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This FAO report:  Solar photovoltaics for sustainable agriculture and rural development   http://www.fao.org/sd/EGdirect/EGre0057.htm   lists   http://www.solarsite.net/   which goes here   http://cannecy.free.fr/solar/index.php   They help develop solar energy in the third world.


http://www.freerice.com/   click on the correct meaning of words and they donate rice. 
    Listed in these news stories at UN
       http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=24753&Cr=food&Cr1=  
       http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2007/db071109.doc.htm  


Ecology fund   http://ecologyfund.com/ecology/_ecology.html   rainforest, pollution, etc.
   The state of Washington lists the ecology fund here   http://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/search_detail_cfr.aspx?cfr_id=20823   and has details about how much of the money they collect goes to charity.
   Mass.gov fish and games lists it here  http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/der/newsletters/newsnotes23.htm   from 2007.


care2   http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/    the usual, clock to donate
   care2 is listed here  http://www.servicelearning.org/link/care2-make-difference-eco-info-teachers-corner   


Redjellyfish   http://www.redjellyfish.com/wildlifeconservation.html   rainforest and chimps. Listed here
    http://www.its.caltech.edu/~cetfers/main.html   Caltech environmental task force  
    http://cpw.niu.edu/cpw/sites/clicktodonate.shtml   Committe for Preservation of Wildlife
   
http://www.landcareniagara.com/   another site to click and help plant trees.
   listed here  http://niagara.nypa.gov/EcologicalStandingCommittee/05272008_Niagara_Park_Commission_Presentation.htm   


http://www.bhookh.com/   Feed a child in India
Bhookh.com is listed here   http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/08/ajb/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Click-to-donate_site.html    
Bhookh.com listed as a reference in this journal article by Ramanan and Vivek   http://www.siescoms.edu/journals/siescoms/Journal2.pdf  
Bhookh.com is also mentioned in this Times of India article  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City_Supplements/Hyderabad_Times/Hello_conscience/articleshow/725745.cms  
The swarthmore.edu page also liists TheBigTest.org but i can't find it at any other govt or edu site


World Community Grid    http://www.ibm.com/podcasts/howitworks/021307/index.shtml   when you aren't using your computer, it becomes part of a networked supercomputer that is solving various problems like clean energy, rice, cancer, schistosomiasis. The ibm site links to the official project site   http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/index.jsp   



Open access to information

These sites are about committment to open access to data, research, other things...

World Summit on Information Society   http://www.itu.int/wsis/index.html   see the  Geneva Declaration of Principles
including  28.  "We strive to promote universal access with equal opportunities for all to scientific knowledge and the creation and dissemination of scientific and technical information, including open access initiatives for scientific publishing."


Wikinomics and the Era of Openness: European Innovation at a Crossroads   http://www.lisboncouncil.net/publication/publication/56-wikinomicsineurope.html   From The Lisbon Council.  
     "A timely contribution to the Europe 2020 strategy, this e-brief explores the changing nature of innovation, towards more open, collaborative and inter-disciplinary systems. Entitled Wikinomics and the Era of Openness: European Innovation at a Crossroads, the study demonstrates how Europe can benefit from participating in a global movement to share knowledge, raise creativity and encourage social innovation."


On line education material

Asia for Educators Online  http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/    features classroom materials and teaching guides on Asia for use by faculty and students in world history, culture, geography, art, and literature at the undergraduate and pre-college levels. Search for content by subject area, document type, or time period. AFE Online also features several multimedia and image-based units on various Asia-related topics, as well as maps, timelines, primary source readings, and a searchable database of recommended teaching materials from  other publishers. AFE Online is an initiative of the East Asian Curriculum Project and the Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum at Columbia University.


Classes on population, global economy and nationalism   http://globalgeography.aag.org/   websites adn blackboards.


Maps that show the world adjusting country size depending on the variable of interest


World Mapper   http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/   A different version of maps of the world by population, health, other things. Pretty neat. Maps are proportional to representation, eg., gdp  shows the west large, and Africa small.


Gapminder world   http://graphs.gapminder.org/world/   from Gapminder.  Watch world conditions change over time.  "Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels."


Maps of War   http://www.mapsofwar.com/   shows the history and spread of democracy and religion.  This site was created by a private individual, doesn't say who, that I can find.  But it's listed here  http://users.humboldt.edu/ogayle/sed741/syllabus2011.html  (see Week 13 , November 16th: Blending History and Geography) and here   http://www.alexandria.ucsb.edu/other-sites/Asia.html   among many other university websites.


The UC Atlas of Global Inequality    http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/    maps and graphs of of health, income, other topics. At one time and over time.
Working paper site of political science    http://workingpapers.org/    links to bunches of working papers from many political scientists, and some sociologists too.  Many topics.


Show world   http://show.mappingworlds.com/   maps showing country size by population, ecology, economy, conflict. Seems to be sponsored by world bank, UN, who, and so on.


google public data exlorer   http://www.google.com/publicdata/home   make various graphs and charts
also see google fusion tables   http://www.google.com/fusiontables   you have to log in to get access to this
also see google chart wizard   http://code.google.com/apis/chart/image/index.html   here are some examples   http://code.google.com/apis/chart/image/docs/chart_wizard.html  


Global education project   http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/earth/index.php   No information about who they are except "a Canadian non-governmental organization"


UN Human Development Report   http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/data/hd_map/   has maps of human development and poverty


WHO Global Atlas   http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/    interactive or static mapping of health


World Bank   http://go.worldbank.org/BUW47KAO50    has maps on various topics


FAO   http://www.fao.org/hunger/en/   world hunger


Earthtrends   http://earthtrends.wri.org/   has maps, although some data are old.




Other (in no particular order)
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The Californial Digital Library   http://www.cdlib.org/   has a Scholarship Editions   http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/   has many free books on line, but you have to search. For example searching for "Social Change" returns a number of interesting books, such as the following: (click on Show only public titles)   (this site may not show up in some versions of netscape, but the books below do.)

    and many others, about specific countries, regions and more....



The 100 People   http://www.100people.org/index.php   "The project will find and capture in film, photography, music and text 100 individuals who represent the global population... This World Portrait will be used to make an introduction between the peoples of the earth and to facilitate a greater understanding of the diversity and the commonalities among us.

The IR Theory web site   http://www.irtheory.com/   This site is useful for studying political change, because it has interesting stuff about international relations.  "International Relations (IR) theory entails the development of conceptual frameworks and theories to facilitate the understanding and explanation of events and phenomena in world politics; as well as the analysis and informing of associated policies and practices."
 

Zunia,   http://zunia.org/  News, discussion, announcements.  from development gateway   http://www.developmentgateway.org/  

Online Economics Textbooks   http://www.oswego.edu/~economic/newbooks.htm   links to on line texts.


Everyday Economics  http://www.dallasfed.org/educate/pubs/index.html    A series of colorful booklets explaining fundamental economic concepts for high school students.


World Transformation    http://www.worldtrans.org/     " Here you will find a cornucopia of ideas, resources, connections, information, inspiration and surprises, all aimed at growing, creating or discovering a world that works better for all of us."

Research Review of Global Warming Evidence   http://www.oism.org/pproject/     some review and criticism of global warming 'evidence'


Technocapitalism    http://www.technocapitalism.com/    From the site, technocapitalism is about "a new form of market capitalism that is rooted in technological invention and innovation.  It can be considered an emerging era, now in its early stage, that is supported by such intangibles as creativity and knowledge."

The Economics Web Institute   http://www.economicswebinstitute.org/   This site is a growing hyper-text for an evolutionary analysis of the economy and "freely offers you to explore classical and innovative issues in economics and management, drawing on theoretical reflections, real data, and interactive software models."


A study of Major Social Institutions in China    http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~sosc1/soc/aboutus/drruan/   "This website has been developed to assist students who are taking courses related to modern China. On this site, you will find
    1. A Bibliography for the Study of Major Social Institutions in China (books and journal articles since early 1980’s)
    2. A list of China-related social science journals
    3. A list of China-related videos
    4. Useful internet links"


Radix - Radical Interpretations of Disaster   http://www.radixonline.org/   "It is meant as a home for discussion, working papers, opinion pieces, resources, links that can help to develop radical interpretations of and radical solutions (see resources for low cost rural rebuilding) for ALL disasters in ALL parts of planet earth."


The International Professors Project   http://www.internationalprofs.org/   This "is a non-profit global network of Professors who have begun working as academic “citizens of the world” on university campuses in the developing world. Our professors teach, mentor and conduct local research as they internationalize college and university faculties in their host countries."


The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime   http://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.html   "is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime." The UNODC has an interesting project,
     The Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking   http://www.ungift.org/knowledgehub/   "The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with financial support from the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates, has therefore set in motion a Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT). The process, formally launched in London on 26 March 2007, is designed to have a long-term impact to create a turning point in the world-wide fight against human trafficking."


You Can Make a Difference   http://www1.chapman.edu/~Babbie/YCMAD/index.html   from Earl Babbie.


Kiva.org   http://www.kiva.org/   they let you lend money to entrepreneurs in the developing world so they can empower themselves. Kiva.org is listed here:
    http://www.globalpulse2010.gov/topic7.pdf  
    Nepal Study Center   http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu/P2PMicroFinance_Kiva.htm


Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social Development   http://www.un.org/Depts/escap/sps/conf.htm    Manila, 5-11 November 1997   This was a United Nations ESCAP conference.  "The Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference on Social Development was held to review and assess the progress achieved towards attaining the goals and targets of the Agenda for Action on Social Development in the ESCAP Region. Here you can find all documentation related to that important event."

 
Gallup World Poll   http://www.gallup.com/consulting/worldpoll/24046/About.aspx   Demographics, survey questions about  well-being, war and peace, law and order, hopes and dreams, healthcare, suffering and striving, personal economics, poverty, environmental issues, availability and quality of jobs, and many other economic and social issues.  Can see some limited stuff for free.  Cannot get data for free.



                                                     

Keep an eye on this:  Konarka  http://www.konarka.com/   "develops light-activated Power Plastic® that is flexible, lightweight, lower in cost and much more versatile in application than traditional silicon-based solar cells."


Some new on line encyclopedias to which visitors can contribute.


Citizendium   http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Citizendium   people write under their own names. 
I (Dr Shackman) contributed to citizendium  http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Free_statistical_software 


Scholarpedia   http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Main_Page  


from google  http://knol.google.com/k/knol 


Scholarpedia mentioned here  http://home.fnal.gov/~carrigan/infrared_astronomy/infrared_astronomy_master.htm  
and  http://supernova.lbl.gov/~evlinder/index.html  see the science resources. This is the home page of Eric Linder, Co-Director, Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Citizendium founder was a speaker here   http://grants.nih.gov/grants/KM/OERRM/OER_KM_events/wiki_fair.htm  
and here  http://videocast.nih.gov/Summary.asp?File=13658 



Not social change, but ...

My site of list of links to free resources for methods in evaluation and social research   http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/

My son made this page   http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/TR/Events/PandaPages?pg=fund&fr_id=1040&pxfid=8170   asking for donations.  This is part of World Wildlife Fund, donations for wildlife.


Washed up   http://washedup.us/   marine trash, reborn as art. by Deb Ris.


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