Human Impact on Global Warming

General Sites

General

MIT Technology Review: Energy - MANDITORY SOURCE!
http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy
National Renewable Energy Lab
http://www.nrel.gov/
US Energy Statistics
http://www.eia.doe.gov/fueloverview.html
Dr. Marsh - Trackstar-Global Warming
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrack.do?number=276498
EPA: Climate Change
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
EPA: Climate Change for Kids
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/version2.html
UCUSA: Global Warming
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/
Koshland Scienc Museum: Global Warming Facts
http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitgcc/index.jsp
Solcomhouse: Fossil Fuels
http://www.solcomhouse.com/fossilfuels.htm
US Dept of Energy:Electrical Generation
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/electrical_power.html
World Conservation Union: Climate Change
http://www.iucn.org/themes/climate/
WWF: Climate Change Campaign
http://www.panda.org/climate/index.cfm
Mass Tech Collaborative: The Science of Electricity
http://www.mtpc.org/cleanenergy/energy.htm
Energy Kids Page: Milestones in the History of Energy and Its Uses
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/history/timelines/index.html
MIT: Survey About Concern & Willingness to Pay
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/survey.html

Global Warming Specific

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
Sierra Club Global Warming Campaign
http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/
ExploreZone
http://explorezone.com/news/globalwarm.htm
Early Warning Signs of Global Warming
http://www.climatehotmap.org/
Solcomhouse: Global Warming
http://www.solcomhouse.com/globalwarming.htm
EPA: Climate Change and Massachusetts
http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/UniqueKeyLookup/SHSU5BUSRR/$File/ma_impct.pdf
EPA: Global Warming - Impacts: Health
http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/content/ImpactsHealth.html
EPA: Global Warming - Impacts: Polar Regions
http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/content/ImpactsPolarRegions.html#intro
LiveScience: The 100-Year Forecast: Stronger Storms Ahead
http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/051013_stronger_storms.html
CBS: 'Mass Extinction' Theory: Life On Earth Threatened
http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_051201026.html
Global Warming: Early Warning Signs
http://www.climatehotmap.org/

News Articles

Climate Ark: Climate Ark Change and Global Warming News
http://www.climateark.org/news/welcome.asp?HideFilter=False
Stop Global Warming: Headlines
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_headlines.asp

Videos

NASA Earth Observatory: Global Warming
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/PlanetEarthScience/GlobalWarming/GW_toc.html
PBS Nova: Stronger Hurricanes
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3302/07.html
Stop Global Warming featuring Leonardo DiCaprio
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_feature.asp?id=7
YouTube Global Warming (cannot view at school)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQivFU_H5pk&mode=related&search=
YouTube (music): Global Warming (cannot view at school)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov6GPTB4Tio&mode=related&search=
YouTube: Global Warming 3 (cannot view at school)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n31Y3Eeqic&mode=related&search=
YouTube: Global Warming 4 (cannot view at school)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSa8b4GI6M8&mode=related&search=
LiveScience: Goldilocks and the Greenhouse
http://www.livescience.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=GoldilocksGreen
CBS News Video: Eye to Eye: Gore and Branson
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2457796n
Google Video: Global Warming (cannot view at school)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8453442377878175440
Google Video: Global Warming 2 (cannot view at school)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2153283995815590523
Stop Global Warming: Polar Bears
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_feature.asp?id=10

Economics

Union of Concerned Scientists: Global Warming: Common Sense Solution #2:Modernize America’s Electricity System
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/solutions/common-sense-on-climate-change-solution-2-modernize-americas-electricity-system.html
Stop Global Warming: Plastic Bags will Cost a Nickel at Ikea
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_read.asp?id=125222212007
New Scientist Environment: Big businesses call for government action on climate
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn11225-big-businesses-call-for-government-action-on-climate-.html
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative: Energy Information: Our Economy
http://www.masstech.org/cleanenergy/important/economy.htm
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative: Energy Information: Is Clean Energy Ready?
http://www.masstech.org/cleanenergy/important/cleanready.htm

Politics

International Herald Tribune: Poll finds strong support in Europe and U.S. for polluter taxes
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/22/news/poll.php
Washington Post: A Conservative Conservationist?: Why the Right Needs to Get Invested in the Search for Climate Change Solutions
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/22/AR2007022201455.html
The Vote Solar Initiative
http://www.votesolar.org/index.html
YouTube Global Warming Politics 1 (cannot view at school)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlmdhoERVgo&mode=related&search=
YouTube Global Warming Politics 2 (cannot view at school)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKJ2fu_Gluo&mode=related&search=

Tools for Analyzing Impact

Koshland Science Museum: It's a Global Issue
http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitgcc/responses01.jsp#
Union of Concerned Scientists: Climate Choices
http://www.climatechoices.org/ne/index.html

Public Opinion

World Public Opinion: Strategies for Reducing Emissions
http://www.americans-world.org/digest/global_issues/global_warming/strategies.cfm
World Public Opinion: Readiness to Accept Increases in Energy Costs
http://www.americans-world.org/digest/global_issues/global_warming/gw5.cfm

Updated 3/5/07