GLOBAL WARMING RESOURCES ON THE WEB

 

EPA Global Warming site

http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/

A wonderful, all-purpose global warming site

 

Union of Concerned Scientists

http://www.ucsusa.org/warming/index.html

Very helpful and comprehensive resource for explaining the science of global warming and clearing up common misconceptions.

 

Energy and Environmental news

http://www.serve.com/commonpurpose/news.html

Updated daily; provides links to news on environmental issues on the web.

 

Alistair Fraser's Misconceptions Site

http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadGreenhouse.html

An outstanding source for clearing up common misconceptions about the greenhouse effect and other scientific issues.

 

NYT Global Warming site

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/warming-index.html

Special section from December, 1997. Helpful news articles on science and policy of global warming. Also includes...

 

NYT GW resource index

http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/120197resources.html#web

Provides links to other web resources on global warming.

 

MSNBC Global Warming resource

http://www.msnbc.com/news/106332.asp

Helpful resources explaining some basic issues regarding global warming.

 

CIA World Factbook

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Contains extensive information on each country, including geography, environmental problems, economy, as well as government, resources, and trade regulation agreements.

 

National Library for the Environment
by the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment

http://www.cnie.org/

Maintains a site on global climate change explaining sources and effects of greenhouse gases, frequently asked questions, Kyoto Protocol and policy issues faced by legislature, along with international moderation of energy consumption. Numerous links to concerned organizations.

 

Infonation

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm

Up-to-date statistical data about the countries of the world divided into categories of geography, economy, population, and social indicators. Contains info relevant to research goals, such as energy consumption, CO2 emissions, temperatures, or number of motor vehicles.

 

Earth Island Institute

http://www.earthisland.org/

This is a site listing a number of environmental projects in "Project Directory". Check out Atmosphere Alliance for global warming solutions and facts, involving clean energy utilization, scientific evidence, predictions about the future of earth's climate, and Kyoto conference outcomes.

 

Modeling Activities by NCSA at U of I

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Edu/icm/html/list-of-models.html

Models show the interrelation of greenhouse gases and particulates in atmospheric pollution, effects of global warming on different environments.
(See "global warming")

 

GW Solutions by Tellus Institute

http://www.tellus.org/ei/eiexec.html

This executive summary of 170-page report describes energy innovations for market-efficient solutions and explains drawbacks of fossil fuels. Also, shows contrasting spending trends between current energy consumption patterns and innovative approaches that will result in reduced pollution, net saving, and growing investments benefitting the economy.