I have 3 sites that load up when I start FireFox: Google's Gmail service, the Blogger dashboard and National Geographic's main web site. The first one is, obviously to see my mail, the second, because it keeps me doing this and the third because it connects me to the real world.
Nat Geo's home site has so many great features that sometimes one contracts "choice blindness" a web malady in which the user is faced with so many selections to explore that they mentally recoil from the challenge. Never fear, beyond the gorgeous photos of river valleys and frolicking endangered animals, the News section of the site contains a ton of amazing blogs.
Deep Survival
The official description: Adventure Contributing Editor Laurence Gonzales shares wilderness wisdom.
My description: Whether you are an experienced world-class mountain climber or a weekend hiker, this is the source for you. Articles such as How To Build a Fire are invaluable. Fire Piston; go google it.
The Green Guide
Offers buying guides, tips for a green home and even a green parenting blog!
Signs From Earth
Completely great and comprehensive "big picture" news on how climate change affects us and vice versa.
Grist.org
Like a good vitamin, Grist.org is packed with (what should be) your RDA of common sense and information about how to deal with the barrage of information about green living, food safety and climate in the news. Here's one of my favorites, How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic.
The Daily Green
A ton of great info and features, plus blogs such as The Green Cheapskate.
Worldchanging.com
A Seattle-based blog focused on exploring innovative solutions to the planet's problems. Sample it here.
The Mother Nature Network
Eco-awareness news and resources, plus beer!
Inhabitat.com
A blog focused on sustainable, eco-friendly housing and materials. Who knew that wombat-ass is the future of packaging?
TreeHugger.com
A site with 3 sections: Get Informed (articles on various aspects of environmentalism), Interact (forums, games and quizzes) and Take Action (various ways to "go green" and a job board), this is a valuable resource if you're the type who reads about an environmental issue and wants to actually do something about it.
Dot Earth
A NYT blog on the politics of environmental awareness with coverage of environmental disasters, summits and initiatives.
