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Environmental Issues--Green Living Resources Guide: Articles

Las Positas College Library resources dealing with "green living," sustainability, and other environmental issues.

Login Instructions

If you are using any of the library's online databases from off-campus, you will need to log in.

Username: Your W Number*

Password:

  • First 2 letters of first name,
  • First 2 letters of last name,
  • Last 4 digits of W#
  • Example: jado6789

* Don't know your W#, look it up in Class-Web.

Library Databases

Find articles by using one of these databases list below., this LPC Library List or from within the Library Catalog.

GreenFILE – GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. It includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Biological Sciences Collection - Access to biology-related full-text articles.

CQ Researcher- Explores a single "hot" issue from the news weekly - background, outlook, statistics. Can search or browse reports by topic.

Opposing Viewpoints - Current topics covering the facts & the pros and cons of each issue. Can search or browse by popular issues.

Academic Search Complete - Provides access to magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, almanac, maps, images, more.

Newspaper Source Plus - Includes more than 700 full-text regional, national, and international newspapers.

To see more possibilities, visit the A - Z List of Databases.

Sample Searches

"slow food" (GreenFile)

"sustainable farming" (Opposing ViewPoints)

"water crisis" (CQ Researcher)