12.000: Solving Complex Problems

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Greenwire	Tracks national environmental and energy action; provides information on the environmental issues being debated today in every state, the White House, federal agencies, the courts, and the media.
Lexis-Nexis Academic	Articles from local, national and international newspapers, magazines and industrial publications.
Proquest Research Library	Indexes thousands of journals, newspapers and magazines in a broad range of subjects.

Compendex	Find articles, conference papers, and reports in all fields of engineering. 1884 - present.
Water Resources Abstracts	Contains hundreds of thousands of abstracts pertaining to all aspects of water resources: supply, treatment, pollution, and more. 1967 - present.
Web of Science	Index to high-impact science, social science, engineering, arts and humanities research journals. Includes cited reference searching and links to BIOSIS Previews. 1973 - present.

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Econlit	Find literature in all fields of economics. Includes journal articles, working papers, essays, books, dissertations, and book reviews. 1969 to present.
Environment Index	Topics covered: air, water, energy, and land resources; industrial, scientific and technological issues; human ecology, nutrition and health. 1973 - present.
PAIS International	A database of information on public affairs.

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Pacific Institute	The Pacific Institute is a nonpartisan research institute that works to advance environmental protection, economic development, and social equity.
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center	The U.S. Geological Survey, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) is a key component of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program. Established in 1995, GCMRC is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and measures the effects of Glen Canyon Dam operations on natural and physical resources along the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Dam to Lake Mead.
Colorado River Basin Assessment	An assessment of water-based ecosystem services in the Colorado River Basin region.

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