Research

Training

  • Community Organizing
  • Database Development
  • Research Techniques
  • Technical Writing
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Information Based Presentation and Advocacy

Technical Support

Information Technology Forum

Links To Support, Resources, and Data

 

Social Justice Groups

Southern Echo
Environental Background Information Center
Progressive Technology Project
Environmental Research Foundation
SouthWest Reaserch and Information Center
Center for Health Environment and Justice
Environmental Health Alliance - Be Safe Campaign
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth

Environmental Information

Right to Know Network's Environmental Databases
EPA Chemical Fact Sheets
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets
Environmental Defense Fund's Scorecard Project
Environmental Protection Agency's Envirofacts Warehouse
Louisiana DEQ enforcement actions
California Air Resources Board

Corporate Information

Edgar at the Securities and Exchange Commission (publicly traded companies only)|
Occupational Health and Safety Administration Searchable database of over 2.5 million OSHA reports since 1972, recent court cases and judgments.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): Records of unfair labor practices.
Public Record Retriever Network
Corporate Watch Website
Corporate Accountability Project
Project Underground specializes in assisting activists who are dealing with oil, gas and mining projects.
Multinationals Resource Center: MRC exists to help activists in the developing world deal with global corporations
McDonalds and the McLibel Trial
Corporate Welfare Information Center:
OMB Watch's Corporate Give Aways Page
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) The federal agency that handles consumer issues and protection.

Political Information

Federal Election Commission: Campaign finance records, Political Action Committee (PAC) information and filings.
Center for Responsive Politics: Complete campaign finance records and analysis of elections.
Thomas: The definitive site for legislation in the US Congress
Common Cause: Soft Money Laundromat Project
League of Conservation Voters
Find and Write Your Representative
Politcal Information Search Engine
The National Institute on Money in State Politics

Organizing

Research
Anywho.com
Switchboard.com

GIS Data

Download Census 2000 TIGER/Line Data
USGS Geoscience data about Earth
GIS Data Sets for Kentucky
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
MassGIS - Introduction to MrSID
MassGIS - Datalayers/GIS Database

Employment Data

Bureau of Labor Statistics Data
Kentucky Current Employment Statistics
KY Coal Facts - Employment / Wages by County
Workforce Kentucky

Population Data

US Census Bureau Data 1980 - 2000

Energy Data

KENTUCKY COAL PRODUCTION
Kentucky Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Juvenile Crime and Justice Data

City of Boston - Crime Reports
The Boston Strategy
Boston Crime Statistics
The Boston Story
The Boston Foundation - Indicators Project
NIJ's M.A.P.S. - Conferences

Sustainable Design and Development


Post & Beam Barns, Post & Beam Carriage Houses & Post & Beam Garden Sheds.
Storage Sheds Garden Sheds Shed Kits Pine Harbor
Misty Isle Log & Timber Frame Web Photo Gallery
Shelter Institute Custom Designed Timber Frames
Post and Beam Barns and Homes - Standard Timber Frame Barn Plans and Construction

Friends and Colleagues

Jan Van den Hengel
Koren Holland
Artists for Humanity - The Entrepreneurial Model in action
Artist Kimball Gilbert
Artist Wilma Parker
Dragonflyworks
Digitaliteracy

Whimsy

Check out this cool flash periodic table of elements
Eden Crow - The Restaurant at the End of your Patience
Maine Humah is finally explained at Privey dot com