LibGuides: History 141: Environmental History: Environmental Topics

Current Events Database

CQ Researcher gives objective overviews of hot topics in the news, including environmental issues. The articles give opinions on all sides of an issue, and are good sources of statistics. A great resource for beginning research.

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CQ Researcher

Electronic Reference Works

Below is a list of relevant reference works that can be accessed electronically.

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Green Energy: An A-to-Z Guide by Dustin Mulvaney
ISBN: 9781412971850
Publication Date: 2010
Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide by Dustin Mulvaney
ISBN: 9781412971867
Publication Date: 2010
Green Technology: An A-to-Z Guide by Dustin Mulvaney
ISBN: 1412996929
Publication Date: 2010
Handbook of Globalisation and Environmental Policy: National Government Interventions in a Global Arena by Frank Wijen
Publication Date: 2005
The Environmental Debate:: A Documentary History...2nd edition by Peninah Neimark
Publication Date: 2011
Handbook of Global Environmental Politics by Peter Dauvergne
Publication Date: 2005

Related Guides

Working in Pittsburgh Guide
A research guide designed to help Gumberg Library users learn what it was like to live and work in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area during the heyday of industry. It highlights important literary works depicting the lives of workers and their families, as well as points researchers to non-fiction books and databases for magazine and journal articles on the the historical realities of the topic.
Pittsburgh Environmental History
This Gumberg Library research guide is designed to quickly connect the user to print books, ebooks, articles, and other types of resources on the environmental history of the city of Pittsburgh and its surrounding region, including Allegheny County and all of Western Pennsylvania. Because the economy, industry, and lives of workers are intimately tied up with and influence the environment of a region, those topics are also covered on this research guide.

Find Articles

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Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)
Offers full text for more than 2,000 serials, including more than 1,500 peer-reviewed titles. This multi-disciplinary database covers virtually every area of academic study. More than 100 journals have PDF images back to 1985.
GreenFILE
A database covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments and what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts. It provides thousands of open access full-text records from scholarly, government and general interest sources.
JSTOR
A reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature, including searchable and browsable tables of contents and full text articles from both multidisciplinary and discipline-specific journal collections.
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is the largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.
ScienceDirect
Full text of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals published by Elsevier, Academic Press, and selected additional publishers from 1995 to present, and enables searching of abstracts of articles from more than 3,000 journals.
SciFinder
Login with your personal username and password to search SciFinder. First Time Users must register before logging in: First time users
Scopus
The largest abstract and citation database of research literature and quality web sources. indexes content from 24,600 active titles and 5,000 publishers which is rigorously vetted and selected by an independent review board, and uses a rich underlying metadata architecture to connect people, published ideas and institutions.

Primary Source Research

New York Times,1851 - 2007 -- (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
The New York Times (1851-2007) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1786-2003 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Searchable full text of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from 1786 - 2003.
Wall Street Journal, 1889 - 1993 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
The Wall Street Journal (1889-1993) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
Pittsburgh Courier, 1911-2002 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
One of the oldest and most prestigious Black newspapers in the United States, with a rich and storied history, searchable coverage from 1911 -- 2002. Find first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

The Pittsburgh Catholic

Find Books

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US Energy Policy Websites

White House Statement on Energy: "America First"
Energy statement from the White House under Donald Trump.
A Historic Commitment to Protecting the Environment and Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change
Energy policy documents from the White House under President Obama.
Energy Alliance of Greater Pittsburgh
Part policy tracking, part local news. The Energy Alliance is the result of a partnership between the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and Innovation Works.
Energy Policy: 113th Congress Issues
A Congressional Research Service Report from 2013 by Carl E. Behrens. This reports the actions by the 113th Congress in terms of energy policy.
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment
The branch of the Department of Defense concerned with energy as pertains to military operations, particularly energy security and efficiency. The page on Operational Energy may be of particular interest.
Energy.gov
The official website for the Department of Energy.
USA.gov: Earth and the Environment
Government information and services related to energy & the environment.

EU Energy Policy Websites

Directorate-General for Energy | European Commission
Website for the body in charge of developing and implementing EU energy policy.
EUROPA - Climate change
EU policies by topic, including initiatives and relevant institutions and bodies.
EUROPA - Energy
EU policies by topic, including initiatives and relevant institutions and bodies.
EUROPA - Environment
EU policies by topic, including initiatives and relevant institutions and bodies.

History 141: Environmental History: Environmental Topics