ee these topic related links and resources for The Issue:
IN GENERAL
• The
National Resources Defense Council is a great resource for learning more about the land, water, and air, and the threats that energy generation poses to them.
• HotEarth.net has a host of background material: facts about global warming and current policies about climate issues.
• The
Coming Global Oil Crisis is an intense website chock-full
of data and input from experts on the future of the oil industry.
BREATHING IT ALL IN: AIR
• Although
Airhead looks like a site geared for kids, it is a
great resource for information about air quality and the ramifications
of global warming.
• Clearing
the Air, a GreenWorks show, gives an overview
of how some citizens are winning in the battle against air pollution
every day.
• The
Bucket Brigade in San Francisco is composed of a group
of citizens who monitor the city's air quality. Visit our site,
and watch a clip of GreenWorks' documentary about them.
• StopSmogNow.net
maintains information on clean air legislation, educating citizens
about the most current air-related issues.
• Clean
Energy Challenge lets you explore renewable energy
generation, conservation and efficiency options with a new interactive
website from Clean Air Council and Sustainable Development Fund.
(Warning- long loading time).
LAND MINES: LAND
• The Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology's
"Summary
on Energy's Impact on the Land" gives the public access
to this heavily-researched topic.
• Check out a Watersheds.tv feature
story about how one group is turning a polluted industrial
site into a community jewel.
• Acid
Mine Drainage is an age-old issue, but some people
have taken the problem and turned it into an opportunity for
a new learning approach. An Environmental Reporter feature.
• The
Artic National Wildlife Refuge
is under constant threat
because of plans to explore the region for more oil, and has
created a website to educate people about its importance.
• A
special report that goes into great detail about the
ANWR controversy.
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LET IT FLOW: WATER
• American Rivers has published a paper, “House
Energy Bill: Hydropower Title Worse than Last Year,”
that suggests the latest high-impact hydropower is worse than
former titles.
• The
International Rivers Network is a useful website for learning
more about dams and their environmental impact.
• Watersheds.tv has covered dams and dam
removals several times.
THE SKY IS FALLING: GLOBAL WARMING
• Safe
Climate provides information on what global warming
means, and uses its slide presentation to communicate the impacts
of climate change.
• US
Global Change Research Information Office supplies
in-depth scientific facts on climate change.
• The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is the specific
United Nations panel working on how nations can work together
on climate change issues.
• Climate
Ark has a searchable database of links related to energy
and global warming.
• Learn about how some countries, like Tuvalu,
are in danger of complete submersion as a result of climate
change and a rise in the ocean level.
ON THE UP SIDE: GOOD NEWS
• Safe
Climate is a resource for businesses that want to learn
more about how they can reduce their impact on climate change.
• Power-Full Living
is easy and fun! Get motivated with GreenWorks' strategy for
leading a more sustainable life. Your great-great-great-great-great
grandchildren will thank you.
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