN and OED links above are based on keyword and phrase matching – some listings may be incorrectly included or excluded. Future updates to the directory, through the use of "issue codes", will make this process more accurate. For custom searching, please see the Keyword Search, Advanced Search or Search Tips. To learn more about the Ontario Environmental Directory, please see the About page.

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