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• Being Green
  An American site with loads of info on being green, the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), factsheets and games.
  http://www.kidsbegreen.org/
  
• Carbon Footprint Calculator
  What is your carbon footprint? Find out with this quick quiz.
  http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/
  
• Ecosystems - Biomes of the World
  Bright and colourful site. Excellent photos. Covers rainforests, grasslands, tundra, deserts and other ecosystems.
  http://mbgnet.mobot.org
  
• Ecotricity
  Wind farms, energy saving schemes and renewable energy - lots of information on current ways to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels.
  http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/
  
• Energy - fuelling the future
  Explore how energy affects your life in this fabulous new Science Museum site. Lots of information and things to do and try out - quizzes, games and stories.
  http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/[energy]/index.asp
  
• Environmental Facts
  Young People's Trust for the Environment page. Fascinating fact sheets on all sorts of environmental issues - acid rain, animal rights, deserts, endangered species, global warming - too many to mention!
  http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/environmental_facts.html
  
• Global warming
  Everything you need to know about global warming.
  http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/index.html
  
• Good Beach Guide
  This is a good site to check before you go on holiday!
  http://www.goodbeachguide.co.uk
  
• Green Ideas
  Lots of ideas on being green as well as creative ideas to use recycled waste, like making shoe flower pots and a noisemaker!
  http://kids.nationalgeographic.co.uk/[spacescience]/green-tips/
  
• How much water do you use
  Try this quick quiz to see how much you know about water consumption. The results will surprise you!
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4809304.stm
  
• Looking after the Environment
  Find out what you can do to help the planet. Lots of fun games and green ideas!
  http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/[topics]/environment
  
• Meatrix
  Find out about factory farming and how we feed the fast food nation. Pig farming, dairy and chickens.
  http://www.themeatrix.com/
  
• Nasa Earth Observatory
  Amazing photgraphs taken from space of natural events and catastrophes around the world. Take a look at the Blue Marble Project images and Nasa's Visible Earth Collection.
  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov
  
• Rainforests
  Fact sheets on the plants, animals and people found in rainforests. Also a section on the destruction of rainforests.
  http://www.magikbirds.com/ctf/index.htm
  
• Recycle Now
  Lots of helpful advice on how to help the environment by recycling as much as possible.
  http://recyclenow.com
  
• Springwatch
  BBC site with loads of photos, videos and information not just on Springwatch but Summer of Wildlife and Autumnwatch too. Find out how to help wildlife, identify reptiles and lots more!
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/[springwatch]
  
• Sustainable Environment
  Covers all aspects of environmental information, including energy, pollution and conservation.
  http://www.sustainable-environment.org.uk/index.php
  
• Sustainable Transport
  What is sustainable transport? Find out in this video from Soho Parish School where the pupils look at all kinds of transport including a penny-farthing bike and go-karts!
  http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/[watch-video].aspx?id=2142
  
• UK Weather 2080
  Find out what the weather will be like in 2080 if global warming continues unchecked.
  http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/U/ukweather2080/