United States Environmental
Protection Agency
Region 1
New England Office
EPA901-B-99-002
July 1999
Web Site Guide to
Global Climate Change,
Second Edition

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Web Site Guide to
Global Climate Change,
Second Edition

July 1999

by the Research Library for the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 1, New England
(a contractor-operated facility, GCI)

Contact Information
We encourage you to use the Internet to find these Web sites. The Research Library
for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was able to locate each
one at some time between November of 1998 and April of 1999.
Note that the Internet can be an unreliable research source. Web sites and pages
are dynamic, as is the Internet; what is here today may be gone tomorrow, and
new pages and sites are created on an ongoing basis. Please do not contact us if you
cannot find a Web site listed in this document.

We have included a rudimentary index at the back of this Directory. Please note that
Web site categories are referenced by citation numbers, not by page numbers.
The Research Library for RCRA is part of the Solid Waste and Global Climate
Change Team, and can be contacted at: FRIEDMAN.FRED@EPA.GOV or
by mail at U.S. EPA  Region 1, 1 Congress St., Suite 1100  (SPP), Boston, MA
02114-2023.
Rebecca Herman is the principal
author of this document.
Edited by Fred Friedman.
Assistance provided by
Cynthia Greene,
Norman Willard, and
Kristin Phillips.

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                                 1 CONGRESS STREET
                                      SUITE 1100
                         BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02114-2023
Dear Environmental Stakeholder,

I am pleased to provide you with the second edition of the Web Site Guide to Global
Climate Change, created by the Environmental Protection Agency's New England
office. This guide provides a listing of World Wide Web addresses for numerous
public and private organizations that are involved in the important issues of global
climate change.

Leaders in virtually all sectors—education, academia, government, health, science,
and business among them—face many challenges when it comes to assuring the
health and economic well-being of citizens, as well as a safe environment in which
to live. Those challenges will intensify in coming years from the risks that could
arise from global climate change.

Because of the potential far-reaching impacts associated with climate change, we at
EPA are committed, among other efforts, to playing a critical role in educating the
public about this issue. It has been said that "information is power." It is my sincere
hope that by stimulating interest and the exchange of ideas concerning climate
change, we can empower students, teachers and parents with the ability to help us
address what could prove to be the most significant environmental policy issue
that we will face in the 21st Century.

Sincerely,
John P. DeVillars
Regional Administrator

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Contents


Environmental Education 	4
Educational Institutions	8
Federal Agencies	16
Non-governmental Organizations	29
Trade and Industry Organizations	45
Miscellaneous	48
Alphabetical Listing of Web Sites	56
Index	60
Inclusion of information about an organization, a product, or a service
does not represent endorsement by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency; nor does it represent U.S. EPA opinion, policy, or
guidance unless specifically indicated.

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Environmental Education


1  Name of Site: AskEric
   Address of Site: http://askeric.org/virtual
Site Description
A networking Web site for children; there is some environmental education
information and some global climate change information here.

Appropriate Audience
Grades 4-12

Examples of Contents
*• Education mailing lists and archives
>• Television series companion materials
*• Lesson guides (lots of climate change lessons under "Earth Science" category)
* "Newton's Apple" education materials
>• NASA education programs
> Education site links


2   Name of Site: Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI)
    Address of Site: http://gcrio.org/agci-home.html
Site Description
AGCI is committed to linking global change science at its most advanced levels
with education at the kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) level. AGCI's
Ground Truth Studies (GTS) curriculum is now used in over 750 schools in the
United States and Canada. GTS is an activity-based science education program
that integrates local environmental issues with global change topics and introduces
remote sensing to students in elementary and secondary schools. By studying aerial
and satellite images of their own regions, students gain new skills and insights into
both local and global change. Students also engage in hands-on field measurements
to  "ground truth" or validate remotely-sensed data. GTS students experience the
interplay of chemistry, physics, ecology, geology, sociology, economics, and many
other disciplines, as they learn essential skills such as collecting, graphing and
interpreting data.

Appropriate Audience
Grades K-12

Examples of Contents
Other educational efforts of AGCI include EarthPube News, an electronic global
change update for educators and EarthPube Notes, a resource of current article
summaries on a wide  variety of global change topics.

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3   Name of Site: Climatologist's Toolbox
    Address of Site:
    Http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/021climate/index.html
Site Description
The "Why File" was founded in 1996. Its mission is to explore the issues of science,
math and technology that lurk behind the headlines of the day and to present
those topics in a clear, entertaining and accessible manner. Typing  "climate
change" into  the search box will draw up a list of available resources on the site
concerning that topic.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 4-12  • College • Teachers

Examples of Contents
>• Arctic climate experiment (Two biologists walk from  the icebreaker
  Des Groseilliers toward their lab)
> Climate change and mosquito-borne disease (Does "warmer" equal "buggier"?)
>• "Climate Calamity" (Some climatologists are convinced that some civilizations
  defined as pre-Columbian rose and fell to the rhythms of climate  change)
> Climate bibliography  (Check this out!)
> Climate glossary
* "Models, Models" ("The supercomputer-driven climate model";
  "The sledgehammer of modern climatology" etc.)
> "Ringers"  ("Talking Trees: A Living Diary of Climate," etc.)
> "Stick This Under Your Tongue''  ("Taking our Planet's Temperature,"
  "Signs of a Global Warming Fever, or Just Noise?")
>• "You're  Getting Warmer" ("What's This Cinder Doing In My Core Sample?")


4   Name of Site: Earth and Sky
    Address of Site: http://www.earthsky.com
Site Description
Earth and Sky is a daily science radio series heard throughout the United States.
Deborah Byrd and Joel  Block discuss popular science subjects that affect our
everyday lives. Lasting for only a few minutes, the show is interesting enough to
capture the attention of adults, and simple enough that  it can be understood by
children. This site contains not only radio show transcripts from shows past, but
other educational resources.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 4-9 •  Teachers

Examples of Contents
»• A sampling of past radio  show transcripts: "Icehouse, Greenhouse" (September 6,
  1996); "Growing Season  Longer?" (February 5, 1997); "Gas Hydrates" (January 8,

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1998); "Warming Signs" (April 21, 1998); "The Frozen Past" (April 24, 1998);
"Selective Extinction" (May 26, 1997); "Sea Level Rise" (June 10, 1998);
"Brighter Sun, Warmer Earth?" (July 24, 1998); "Is Antarctica Melting?"
(July 25,  1998); "Urban Heat Islands" (August 21, 1998); "Urban Forests" (August
22, 1998); "Melting Ice Shelves" (October 9, 1998); "Martian Rain" (October 11,
1998); "Landsat" (December 18, 1998)
*• "Teacher's Lounge": "How to Use Earth and Sky"; "Young Producers'';
  "Teacher Talk"; "Virtual Textbook''; "Teacher's Resource"; "Earth in
  the Classroom"
5   Name of Site: Eisenhower National Center
    Address of Site:
    htttp://watt.enc.org/cgi-bin/ftmcsearch2.pl
Site Description
This is a science education site which introduces Global Climate Change topics
principally to teachers. Grade-specific units are introduced with backup ordering
capability. Typing "global warming" into the "search'' icon box results in a list of
curricular modules that can be used in the classroom.

Appropriate Audience
Teachers

Examples of Contents
Curricular modules: "Our Changing Planet: The FY 1997 U.S. Global Change
Research" • "Global Warming: A Unit in Environmental Science" • "The NOAA
Weather Page"


6   Name of Site: Envirolink
    Address of Site: http://library.envirolink.org
Site Description
A set of services offered by the School of Natural Resources and Environment
at the University of Michigan. Geared principally to teachers, this site has files of
information, activities, curricular modules and resources on climate change.
Ever-expanding. Click on the "Education Materials" link to find the contents
listed below.

Appropriate Audience
Teachers

Examples  of Contents
Click on the link for "Education Materials" to find the following: Air quality
lesson plans, Information related to El Nino.

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7  Name of Site: Exploratorium
   Address of Site: http://www.exploratorium.edu
Site Description
The Exploratorium, a San Francisco children's science museum, has an Internet
presence called "ExploraNet." Among its many files are ones with updated
contents regarding global climate change, including "Science Learning Network'7;
"Corvis"; and "Science Information Infrastructure." Some are for students and
some are for teachers. Our search for information on "Global Warming" yielded
documents and links to NASA and the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, for
example. Documents are rated by size, difficulty, etc. They have tried to "incor-
porate as much content as possible." Their "Project LINK" is also noteworthy as a
way for students to interact with specialists.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 4—12 •  Teachers

Examples of Contents
Atmospheric Science •  Climate Change • Education Reform • Environmental
Science • Global Warming • Greenhouse Gases


8  Name of Site: The Infinite Power of Texas
   Address of Site: http://www.infinitepower.com
Site Description
The  purpose of this Web site is  to educate the public about the potential and the
benefits of renewable energy in Texas. It hopes to offer you detailed background
information  about renewable energy and to encourage and empower you to use
more renewable energy in your daily life.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 7-12 •  College • Teachers • Business

Examples of Contents
"Carbon Pollution Calculator Worksheet" • "Electric Power Pollution
Calculator" (worksheet) • "PV Economic'' (worksheet) • "Water Heater
Calculator Worksheet"  • "What's a Watt" (information) • "Fact Sheets for
Classrooms and Teachers

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9  Name of Site: Planetvision
   Address of Site: http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/edf
Site Description
Official Web version of the exhibit, "Global Warming: Understanding the
Forecast," developed by Planetvision and the EDF. Explains the history of the
issue, why recent atmospheric changes are a problem and gives examples of ways
to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Includes games and activities.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 4-12

Examples of Contents
"Rising Waters: Coastal Flooding" • "Health" •  "Food and Water" • "Global
Warming's Impact on Nature" •  "Climate Models" • "Mitigation Strategies"
Educational Institutions


10  Name of Site: Atmospheric Research and Info Centre (ARIC)
     Address of Site: http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/gcc/gcciphm.html
Site Description
ARIC, established in 1984 and based at Manchester Metropolitan University, is a
leading supplier of research, consultancy, and information skills and services for the
study and resolution of air quality problems. The Atmosphere, Climate and
Environment Information Programme produces a range of teaching and study
materials on climate change, air quality, acid rain and ozone depletion. There is a
charge for some materials, while others are free of charge.

Appropriate Audience
Grades 4-12

Examples of Contents
Free resources: "Global Climate Change Fact Sheet Series'' • "Air Quality and
Acid Rain Fact Sheet Series" • "Ozone Depletion Fact Sheet Series"


11  Name of Site: Center for Integrated Study of the Human
     Dimensions of Global Change
     Address of Site: http://freyja.epp.cmu.edu/
Site Description
Social and scientific information is supplied through educational information,
brochures, and government documents in order to provide students with a frame-
work for looking at climate issues, the human dimensions surrounding them, and
decision making processes that affect global change.

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Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College •  Teachers • Business • Policymakers
Examples of Contents
Degrees of Change newsletter • "ICAM 2.0" (model that provides a qualitative
measure of the confidence with which certain policies can be adopted)


12  Name of Site: Climatic Research Unit of the United Kingdom
     Address of Site: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/
Site Description
Consisting of a staff of about thirty research scientists and students, the Unit has
developed a number of the data sets widely used in climate research, including the
global temperature record used to monitor the state of the climate system, as well
as statistical software packages and climate models. The aim of the Climatic
Research Unit is to improve scientific understanding in three areas: past climate
history and its impact on humanity; the course and causes of climate change dur-
ing the present century; and prospects for the future.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10—12 • College •  Teachers

Examples of Contents
*• Data and software for download: "Temperature (Gridded; Hemispheric and
  Global Averages)"; "Pressure (MSLP)"; "North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)";
  "Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)"; "Lamb Weather Types"; "Global
  Precipitation''; "Regional Climatologies'"; "UK Climate: Monthly Summaries";
  "Mediterranean Climate"; "GCM Output"; "NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis"
>• Projects  and Research: "Palxoclimatology"; "Dendroclimatology''; "Present-day
  Climate  and  Climatological Datasets";  "Construction of Observed
  Climatologies"; "Observed Climate Change"; "Mediterranean Desertification";
  "Drought in the Sahel"; "Instrumental Climate Change"; "Natural Climate
  Variability"; "El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)"; "North Atlantic
  Oscillation (NAO)"; "Climate Change Detection and Attribution"; "Climate
  Variability and the 'Missing Carbon' Sink"; "Simulated Future  Climate";
  "Construction of Climate Change Scenarios"; "Downscaling of Scenarios to
  Local Scales"; "Evaluating ClimateModels"; "Climate Change and Sea Level
  with Simple Climate Models"; "Impacts of Climate Variability and Change";
  "Impacts of Weather Extremes on UK and Europe''; "Climate Change and
  Africa";  "Climate and Development"; "Vulnerability to Climate Change in East
  Africa";  "Application of Climate Information"; "Climate Change Over Very
  Long Timescales"; "Wind Climatology"; "Links Between Atmospheric
  Circulations and Transport/Deposition of Air Pollution"; "Surface Ozone";
  "Atmospheric Sciences and Hydrology"; "Stratosphere-troposphere Exchange";
  "AcidicEpisodes in Surface Water"

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    13  Name of Site: The Global Warming International Center
        Address of Site: http://www2.msstate.edu/~krreddy/glowar/glowar.html
    Site Description
    The Global Warming International Center (GWIC) is an international body
    disseminating information on global warming science and policy, serving both
    governmental and non-governmental organizations, and industries in more than
    120 countries. It sponsors unbiased research supporting the understanding of global
    warming and its mitigation.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers  • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "The Global Treeline Projects (GTP)"  • "Greenhouse Gas Reduction Benchmark
    (GHGRB)" • "The Himalayan Reforestation Project (HRP)"  • "The Extreme
    Event Index (EEI) " • "9th International Global Warming Conference and
    Exposition (GW9)" • "The 8th Global Warming International Conference and
    Expo" • "The 7th Global Warming International Conference and Expo"


    14  Name of Site: Harvard: Center for Global Health and the Environment
         Address of Site: http://www.med.harvard.edu/chge/
    Site Description
    The mission of the Center is to educate about the potential human health conse-
    quences of global environmental change, and to promote a wider understanding of
    these consequences. The Center believes that people will be motivated to protect
    the global  environment when they have recognized the risks to their health and
    lives, and to those of their children.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Specialists  • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    > The CHGE Quarterly Newsletter has these sections in addition  to others: "Global
      Climate Change"; "Habitat Degradation";  "Loss of Species and Biodiversity";
      "Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and UV-B Radiation"; "Toxins"; "Population
      Dynamics"; "Economic Issues"
    *• The "Global Climate Change" section includes: "Health Impacts: Highlights
      and Recent Publication";  "The Physical and Biological Evidence"; "Extreme
      Weather Events and Climate Variability"
    > The "Stratospheric Ozone Depletion  and UV-B Radiation" section includes:
      "Satellite and Epidemiological Data";  "Health Impacts" (skin  cancer, cataracts,
      the immune response); "Ecological Impacts''
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15   Name of Site: Iowa State University Global Change Program
     Address of Site: http://www.iitap.iastate.edu
Site Description
The International Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics (IITAP) is located
at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Its organizational goals include bridging
effective communication between U.S. scientists and their counterparts in devel-
oping countries especially concerning environmental science.
Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 •  College • Teachers

Examples of Contents
Internet-based course on global environmental change (GCP) • News releases •
Student papers (1996 and 1997) on climate modeling or climate change •
Interactive discussion tor global change course  • "Project to Intercompare Regional
Climate Simulation (PIRCS)" • "Renewable Sources of Energy Library''


16   Name of Site: Kids as Global Scientists
     Address of Site: http://www.onesky.umich.edu/kgs99/
Site Description
Engages students in inquiry-based weather curriculum. Many files including dis-
cussion groups, research curriculum, scientific models and modeling techniques.
Explains how to use data and to apply it regionally.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 7—12  • College •  Teachers

Examples of Contents
"Real-time Weather Visualization" • "Curriculum" • "Activities" • "Hurricanes"
• "Pictures"
17  Name of Site: National Center for Atmospheric
     Research: Environmental and Societal Impacts Group
     Address of Site: http://www.dir.ucar.edu/esig/
Site Description
ESIG is a multi-disciplinary research group focusing on the impacts of society on
the environment and of the environment on society. Their objective is to provide
insights into how societies might better understand and cope with the interactions
between human activities and changes in environmental, particularly atmospheric,
processes.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College •  Teachers •  Business • Policymakers
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    Examples of Contents
    > "Network Newsletter"
    »• Research Information: "Climate Scenario Generation"; "Forecasting by
     Analogy''; "Impact on Water Resources"; "Impact on Fisheries"; "Policy
     Aspects"; "Social Adjustments to Perceived Climate Risk"
    »• Outreach Information "
    >• "Weather Impacts Sites''

    18  Name of Site: National Science Teachers Association
        Address of Site: http://www.nsta.org
    Site Description
    Many files provide resources relevant to K-12 teachers and students. Curriculum
    modules provided by or relying upon NASA feeds. Frequent interdisciplinary
    orientations. "Mission to Planet Earth," for example, is a grade 6—9 pilot in
    science learning including, but not exclusively about, climate change.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 7-12 • Teachers

    Examples of Contents
    >• "Exploring the Environment": Curriculum module using NASA remote-
     sensing databases
    >• "Mission to Planet Earth": For middle school teachers; includes problem-based
     learning in global warming, scientific misconceptions, and human/planetary
     interaction.
    19  Name of Site: New England Climate Change Workshop White Reports
         Address of Site: http://www.necci.sr.unh.edu/
    Site Description
    Educates stakeholders on the current understanding of New England regional
    climate change issues. Elicits input and feedback regarding perspectives of
    climate-related issues.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 7-12 • College • Teachers • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "USGCRP Workshops"  • "New England Issues" •  "Greenhouse Effect" •
    "Global Warming" •  "Climate Change Processes" • "Climate Patterns and
    El Nino-Southern Oscillation" • "Rates of Green House Gas Emissions" •
    "Importance to New England" • "Impacts on Tourism"  • "Impacts on Coastal
    Issues" • "Impacts 011 Human Health"
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20   Name of Site: Northeast Region Climate Center
     Address of Site: http://met-www.cit.cornell.edu/
Site Description
Established in 1983, the Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC) is located at
Cornell University. It serves the 12-state region that includes Delaware,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. The NRCC acquires
accurate, up-to-date climate data and information; and disseminates it through this
Web site.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists •  Grades 10-12 • College • Teachers

Examples of Contents
Databases •  Current weather conditions/forecast information • Northeast climate
impacts/monthly climate summary •  Regional climate center links


21   Name of Site: Pace Energy Project
     Address of Site: http://www.law.pace.edu/env/energy
Site Description
The Energy Project provides information with a legal bias concerning the electric
power industry, the insurance industry, and alternative energy projects.  Its file
"Global Warming Central" provides "quick access to original information on both
sides of the Global Warming Debate,  experts, and links to more information."

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10—12 •  College •  Business  • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
"Electric Power Industry Restructuring Activities" • "Global Warming Central"
• "The Insurance Forum"  • "St. Regis Mohawk/Pace Energy Joint Project" •
"Benchmarking Air Emissions of Electric Utility Generators in the Eastern United
States" • "The Consumer Energy Rating Project" • "Renewable Energy
Technology Assessment" • "Pace/Tellus Institute Carbon Tax Study and Pollution
Tax Forum"


22   Name of Site: Tiempo Climate Cyber Library
     Address of Site: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tiempo/index.htm
Site Description
The Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary is an electronic information service covering
global warming, climate change, sea-level rise and related issues. The Cyberlibrary
provides access to authoritative news, views, briefing material, publications, data,
analysis tools and educational resources on the subject of climate change, with
particular reference to the situation of the developing world. You can explore the
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    Cyberlibrary using a set of floor plans, available as you enter, or search the site.
    Use the the country profiles facility for a guide to information about a
    particular nation. A collaborative project undertaken by the School of
    Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK) with the
    International Institute for Environment and Development (London, UK).

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 7-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    > Check out the "Humour and Arts" section: global warming cartoons
      (under "Humour" section); "Art, Weather and Climate" pictures (under
      "Arts'' section); "Literature" (under "Arts"); "Music" (under "Arts")
    * Check out the "Document Center": Fact Sheets; Bibliographies; Periodicals


    23  Name of Site: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
         Address of Site: http://www.ucar.edu
    Site Description
    The UCAR mission is to understand the behavior of the atmosphere and related
    systems and the global environment; and to foster  the transfer of knowledge and
    technology.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10—12 • College • Teachers • Business •  Policymakers

    Examples of Contents
    Climate: "Climate System Model  (CSM)" • "Community Climate Model
    Version 3 (CCM3)" • "Climate Change" • "Climate  System Model (CSM)" •
    "Global Dynamics"  • "Oceanography" •  "El Nino" • "Climate and Society"


    24  Name of Site: University of Deleware: Synoptic Climatology Lab
         Address of Site: http://www.udel.edu/SynClim/scl.html
    Site Description
    Synoptic climatology is essentially  a holistic approach to weather and climate.
    Synoptic climatologists attempt to  characterize an entire weather situation that
    exists in a given area at a given time, in hopes of gaining a better understanding of
    both the atmospheric environment and its effects on the organisms that experience
    it. The synoptic climatology group performs research into a variety of applied
    climatological issues  that affect humans and other organisms around the world.
    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12  • College  • Teachers • Business
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Examples of Contents
"Asthma and Climate" • "Asthma and Air Pollution in Charlotte, N.C." •
"Climate/Mortality Relationships in U.S. Cities" • "The Dry Itchy Skin Index"
Climate and Infectious Disease" • "Other Climate/Health Research"
25  Name of Site: University of Massachusetts: Climate Research Center
     Address of Site: http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/climate.html
Site Description
The Climate System Research Center is focused on the climate system, climate
variability and global change issues, from contemporary climate variations, their
causes and consequences, to paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes. One
item of principal interest on this page is the book Paleodimatology: Reconstructing
Climates of the Quaternary by Ray Bradley. View its title page and table of contents.

Appropriate Audiences
College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations
Examples of Contents
Current Research and Projects:  "Climate System Studies—Natural Variability and
Climate Change Detection" • "Contemporary Snow Cover and Snowfall
Variations—Their Feedbacks  and Role in Climate Variability Over the
Northern Hemisphere" • "High Resolution Lake Sediment Studies for
Paleoclimatic Reconstruction" • "Laminated Lake Sediments from the
Canadian High Arctic—Understanding the Climatic Signal for Paleoclimatic
Reconstruction; Patterns  of Organized  Climatic Variability—Spatio-tempo-
ral Analysis of Globally Distributed Climate Proxy Records and Long-term
Model Integrations" • "Workshop on Climate Variability in the Americas
from High Elevation Ice Cores" •  "Climate and Snow Research at High
Elevations on Nevados Sajama and Illimani (Bolivian Andes)" • "Automatic
Weather Station—Graham Bell Island,  Franz Joseph Land, Russia"


26  Name of Site: University of New Hampshire:  Climate Change Research
     Center (CCRC) and Institute for Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS)
     Address of Site: http://www.grg.sr.unh.edu/ccrc/
Site Description
The Climate Change Research Center (CCRC) is devoted to the retrieval and
interpretation of global change records that document climate (response and
forcing), biogeochemical cycling, atmospheric chemistry, unique atmospheric
phenomena (e.g. extreme events, volcanic events, bio-mass burning) and the
influence of human activities on our environment.
In 1985 the Glacier Research  Group  (now CCRC) helped to develop the Institute
for the  Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS). EOS is a multi-disciplinary
research institute dedicated  to obtaining  a scientific understanding of the Earth
system and its environment in space.
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    Appropriate Audiences
    College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers

    Examples of Contents
    "GISP2 (Greenland Ice Sheet Project)" • "NICL (National Ice Core Laboratory)"
    • HIPP (Himalayan Interdisciplinary Paleoclimate Project)" • "N.H. State
    Climatologist" • "Plan for U.S. ITASE (International Trans Antarctic Scientific
    Expedition)" • "NECI (New England Climate Initiative)"
    27  Name of Site: Weather Underground
        Address of Site: http://groundhog.sprl.umich.edu
    Site Description
    Encourages collaborations between students by learning about weather, patterns,
    charting trends in air currents, quality, and problems. A very user-friendly site.

    Appropriate Audience
    Grades 7-12

    Examples of Contents
    "Shared Air 1998":  Students observe the atmospheric quality and compare the
    observations • "Kids As Global Scientists": Middle school program on weather
    • "Blue Skies": Interactive weather maps
    Federal Agencies

    28  Name of Site: The CERES S'Cool Project (by NASA)
        Address of Site: http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/scool/
    Site Description
    S'Cool is a project in which students provide ground-truth measurements to assist
    in the validation of the CERES (Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System)
    instrument, a climate research satellite. Students may also compare the surface and
    space-based observations to learn more about clouds and climate. Excellent oppor-
    tunity for youngsters to learn about weather and climate science by taking part in
    ongoing research.
    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 4-12 • Teachers
    Examples of Contents
    S'Cool Breeze newsletter • Satellite images (GOES infrared/visible, MEOSAT, and
    AVHPvR) • "Teacher Resources" (ideas, labs, and lesson plans) • "Links for Kids"
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29   Name of Site: Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC)
     Address of Site: http://www.afdc.nrel.gov/
Site Description
The AFDC is operated by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
The AFDC collects operating information from vehicles (in programs sponsored
by the Alternative Motor Fuels Act) running on alternative fuels, analyzes those
data, and makes them available to the public.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 4-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers  • Public Relations
Examples of Contents
"Alternative Fuel Information"  • "Alternative Fuels  Hotline"  • "Alternative Fuel
Refueling Stations Locator/Maps" • "Alternative Fuel Vehicle  Offerings (Light-
duty and Heavy OEMs, Press Releases, and Related  Links)" •  "Alternative Fuel
Provider and State Fleet Alternative Fueled Vehicle (AFV) Acquisition and Credits
Database" •  "Alternative Fuel Vehicle  Fleet Buyer's  Guide"  •  "Research and
Development Projects - Summaries and Citation Searches" • "Light-Duty
Vehicle Program" •  "Transit Bus Program'' • "Emissions Program"  • "Heavy
Vehicle Program" •  "U.S. DOE Hybrid Electric Vehicle Program" • "U.S. DOE
Clean Cities" (A program that expands the use of alternative fuels)" • "U.S. DOE
- OTT KIDS' Page"


30   Name of Site: Climate Change and the Federal Budget
     (U.S.Congressional Budget Office)
     Address of Site: http://www.cbo/gov
Site Description
Follow links to the "Studies and Reports" page and from there follow any
environmental links given until the document above becomes a link itself. This
memorandum was prepared at the Senate's request, to document current U.S.
efforts concerning global climate change, and to review current and proposed
spending programs and tax policies concerning climate change.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 4-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers

Examples of Contents
Table of Contents: "I.  Climate Change, The Policy Challenge  and Current
Programs"; "II. Current and Propsed Spending Programs and Tax Policies
Directly Linked to Climate Change"; "III. Other Federal Spending Programs and
Tax Policies Associated with Climate Change"
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    31  Name of Site: Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the U.S.,
        1987-1994 (by USDOE)
        Address of Site: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/95report.html
    Site Description
    This is a site managed by the Department of Energy that looks at a variety of
    sources of greenhouse gas emissions: industrial, agricultural, waste management
    sources. Some place-specific information. Most information is statistical.

    Appropriate Audiences
    College • Business • Policymakers

    Examples of content
    Estimates of sources for CO2, Methane, Nitrous Oxide


    32  Name of Site: Energy Information Administration (EIA)
        Address of Site: http://www.eia.doe.gov/environment.html
    Site Description
    This is  the greenhouse gases section of the Energy Information Administration's
    (EIA) Worldwide Web Server. This page directs you to EIA's information and
    offers links to other greenhouse gas and climate change sites  of interest.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12  • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    *• "Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions'': "Emissions of Greenhouse
     Gases in the U.S. 1996"
    * "Voluntary Reporting": "The Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
     Program"; "Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Voluntary Reporting'';
     "General Guidelines and Sector-Specific Issues and Reporting Methodologies
     Supporting the General Guidelines for the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse
     Gases''
    >• "Utility Sector": Environmental Externalities in Electric Power Markets—
      Acid Rain, Urban Ozone and Climate Change"
    *• "Transportation Sector": "Alternatives to Traditional Transportation
     Fuels 1994";  "Volume 2—Greenhouse Gas Emissions''; "Climate Change
     Action Plan"
    * "Environmental/Energy Legislation": "Environmental Reviews"; "United
     Nations Framework Convention  on Climate Change (UNFCCC)"
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33   Name of Site: EPA's Global Warming Web ste
     Address of Site: http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming
Site Description
Information pertaining to global warming

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 4-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations
Examples of Contents
"In The News: Inside the Greenhouse" • "Greenwire'' • "Upcoming Events'' •
"Speeches" •  "U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory" • "Bibliography" • "Trends:
Temperature, Precipitation, Sea Level" • "Atmospheric Change: Past,; Future'' •
"Future Climate: Global Temperature, Sea Level, U.S. Climate" • "Impacts"  •
"Health" • "Water Resources: Navigation; Hydropower; Water Supply and
Demand; Recreation and Environmental Quality; Flood Control" • "Forests" •
"Rangelands"  • "Deserts" • "Non-tidal Wetlands"  •  "Coastal Zones" •
"Agriculture1'  • "Fisheries: Inland Fisheries; Coastal Fisheries; Ocean Fisheries" •
"Birds" •  "National Parks" • "State By State Impacts"


34   Name of Site: EPA's Green Lights and Energy Star Programs
     Address of Site: http://www.epa.gov/energystar/
Site Description
EPA has teamed with the private sector in developing voluntary partnerships. By
encouraging the production and use of energy-efficient equipment, energy usage
and air pollution can be drastically reduced.

Appropriate Audiences
College •  Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
"U.S. EPA Energy Star Programs and Products:" "What's New" • "Appliances''
• "Homes" •  "Residential HVAC" •  "Office Products" • "Buildings" • "Green
Lights" • "The Bulletin and the Update" • "Exit Signs" • "Small Business
Program"  • "Transformers" • "Free Information"


35   Name of Site: EPA's Office of Research and Development:
     Atmospheric Protection Branch
     Address of Site: http://www.epa.gov/crb/apb/index.htm
Site Description
This climate-related program has conducted emissions  evaluations primarily on
methane, developed software for data storage and processing, researched improve-
ments in biomass utilization for niche applications, and performed bench-scale
evaluations of a replacement transportation fuel.
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    Appropriate Audiences
    College • Teachers • Business

    Examples of Contents
    * "Greenhouse Gases": "Sources and sinks"; "Emissions Software"
    >• "Greenhouse Gas Mitigation": "Low-Global-Warming Chemicals and
     Refrigerant Technologies"
    >• "Actions": "State and Local"—"By State"; "By City"; "National":
     "Administration's Program"; "Climate Change Action Plan"; "You Can
     Make a Difference"; "Global"


    36  Name of S!te: EPA's Program on Economy and Environment
        Address of Site: http://www.epa.gov/oppe/eaed/eedhmpg.htm
    Site Description
    This site concentrates on analyses of environmental economics with emphasis on
    benefit-cost analysis of environmental pollution controls, the use of economic
    incentives for pollution control, the environmental pollution control industry, and
    the relationships between economic growth and the pollution control.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Specialists • College •  Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    Many documents are available using "climate change" and "global warming" as
    keyword searches.


    37  Name of Site: EPA's State and Local Outreach Program's
        Quarterly News letter "Inside the Greenhouse"
        Address of Site: http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/greenhouse
    Site Description
    Inside the Greenhouse is issued four times a year by the U.S. Environmental
    Protection Agency's State and Local Climate Change Program. The purpose
    is to share news of innovative state and local programs to reduce greenhouse
    gas emissions.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12 •  College • Business  • Policymakers • Public Relations
    Examples of Contents
    >• Articles: "Cities Take Action As Ecologists Give Warning on Global Warming"
    > Links To Articles: "Seeking Success in Saint Paul"; "Oregon's Proposed Power
     Plant Breaks New Ground"; "Checking Out Solstice,  the CREST Web Site";
     "Too Hot for Fish?"
    *• Conference information
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38   Name of Site: EPA's State and Local Climate Change
     Address of Site: http://www.icf-infotech.com/ghg/ghg.nsf
Site Description
This site serves as the State and Local Climate Change Database which provides an
easily accessible compendium of information related to climate change issues. A
major goal of the database is to promote an understanding of state and local green-
house gas (GHG) emissions and strategies for reducing them. Data and informa-
tion for the database come from several sources, including state agencies, EPA's
Acid Rain Program, Department of Energy State Data Report, and the Census
Bureau.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists  • Grades 10—12 • College • Teachers • Policymakers • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
"State GHG Emission Inventories" • "State GHG Action Plans" • "State Actions
to Reduce GHG Emissions''  • "NAAQS Non-attainment by County for Ozone
and PM 10" • "Historic Emissions from Fossil Fuels'' •  "State Population and
Economic Information"
39  Name of Site: Global Change Data Center
     Address of Site: http://www-tsdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcdc/gcdc.htmltttop
Site Description
The mission of the Global Change Data Center is to develop and operate data
systems, generate science products, and provide archival and distributional services
for earth science data in support of the U.S. Global Change Program and the
NASA Mission to Planet Earth.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 •  College •  Teachers • Business

Examples of Contents
> "U.S. Global Change Program"
>• "GCDC Projects": "AVHRR Pathfinder";  "Goddard Distributed Active
  Archive Center (DAAC)"; "Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)";
  "Scientific and Educational Endeavors (SEE)"; "TRMM Science Data and
  Information System (TSDIS)"; "SeaWiFS Data Processing"
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    40  Name of Site: The Global Change Master Directory (by NASA)
        Address of Site: http: www.gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov
    Site Description:
    NASA's Global Change Master Directory is a comprehensive source of informa-
    tion about satellite and in situ Earth science data, with broad coverage of the
    atmosphere, hydrosphere, oceans, solid earth, and biosphere.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers

    Examples of Contents
    "Global Change Conference Calendar" • "Global Climate Change WWW Sites
    Highlighted for October 1997" • "El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) infor-
    mation from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center" •  "Current status of the
    Southeast Asia forest fires via CNN News" • "The Smithsonian Conservation and
    Research Center" •  "Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute"


    41  Name of Site: Global  Learning and Observations to Benefit
        the Environment (by NOAA)
        Address of Site: http://www.globe.gov
    Site Description:
    GLOBE is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working
    together to study and understand the global environment. Students and teachers
    from more  than 6,000 schools in more than 70 countries are working with
    research scientists to learn more about our planet. GLOBE students make  environ-
    mental observations  at or near their schools and report their data through the
    Internet. Scientists use GLOBE data in their research and provide feedback to the
    students enrich their science education. Global images based on GLOBE student
    data are displayed on the World Wide Web, enabling students and other visitors to
    visualize the student environmental observations.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades K—12  'Teachers

    Examples of Contents
    >• "Teacher's Guide'': "Implementation"; "Atmosphere Investigation"; "Hydrology
      Investigation"; "Soil Investigation''; "Landcover/Biology Investigation"; "GPS
      (satellite) Investigation"; "Seasonal Investigation"; "Toolkit"
    > "Student Investigations'': "Submit a Report"; "Archives"
    *• "Scientists' Corner": "Meet the Scientists"; "GLOBE Instruments";
      "Hydrology (Year of the Ocean Chat)"; "Chief Scientist"; "Soil";
      "Atmosphere/Climate"; "Landcover/Biology, GPS (global positioning system)"
    fc "Globe Exchange": "School Search"; "School to School"; "Partner Countries";
      "U.S. Franchises,"  etc.
    * "Resources": "Resource Room"; "Image Gallery"; "News  and Events
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42   Name of Site: Internet in the Classroom ( by NASA)
     Address of Site: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/interactive
Site Description
This site encourages interaction between students and NASA working professionals.
Students are encouraged to read files and to ask questions. Some specific media
broadcasts are transcribed and provided with teacher guides for classroom use. Not
specifically devoted to a single topic. One specifically relevant topic has been in a
file "live from Antarctica 2" where ice cores research is up for discussion. Much
pictorial backup is provided.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 7-12  • College • Teachers

Examples of Contents
"Discussions" • "Archives"  • "Activities"  •  "Discussion Guides"

43   Name of Site: The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
     Address of Site: http://www.eren.doe.gov/irec/refocus
Site Description
The purpose of this site is to inform and educate readers about renewable energy
and the environment, and challenge all of us to get more involved in promoting a
clean energy future in federal, state and community forums.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College •  Teachers • Business •  Policymakers  • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
Renewable Energy Focus Newsletter with Links To:  "Greenhouse Gases"; "Global
Climate  Change"; "Human Health"; "Why Environmentalists Should
Support  Solar Electricity"; "Climate Change and the Insurance Industry"


44   Name of Site: NASA: Goddard Institute for Space Studies,
     Research on Global Change
     Address of Site: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/
Site Description
Research at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies emphasizes a broad study
of global change, an interdisciplinary research initiative  addressing natural and
man-made changes in our environment which occur on various  time scales from
decades to millennia and which affect the habitability of our planet. The research
combines analysis of comprehensive global datasets with global models of atmos-
pheric, land surface, and oceanic processes and includes study of past events on
Earth such as paleoclimate change and the study of other planets as an aid to
prediction of future evolution of Earth on a planetary scale.
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    Appropriate Audiences
    College • Teachers • Business

    Examples of Contents
    "Global Climate Modeling" • "Earth Observations" •  "Climate Impacts
    and Forcings" •  "Planetary Atmospheres"  • "Paleoclimate" • "Radiation" •
    "Atmospheric Chemistry" • "Astrophysics and Other Disciplines" • "Popular
    Science"
    45  Name of Site: National Climate Data Center (by NOAA)
        Address of Site: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
    Site Description
    NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces
    numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the
    world.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12 • College  • Teachers  • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    Climate Resources
    "Satellite Resources" • "Radar Resources" • "Climate Visualization"  • "NOAA
    El Nino Page" •  "NOAA National Data Centers' Online Store


    46  Name of Site: National Weather Service (by NOAA)
        Address of Site: http://www.nws.noaa.gov
    Site Description
    The National Weather Service provides weather and flood warnings, public forecasts
    and advisories for all of the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean
    areas, primarily for the protection of life and property. NWS data and products are
    provided to private meteorologists for the provision of all specialized services.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12 • College  • Teachers • Business •  Policymakers •  Public
    Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "Climatic Data" • "NWS National Centers"
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47   Name of Site: U.S. Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science
     Address of Site: http://www.state.gov/www/global/oes/index.html
Site Description
The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
is the Department of State's focal point for foreign policy formulation and
implementation in global environment, science, and technology issues.
Appropriate Audiences
College • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
>• "Climate Change and the Ozone Layer"
k "Issue Spotlight": "Global Climate Change"; "Southeast Asia Fire and Air
  Pollution"; "1997 Climate Report"
>• "White House Initiative on Global Climate Change"
*• "Climate Change Update"
>• "Climate Action Report"
*• "El Nino information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
  Administration (NOAA)": "El Nino Theme Page"; "El Nino Southern
  Oscillation Home Page"; "What is an El Nino?"; "El Nino and Climate
  Prediction—A Report to the Nation"
> "Montreal Protocol": "Our Global Future: Climate Change—before the Royal
  Botanical Gardens, Kew, Surrey, U.K. (September 15, 1997)"
>• "Climate Change": "Draft Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate
  Change—U.S. Policy on Climate Change, Washington, DC (June 19, 1997)"
>• "Framework Convention on Climate Change"


48   Name of Site: The USDA UV-B Radiation Monitoring Program
     Address of Site: http://uvb.nrel.colostate.edu/UVB
Site Description
A program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's, provides information on the
geographical distribution and temporal trends of UV-B (ultraviolet -B) radiation in
the  United States. This information is critical to the assessment of the potential
impacts of increasing ultraviolet radiation levels on agricultural crops and forests.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 •  College  • Teachers • Business  • Policymakers

Examples of Contents
>• "The research network, which is still in a planning phase, will deploy high
 resolution spectroradiometers at 6-10 locations throughout the United States"
* "The climatological network, which requires less sophisticated instrumentation
 and will eventually total between 30-40 monitoring stations"
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    49  Name of Site: U.S. Department Of Energy
        Address of Site: http://www.doe.gov
    Site Description
    The Department of Energy has many files and pages relating to the topics of global
    climate change. One deeply-embedded page presents state-specific "GHG
    Emissions" inventories. Some values are null; but there is more relevant state and
    sector-specific documentation of the amounts of each greenhouse gas emitted
    during a control year.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 4-12  • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers

    Examples of Contents
    GHG Emissions for Massachusetts
    50  Name of Site: U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
        Address of Site: http://www.gcrio.org
    Site Description
    The U.S. Global Change Research Information Office (GCRJO) provides access to
    data and information on global change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and
    technologies, and global change related educational resources on behalf of the U.S.
    Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and its participating Federal Agencies
    and Organizations. GCRIO is implemented by The Center for International Earth
    Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Specialists  • Grades 10-12 • College • Teachers

    Examples of Contents
    "Global Change Documents  and Publications" • "Global Change Data and
    Information Resources" •  "U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)"
    • "Aspen Global Change Institute Home Page " • "Committee on Environment
    and Natural Resources Research (CENR)"  • "Global Change Data and
    Information System (GCDIS)" • "Global Change Assisted Search for Knowledge
    (GC-ASK)"  • "U.S. Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS)
    Implementation Plan" • "National Institute for Global Environmental Change
    (NIGEC) Home Page" • "Related International Programs" • "U.S.  Country
    Studies  Program." • "Workshop Announcements"  •  "Interim Report on
    Climate Change Country Studies" • "USGCRP-Sponsored Research Programs"
    • "Global  Change Data and Information System (GCDIS)" • "Global Change
    and Environmental Education Resources"
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51   Name of Site: U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
     Address of Site: http://www.usgcrp.gov
Site Description
The USGCRP sponsors research to understand the vulnerabilities to changes in
important environmental factors, including changes in climate, ultraviolet (UV)
radiation at the Earth's surface, and land cover. Also available, is the GCDIS, a
collection of distributed information systems which provides global change data
including multidisciplinary data trom atmospheric science, ecology, oceanography,
as well as economics and sociology.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College  • Teachers • Business • Policymakers

Examples of Contents
"Regional Climate Change Workshops" • "USGCRP (U.S. Global
Change Research Program)" • "USGCRP 2nd Monday Seminars'' •  "Global
Change-Related Documents"  • "Global Change Education" • "IPCC
(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)" • "GCRIO (Global Change
Research and Information Office)" • "GCDIS (Global Change Data and
Information Services)"


52   Name of Site: USGS Global Change Research Program
     Address of Site: http://geochange.er.usgs.gov
Site Description
The U.S. Geological Survey Global Change Research Program is an operational
arm of the national U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP).

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College  • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
* "What's new": "Can the Global  Carbon Budget be Balanced? A Fact Sheet";
  "Impacts of Climate Change  and Land Use on the Southwestern United States";
  "A Web Workshop on This Site July 7th-25th, 1997"; "Data sets"; "Abstracts";
  "Technical support"
*• "Research Program:" "Climate HistoryCarbon Cycle"; "Processes and Regional
  Impacts"
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    53  Name of Site: U.S. Office of Global Programs (by NOAA)
         Address of Site: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov
    Site Description
    NOAA has the primary responsibility within the Federal Government to routinely
    provide climate forecasts and products to the nation. OGP assists in this capacity
    by sponsoring focused scientific research, within approximately eleven research
    elements, aimed at understanding climate variability and its predictability.
    Through studies in these areas, researchers coordinate activities that jointly con-
    tribute to improved predictions and assessments of climate variability over a con-
    tinuum of time scales from season to season, year to year, and over the course of a
    decade and beyond.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Specialists • Grades 10-12  • College • Teachers • Policymakers = Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "About OGP and NOAA's Climate and Global Change Program" • "OGP's
    Research Program Elements" •  "1998 Call for Proposals" • "Compilation of
    Research Projects Sponsored by OGP"  • "International Research Institute for
    (IRI) climate prediction" • "Education and Outreach Products Office Location
    and Personnel Information"  • "OGP's ENSO Page": Check out the current
    El Nino  • "What's New"
    54  Name of Site: White House Initiative on Global Climate Change
         Address of Site:
         http://www.whitehouse.gov/lnitiatives/Climate/main.html
    Site Description
    The flagship Web site of all United States global climate change policy, this site
    presents the Clinton Administration's analysis and actions towards national and
    international interventions. Many aspects of international negotiations, national
    policy, science, uncertainty, impacts, and mitigative controls are introduced.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Specialists • Grades 7-12  • College •  Teachers • Business • Policymakers •
    Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "President Clinton's Climate Change Announcements"  • "White House
    Conference on Climate Change"  • "Texts of Administration Speeches" • "The
    Need for Action" • "Why Climate Change is on the Agenda Now" • "The
    Administration's Approach" • "Working for a Cleaner Future" • "Emissions of
    Greenhouse Gases" • "Scientific Modeling"
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Non-Governmental Organizations


55  Name of Site: Alliance to Save Energy
    Address of Site: http://www.ase.org
Site Description
The Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit coalition of prominent business,
government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and
clean use of energy worldwide to benefit the environment, the economy, and
national security.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades K-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers

Examples of Contents
k "Consumer Page'': "Business Energy Checkup Site (Is Your Business Green?)";
  "Home Energy Checkup"; "Energy Efficiency"; "Financing"; "Mortgages'";
  "Home Energy Ratings"
> "Educators Page": "Green Schools''; "Free Lesson Plans''
>• "Media Page": "ASE News Releases"; "Fact Sheets"; "Alliance Publications"
*• "Energy  Industrial Professionals Page": "Associates List"; "Associates Bulletin"
k "Alliance Programs: "Energy Efficiency in Buildings''; "Industrial Energy
  Efficiency and Competitiveness"; "Consumer Energy Education/Utility
  Support"; "Energy Policy Reform"; "International"


56  Name of Site: American Forests
    Address of Site: http://www.amfor.org/
Site Description
American  Forests is the nation's oldest nonprofit citizen conservation organiza-
tion, founded in 1875. American Forests plants millions of trees each year
through its Global ReLeaf program, designed to restore damaged forests.
Global ReLeaf tree planting projects offer a credible, low cost approach to
offsetting  greenhouse gas emissions, but they also incorporate a combination
of local benefits that are independent of climate change. This makes tree
planting an important part of corporate or community planning, for more
reasons than one.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 7-12 • College  • Teachers  • Business • Policymakers

Examples of Contents
> "Climate Change and Tree Planting": "Benefits of Tree Planting"; "Projects";
  "Publications"
> "Calculate Your Carbon Debt"
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    >• "Green Cities"
    *• "Global Releaf 2000 Project"
    >• "Tree Planting Project Grant Information"


    57   Name of Site: Campaign for Climate Change (by WWF)
         Address of Site:  http://www.panda.org/climate/
    Site Description
    WWF has led international efforts to conserve nature and protect the diversity of
    life on Earth for nearly 40 years. Global warming and climate change pose a serious
    new threat to the survival of many species and to the well-being of people around
    the world. WWF believes in tackling the source of the problem. By 2001 it aims
    to ensure that industrialized nations  set in motion a permanent downward trend in
    their domestic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)—the leading global warming
    gas—as a first step towards substantial reductions in emissions by 2010. Their
    Web page aims to raise public awareness of such issues.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12 • College •  Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    •• "Global Warming: Health and Disease"  (by Paul R. Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.,
      Associate Director Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard
      Medical School)
    * "Climate Change Information": WWF Campaign, Climate Convention
      Fact Sheet, etc.
    * "Take Action": Writing campaign (send letters to government officials)
    * "U.S. Policies and Measures Report"
    *• "Country to Country (CO2 Emissions Per Capita)"


    58   Name of Site: Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable
         Technologies (CEERT)
         Address of Site:  http://www.ceert.org
    Site Description
    By aggregating the expertise and resources of its coalition members from both the
    public interest and business sectors, CEERT has emerged as a compelling force on
    behalf of clean, renewable energy resources and energy efficiency measures in key
    policy making debates on the local, state and federal level working to provide
    citizens with new opportunities to plug into clean power. Although based in
    California, CEERT is engaged in providing technical support to environmental
    advocates and clean technology developers in other regions. It has created and
    sustained alliances and coalitions, and built strong relationships with key environ-
    mental and renewable energy industry leaders in New England, Texas, the Pacific
    Northwest and the Rockies.
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Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College  • Teachers  • Business • Policymakers
Examples of Contents
"What is Clean Power?" Info on: Solar • Wind • Geothermal • Hydro • Fuel
Cells • Biomass


59 Name of Site: Center for Environmental Information
    Address of Site: http://www.awa.com/nature/cei
Site Description
CEI provides information and communication services, publications, and educa-
tional programs in order to: advance public understanding of environmental issues
act as a communication link among scientists, educators, decision makers and
the public  advocate informed action based on the free exchange of information
and ideas.

Appropriate Audiences
College • Business • Policymakers

Examples of Contents
* "CEI Programs and Services": "Global Climate Change
  Digest"^'Environmental Events Calendar";"Proceedings from the 1995
  Conference on Sustainable Development and Global Climate Change—
  Conflicts and Connections Online"
* "The Environmental Library''
* "CEFs Environmental P-dsk Communication Program'': "Question of Risk
  Video"
*• "Upcoming Events": "Kyoto  and Beyond: Climate Change Policy Moves to
  Center Stage"; "Upcoming Events; Funding and Support"


60 Name of Site: Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable
    Technology (CREST)
    Address of Site: http://solstice.crest.org/
Site Description
Solstice is the Internet information service of the Center for Renewable Energy
and Sustainable Technology (CP-JEST). This site contains information concerning
ways of reducing individual environmental impact through renewable energy,
energy efficiency, and sustainability. There is also  information here concerning the
relationship between energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness (a site search should
be preformed to find the latter information).

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College • Teachers • Business •  Policymakers
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    Examples of Contents
    >• Follow the following link: "Documents and Databases"; "Sustainable Living";
      Environment"; "Greenhouse Gas Emission Reports Sponsored by the U.S.
      Country Studies Program"
    > "Environment On-Line'': Educational materials on climate change, energy,
      forests and biodiversity, water, ozone depletion, and natural resources
    * "Discussion Groups1' (e-mail list-serves)


    61  Name of Site: Cities for Climate Protection
         Address  of Site: http://www.iclei.org/co2
    Site Description
    This Web ste gives you a tour of the climate issues as it affects urban areas, and
    illustrates actions you can take as a citizen or local elected official.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    > "Cities in Action": Cities for Climate Protection Campaign
    > "Energy Arcade": Educational on-line activities
    * "Members Club": "Complete, on-line versions of ICLEI's Cities for Climate
       Protection Campaign case studies and publications"
    >• "Virtual City Hall": "Visit the Mayor's Office to hear from Mayors speaking
      out on global warming, the City Council to learn about resolutions and actions
      plans, and departments to see how they implement ways of reducing CO2
      emissions"
    >• "News Stand": ICLEI's climate Change news database, a database of recent news
      articles related to the subject of Climate Change.
    * "What your City Council needs to Know about the Greenhouse Effect and
      What to Do about It"


    62  Name of Site: Climate Action Network (CAN) Newsletter
         Address  of Site: http://www.igc.org/climate/Eco.html
    Site Description
    The Climate Action Network is a network of non-government organizations
    who share a common concern for problems of climate change and wish to
    cooperate in the development and implementation of both short term and long
    term strategies  to combat it. The Climate Action Network has eight regional focal
    points which co-ordinate these efforts in Africa, South Asia, South East Asia,
    Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Europe, the United Kingdom
    and the United States.
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Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations
Examples of Contents
From this page, you can access recent editions of Eco; back issues; and information
about the organizations involved in producing Eco. Examples from Issue Number
1—Volume XCVII, October 21, 1997—"BONN: Speak Now!" •  " MITI, Japan
and the U.S. "  • "Conference Reports" • "Hypocrisy from the Pump"


63  Name of Site: Climate Change Info Center
     Address of Site: http://www.preen.org
Site Description
This site is dedicated to presenting comprehensive, timely and accurate informa-
tion about issues relating to global climate change, with a bias towards information
and events in and around western North America.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10—12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers

Examples of Contents
»• "Climate Change Basics": "Terms and Acronyms"; "International System
  of Units (IS) Prefixes,Useful Quantities  in CO2";  "Common Conversion
  Factors''; "Common Energy Unit Conversion Factors"; "Geologic Time
  Scales"; "Factors and Units for Calculating Annual CO2 emissions Using
  Global Fuel Production Data"
> "The Science of Climate Change": "Climate Change Information Kit";
  "Climate Change 1995 — The IPCC 2nd Assessment Report"; "Relative
  Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (IPCC 1995)"; "Global Warming;  Focus
  on the Future (EDF)"
*• "The Politics of Climate Change": "Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations
   Framework Convention on Climate Change (1997)"; "The Kyoto Conference
   and the Future of the Earth's Climate (1998)"; "Climate Change Speech"
   (John Browne, Group Chief Executive, British Petroleum, May  1997);
   "John P. Holdren (Harvard JFK School of Government, June 1997) on
   Climate Change"


64  Name of Site: Climate Institute
     Address of Site: http://www.climate.ora/
Site Description
International non-governmental organization focused largely on climate change,
by facilitating discussion between scientists, policy makers, business executives,
and citizens.
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    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12  • College  • Teachers • Business  • Policymakers

    Examples of Contents
    *• "Climate Report: Global Warming and Weather Extremes"
    k "Climate Models: How Reliable are Their Predictions?"
    *• "Climate Alert Articles": "Conference Brings  Together Broad Local Group to
      Explore Impact of Sea Level Rise on Chesapeake"; "Scientists Express Concern
      About Stability of East and West"; "Antarctic Ice Sheets"


    65  Name of Site: Climate Protection Initiative (By World Resources Institute)
         Address of Site: http://www.wri.org/wri/cpi/aboutcpi.html
    Site Description
    The CPI is a partnership  between WRI and private firms to identify acceptable
    policies and business  strategies for achieving strong climate protection goals. This
    institute-wide  effort is motivated by the belief that there is a positive link between
    climate protection  and a sound economy. Wider recognition of this linkage is
    essential for the development and implementation of an effective international
    climate treaty.  The CPI is working with leading corporations to  define Safe
    Climate, Sound Business Scenarios—policy pathways for stabilizing greenhouse
    gas concentrations  and meeting world energy demand, while maintaining a healthy
    economic environment. It contributes to business strategies by developing case
    studies of how companies have overcome barriers to implementing carbon dioxide
    reduction initiatives to achieve financial and productivity benefits.

    Appropriate Audiences
    College • Teachers • Business • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    Publications (some are free of charge, others have an associated cost):
    Safe Climate, Sound Business: An Action Agenda •  Building a Safe Climate, Sound
    Business Future •  A Byte Out of Carbon: Electronics Innovation for Climate Protection
    Climate Protection Policies:  Can We Afford to Delay  ? • Climate Protection and the
    National Interest: The Links Among Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Energy Security
    • The Costs of Climate Protection: A Guide for the Perplexed  • Carbon Counts:
    Estimating Climate Change Mitigation in Forestry Project • The Keys to the Car. Electric
    and Hydrogen Vehicles for the 21st Century • The Going Rate: What It Really Costs to
    Drive • Car Trouble • The Right Climate for Carbon Taxes: Creating Economic
    Incentives to Protect the Atmosphere • The Greenhouse Trap: What We are Doing to the
    Atmosphere and How We Can Slow Global Warming
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66  Name of Site: Committee for the National Institute for the Environment
    Address of Site: http://www.cnie.org
Site Description
The Committee for the National Institute for the Environment is a national,
non-profit organization working to improve the scientific basis for making decisions
on environmental issues through creation of a new, non-regulatory environmental
science and education entity, the National Institute for the Environment (NIE).
Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College  • Teachers • Business • Policymakers  • Public Relations
Examples of Contents
"National Library tor the Environment"  • "Congressional Research Service
Reports" • "Global  Climate Change"  •  "International Environment: Current
Major Global Treaties" • "Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate, Marine
Mammal Issues''  • "Overview of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE)" •
"Climate Change: Three Policy Perspectives • "Population and Environment
Linkages • "Air and Climate"  • "Air, Climate and Resources'':  "Air Resources";
"Air Pollution"; "Air and Climate Systems:"; "Air Sheds"; "Stratospheric Ozone";
"Global Warming/Greenhouse Effect"  •  "Air and Climate Policies": "Local Air
Policies"; "Climate Change Policy"; "Other Air/Atmospheric Policy"


67  Name of Site: The Earth Times
     Address of Site: http://www.earthtimes.org
Site Description
The Earth Times is sponsored by the Earth Times Foundation, a not-for-profit
foundation. Its Web  edition is produced daily. Article archives can be searched for
those articles related to climate change and global warming.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College  • Teachers • Business • Policymakers  • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
Sample titles from the article archives: "Governments Need to Open Up to
Industry to Halt Climate Change";  "1999 May Make or Break Kyoto Climate
Change Treaty Process"; "Developing Countries Need to  Support Limits on
Global Emissions"; "One Industry's View of Reducing Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Globally"; "1999, Politics as Usual? A :Look at the Federal
Environment Agenda"; "New Weather Prediction Center Will Give Insight to
Patterns and Phenomena"; "At Last, Climate Change Talks Get Some Backbone"
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    68  Name of Site: Environmental Defense Fund
        Address of Site: http://www.edf.org
    Site Description
    Maintains Member Network to influence national environmental policy and works
    with grassroots groups at the local and regional level in the U.S. and abroad. There
    are global warming games on this site, under the "Focus on the Future" exhibit,
    such as: "Temperature Puzzle", "CO2 Emission Puzzle" "Calculate Your CO2
    Emissions'" , "Twenty Things You Can Do", "Global Warming Wordsearch"

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 7- 12 •  College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "Recent Climate Change News from EDF" • "Climate Change News from
    Greenwire"  • "Contribute to EDF'S Climate change Program" • "Weathervane1"
    • "A Call for Leadership"  • "Global Warming: Could It Swamp Washington,
    DC?" •  "A Cold-War Solution for a Warming World" • "Global Warming Is
    Already Here, Argues Author'' • "EDF Scientist Reviews New Book on Global
    Warming" •  "Population and Climate" •  "20 Simple Steps to Reduce Global
    Warming" •  "Global Warming: The History of an International Scientific
    Consensus" • "Global Warming—Facts vs. Myths"  • Visit the Virtual Museum:
    "Global Warming—Focus  on the Future" • "Global Warming—Understanding
    the Forecast"
    69  Name of Site: Global Change
        Address of Site: http://www.globalchange.org/gcintro.htm
    Site Description
    The Publication Global Change seeks to familiarize the public with the issues
    associated with climate change and ozone depletion.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12 •  College •  Teachers

    Examples of Contents
    Feature Article: "Pedal to the Metal—Americans Drive up Carbon Emissions" •
    "Global Change Monitor—A Review of Recent Anomalies, Data, and Trends'' •
    "Climate and Ozone Science" •  "Economics; Moderating Change"  • "Actions,
    From the Individual to the  International Levels,  to Slow Global Change, Impacts"
    • "Consequences of Climate  Change and Ozone Depletion, Adaption" •
    "Profiles'" • "Other Sources of Information"
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70   Name of Site: Global Climate Change Digest
     Address of Site: http://www.globalchange.org/digest.htm
Site Description
The publication The Global Climate Change Digest is an interdisciplinary guide to
current general and technical information related to climate change resulting from
human activities, particularly global warming by greenhouse gases and stratospheric
ozone depletion.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists •  Grades 10-12* College

Examples of Contents
> Archives of all Digest editions published from July 1988 through January 1996:
  "Individual recent issues of the Digest (from the last 18 months) will not be posted
  in the Archives until each is 19 months old, at •which point each  is 'bumped' into
  the Archives. So with each passing month, we advance the archives one month
  by adding another newer edition of the Digest. Access to the Archives is free...."


71  Name of Site: Global Energy Marketplace
     Address of Site:  http://gem.crest.org/
Site Description
This powerful, on-line, searchable database of more than 2500 energy efficiency and
renewable energy annotated Web links has been sponsored by the U.S. EPA and
created by CREST to promote a more sustainable energy future and mitigate
global climate change that results from energy use. You will find highly useful case
studies, reports, publications, economic  analyses, product directories, discussion
groups, country profiles, mitigation assessments, and other beneficial resources.

Appropriate Audiences
Policymakers • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
> Reinstate: "An innovative guide to state-by-state renewable energy and
  sustainable  development resources. It includes  case studies, products and services,
  utility information, programs and policies, and energy usage and design data for
  each state."
* Search GEM database by typing in a keyword or phrase or selecting a category
  supplied
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    72  Name of Site: Global Warming Information Page
        Address of Site: http://www.globalwarming.org/
    Site Description
    This web site is a project of the Cooler Heads Coalition, a sub-group of the
    Consumer Coalition. The Cooler Heads Coalition was formed on May 6, 1997 to
    dispel the myths of global warming by exposing flawed economic, scientific, and
    risk analysis. Coalition will also follow the progress of the international Global
    Climate Change Treaty negotiations. Another great site supporting the argument
    that there is not a global climate change problem.

    Appropriate Audience
    Business

    Examples of Contents
    "Hot Times or Hot Air: The Sun in the Science of Global Warming"
    • "Conserving Energy May Not Solve Global Warming" • "Researcher Finds
    Ancient Heat Wave"  •  "Harvard-Smithsonian Physicist Calls Sun's Variability
    The Greatest Factor in Global Climate Change'' • "Motor Vehicle Carbon
    Dioxide Emissions Found to Be a Limited Factor in the Greenhouse Effect"
    73  Name of Site: Global Warming and Mortality
        Address of Site: http://www.ciesin.org/TG/HH/morthmpg.html
    Site Description
    CIESIN Thematic Guides (Provisional Release). Describes potential increases in
    mortality due to Global Warming.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12 •  College • Teachers • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "The Basic Mechanisms Underlying How Global Warming May Influence
    Health" • "The Effects of Ambient Temperature on Mortality" • "How and
    Where Climatic Parameters Are Expected To Vary due to Global Warming" •
    "Sensitive Population Groups and Global Warming" • "The Degree to which
    Mitigating Factors May Modify the Effects of Global Warming on Mortality'' •
    "Models That Predict Potential Increases in Mortality due to Global Warming"


    74  Name of Site: Greenpeace: Climate Science
        Address of Site: http://www.greenpeace.org/~climate/
    Site Description
    Greenpeace has identified global climate change as one of the greatest threats to
    the planet. This site outlines the issues of climate change, and some of
    Greenpeace's campaigns to raise public awareness concerning those issues.
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Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College • Teachers  • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations
Examples of Contents
"Carbon Hypocrisy"'  "Renewable Energy"* "Buying a Fridge to Save the
Environment" • "What You Can Do" • "Climate Science


75   Name of Site: The National Center for Public Policy Research
     On Global Warming
     Address of Site: http://www.nationalcenter.org/Kyoto.html
Site Description
The National Center for Public Policy Research is a communications and research
foundation dedicated to providing free market solutions to today's public policy
problems.  In the 1980's, the National Center supported the Reagan administra-
tion initiatives concerning the USSR, Arms Control, Central America, and
human rights. Now in  the 1990's a leading campaign of the National Center is
Environmental Stewardship, with the belief that private owners are the best
stewards, with a "Laissez-Faire" approach towards government regulation. This
is a great site to visit  for information supporting the argument that there isn't a
global climate change problem.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College  'Business

Examples of Contents
> "Global Warming Not Responsible for 1998's Unusual Weather": National
  Policy Analysis #228  explains why  1998 weather patterns don't prove global
  warming is their cause; by David Ridenour of The National Center for Public
  Policy Research (January, 1999)
"• "Is the Global Warming Treaty a Threat to National Security?": Brief Analysis
  #277; by Sterling Burnett of the National Center for Policy Analysis (August,  1998)
»• "The Road to Kyoto: How the Global Climate Treaty Fosters  Economic
  Impoverishment and  Endangers U.S. Sovereignty": A Heritage Foundation
  comprehensive review of the global warming treaty by Angela Antonelli,
  Brett D.  Schaefer, and Alex Annett, (October 6, 1997)
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    76  Name of Site: National Environmental Trust
        Address of Site: http://www.eic.org
    Site Description
    The purpose of this site is to demonstrate to the public, press, and policy makers
    that environmental change poses a serious threat to our environment, economic
    development and quality of life, and that policies to mitigate change will improve
    economic competitiveness and the standard of living in the United States. Follow
    the links to pages on climate change issues. The web address may change some
    time this year to www.envirotrust.com.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10—12 •  College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers  • Public
    Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "Effects of Climate Change on the Land—Animated Flooding of Coastlines
    Following a One-meter Rise in Sea Level" • "Powering The Future— Clean Energy
    for a Clean Environment" • "Basic Facts About Global Warming'' • "Implications of
    Global Warming for Life on Earth" • "Climate Countdown Update"


    77  Name of Site: NWF: Climate Change and Wildlife Program
        Address of Site: http://www.nwf.org/nwf/international/cchange/
    Site Description
    The National Wildlife Federation focuses its work on specific core area environ-
    mental issues and then educates, inspires, and assists people to conserve our pre-
    cious natural resources. This page focuses on the current or presumed effects of
    climate change upon wildlife.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 7-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers •  Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "Climate Change and Wildlife in New England"  • "Resolutions, Lies, and
    Climate Change" • "The Kyoto Protocol" • "Frequently Asked Questions About
    Climate Change'' • "Steps the United States Can Take" • "The U.S. Climate
    Change Commitment and President Clinton's  Comments" •  "Climate Change:
    NWF's Efforts" • "Climate Change: How to get Involved"


    78  Name of Site: Ozone Action: Global Warming Page
        Address of Site: http://www.ozone.org/page20.html
    Site Description
    Ozone Action is a non-profit, public interest organization. Ozone Action
    responds to climate skeptics, answers daily media inquiries, and provides analysis
    of the latest science and policy developments on atmospheric issues. Ozone
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Action educates the public and assists the media through its extensive contacts in
government, among scientists, activists and with its library of scientific articles,
investigative reports and fact sheets covering many aspects of climate change and
ozone depletion.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists • Grades 4-12 • Teachers  • Business • Public Relations
Examples of Contents
>-Fact Sheets: "Global Warming and Agriculture";  "Emissions of Greenhouse
 Gases"; "Impacts of Global Warming"; "Global Warming and Human Health";
 "Global Warming and Sea Level Rise"; "How You Can Conserve Energy and
 Fight  Global Warming"; "What Would it Take to Stop Climate Change?";
 "The  Links Between Ozone Depletion and Global Warming"
^Reports:  "Current Effects of Climate Change Roundtable":  "The Case for Early
 Action—An Ozone Action Report on Global Climate Change"
>• Testimony: Testimony of John Passacantando on  the Kyoto Treaty to the House
 ot Representatives Committee on Government Reform and  Oversight
 Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and
 Regulatory Affairs


79  Name of Site: PBS Online: NOVA
     Address of Site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
Site Description
Since May of 1996, Nova and PBS have produced a series of real-time expeditions,
called "Nova/PBS Online Adventures." The adventures follow scientists and
explorers into the field, reporting on science as it happens, and allowing the
Internet audience to participate via e-mail.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists • Grades 4—12 • College • Teachers • Business

Examples of Contents
*• Expeditions Directly Involving Climate Change:  "Tracking El Nino";
 "Warnings from the Ice"
>• Expeditions Indirectly Involving Climate Change: "Alive on Everest!"
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    80  Name of Site: Physicians for Social Responsibility
        Address of Site: http://www.psr.org
    Site Description
    Physicians for Social Responsibility's Environment and Health Program aims to
    ensure that the public's health—especially the health of children and other
    vulnerable populations—comes first in setting the nation's environmental agenda.
    To this end, PSR works to ensure that the  best available scientific and medical
    expertise underlies environmental legislation, regulations and policies.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 7-12 • College • Teachers • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "Global Climate Change and Human  Health" • Press Release: "Nobel Laureates
    Ask World Leaders to Move Quickly on Global Warming" • "PSR Monitor on
    Climate Change"
    81  Name of Site: Reporting on Climate Change:
        Understanding the Science
        Address of Site: http://www.nsc.org/ehc/guidebks/climtoc.htm
    Site Description
    This publication is a product of the Environmental Health Center, National Safety
    Council. November 1994.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12 •  College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers

    Examples of Contents
    >• Links to chapters in the publication:  "Introduction"; "Chapter 1: A Science
     Story on an Environmental Reporters Beat"; "Chapter 2: Climate and Natural
     Variability"; "Chapter 3: Greenhouse Gases—Some Basics"; "Chapter 4: How
     Warm? How Fast? Scientific Consensus and Debate"; "Chapter 5: Ozone
     Depletion—When Less Is Not Enough"; "Chapter 6: Working with Scientists
     and Scientific Sources on Climate Change"; "Chapter 7: Scientists' Tools for
     Seeking Answers—Scientific Method and Verifications"; "Glossary";
     "Appendix A: Sources for Additional Information"; "Appendix B; References
     and Resources"
    82  Name of Site: Sierra Club Global Warming News
        Address of Site: http://www.sierraclub.org/global-warming
    Site Description
    This program seeks to educate, motivate and empower citizen activists to
    participate in the public policy debate, and to provide educational materials
    and information to policy makers, the media and the general public.
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Appropriate Audiences
 Grades 10-12  • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public
Relations

Examples of Contents
"Global Warming and Energy Campaign" (Background information) • "Global
Warming Resources" •  "The Climate Report—Things You Can Do to Stop
Global Warming" • "Energy News" •  "Global Warming—News by Date"
(October, 1995-December, 1996)


83  Name of  Site: Tidepool: Climate
     Address of Site: http://www.tidepool.org/id.hot.html

Site Description
"Tidepool," an online environmental news service, is part of the "Inforain"
Bioregional Information System, which focuses on the larger bioregional commu-
nity and working together to solve common problems with positive, sustainable
solutions. This  page specifically addresses climate change and the news.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 7—12 •  College • Teachers

Examples of Contents
Sampling of articles: "Yellow Cab Company Goes Green" • "Northwest Could
Become Clean Energy World Leader" •  "Warmer Climate No Blessing to
Northwest" • "Economics and the Fight Against Global Warming'' • "Carbon
Storage Key to  Fighting  Global Warming" • "Science Isn't in Yet On Pollution
Credits" • "Climate Change Mitigation Can Start At Home" • "Coral Could Be
Environmental  Warming" • "Oyster Disease Linked to Climate Change" • "Can
Antennas Clear Mexico's Smog?" •  "BP Will Offer Cleaner Fuels to Cities" •
"Warmer Nights Kill Grass on Colorado's Steppe" • "Antarctic Scientists Listen
for Ancient Signals" • "Arctic Ozone Loss Concerns Scientists" • "Solid Waste
Burners May Be Bigger Threat than Cars" • "Weather On Tiny Island May Hold
Clues To Climate Change" •  "Beware a Kyoto Compromise"


84  Name of Site: Understanding Global Climate Change:
    Address of Site: http://www.facsnet.org/report_tools/climate.html
Site Description
FACS educates journalists about news content through comprehensive online
reports. This online report is aimed for journalists seeking background on global
warming issues. Included is an excellent overview of the political history of the

Appropriate Audience
Public Relations
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    Examples of Contents
    "The Latest Headlines"  • "Basic Issues" • "Politics"  • "Science" • "Viewpoints"
    • "Economics"

    85   Name of Site: Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
         Address of Site: http://www.ucsusa.org/
    Site Description
    The Union of Concerned Scientists tackles problems of global sustainability and
    global security. Its "work focuses on the following issue areas: global warming, agri-
    culture, arms control, energy, global resources, and transportation.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 7-12 • College • Teachers • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    * "Global Warming": "What Is Global Warming?"
    > "What Does UCS Think of the Position on Global Warming President Clinton
     Recently Announced? See  their most recent press release..."
    * "At the UCS Science Summit, prominent scientists worldwide issued a state-
     ment calling for strong action on global warming"


    86   Name of Site: Weathervane: A Digital Forum on
         Global Climate Policy
         Address of Site: http://www.weathervane.rff.org
    Site Description
    "Weathervane" is an online forum designed to provide the news media, legislators,
    opinion leaders, and the interested public with analysis and commentary on U.S.
    and global policy initiatives related to climate change.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    A Summary of U.S. Positions on Climate Change Policy •  An Analysis on
    Clinton's Proposal for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions • "In the Hands of the
    Citizenry—A Global Referendum on Climate Policy" • "Will Technology-Based
    Climate Strategies Work in Developing Countries?" •  "Something for Everyone: A
    Climate Policy That Both Environmentalists and Industry Can Live With" •
    "Additional Environmental Benefits of Climate Policies Assessed"
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87   Name of Site: World Meteorological Organization
     Address of Site: http://www.wmo.ch
Site Description
From weather prediction to air pollution research, climate change-related
activities, ozone layer depletion studies and tropical storm forecasting, the World
Meteorological Organization coordinates global scientific activity to allow increas-
ingly prompt and accurate weather information and other services for public,
private and commercial use, including international airline and shipping industries.
Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College  • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations
Examples of Contents
*• "Links To WMO Programmes": "World Climate Programme"; "World
Climate Research Programme"; "Global Climate Observing System"
Trade and Industry Organizations
88  Name of Site: American Petroleum Institute
     Address of Site: http://www.api.org/
Site Description
Although the U.S. oil and gas industry has some doubts about the level of certainty
in the scientific research to date, the industry favors taking action now to address
potential climate change. Follow links on this site to pages entitled "climate
change" or "global warming." Here there are updates on world-wide climate
legislation, voluntary programs in the industry to reduce carbon emissions, and
American Petroleum Institute's stance on the issues.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12  • College  • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
> "Climate Treaty Update'': "Berlin Mandate"; "Clinton/Gore Policy"
> "Stakes in Kyoto": "Personal Impacts"; "Business and Industry";
  "U.S. and Global Economies"; "Emissions Equity"
*• "Industry is Helping": "API Position"; "Voluntary GHG Reductions";
  "Recommended Actions''
*• "What's Happening?": "Global Temperatures"; "Sea Level Rise";
  "Greenhouse Gases"
*• "Climate Science": "IPCC Stresses Uncertainty"; "Computer Models"
> "Economic Impacts": "Key Considerations"; "National Impacts"; "State Impacts"
>• "Viewpoints": "Business''; "Congress"; "Labor"; "Media"; "Academia''
> "Notable Quotes"
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    89   Name of Site: Edison Electric Institute
         Address of Site: http://www.eei.org
    Site Description
    Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the trade association representing shareholder-
    owned electric utilities. As the industry leader, EEI is dedicated to helping our 180
    member companies assure consumers a reliable, economic, and environmentally
    sound supply of electricity. This site serves to keep members and other interested
    parties up to date on the issues, or to direct them to sources that can.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12  • Business • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "What's New at the EEI Site" • "Environmental Issues Report " •  "The Electric
    Power Industry Today" • "Environmental Issues" • "Global Climate Change"


    90   Name of Site: Electric Power Research Institute
         Address of Site: http://www.epri.com
    Site Description
    Created by U.S electric utilities in 1973, EPRI is one of America's research
    consortia. EPRI scientists and engineers develop innovative solutions to the
    world's toughest energy problems  while expanding opportunities for a dynamic
    industry. The Model Evaluation Consortium for Climate Assessment (MECCA)
    was created in 1991 with the following three goals: to perform numerical experi-
    ments that will identify and quantify the uncertainties associated with predictions of
    greenhouse gas- induced climate change for models used to advise public policy; to
    create a protocol for analyzing the experimental results and applying them to policy;
    and to communicate findings in order to advance model development.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10-12  • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations
    Examples of Contents
    * "Global Climate Policy Cost Analysis and Integrated Assessment"
    *• "Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Global Climate Change"
    > "Utility Greenhouse Gas Risk Management"
    * "Global Climate Change Brochure": "Overview "; "Components of EPRI
      Climate Change Research"; "Integrated Assessment Framework"; "Modeling
      Emissions"; "Environmental Response to Greenhouse Gases''; "Economic
      Assessment Research''; "Utility Risk Management"; "The Growing Role of
      Electronics in the Climate Issue"; "Further Reading"
    k "Model Evaluation Consortium  for Climate Assessment (MECCA)"
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91  Name of Site: Pew Center on Global Climate Change
     Address of Site: http://www.pewclimate.org/home.html
Site Description
The Center's work on climate change has four major programmatic thrusts, the
most active of which is the development of the Business Environmental
Leadership Council.  The Council is a group of leading companies worldwide that
are responding to the challenges posed by global climate change. The Council will
explore how companies can contribute to solutions at home and abroad through
their own products, practices and technologies.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists •  Grades 10-12  • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers •
Public Relations

Examples of Contents
"Declaration'' and list ot Center companies (Boeing Company, Toyota, etc.) •
"Media Center" (Press releases, transcripts, advertisements, opinion editorials, etc.)


92  Name of Site: Western Fuels Association
     Address of Site: http://www.westernfuels.org
Site Description
Western Fuels Association is "an especially aggressive industry player," having
publicized scientific information expressing skepticism about apocalyptic global
climate change and the likelihood the effect of increased atmospheric concentra-
tion of CO2 will be benign.  This site has links to information that shows the
"other side of the debate."

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12  • College  • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
Resources available to order: "The Greening of Planet Earth"; "1997 State of the
Climate Report";  "1996 State of the Climate Report"; "Greenhouse Forecasting
Still Cloudy"; "CO2 and the Biosphere—The Incredible Legacy of the Industrial
Revolution"; "The Greening of Planet Earth—Its Progression from
Hypothesis to Theory"; "Will Plants Profit from High CO2?"; "Future Climate
and the Precautionary Principle: The Other Side of the Story"
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Miscellaneous
93  Name of Site: The California Energy Commission
    Address of Site: http://www.energy.ca.gov/index.html
Site Description
The California Energy Commission is the state's primary energy policy and plan-
ning agency, charged with ensuring a. reliable and affordable energy supply. The
California Energy Commission is state tax funded.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists • College • Business • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
"Renewable Energy Programs"  • "Education Quest"


94  Name of Site: EV (Electric Vehicle) World
    Address of Site: http://www.evworld.com/
Site Description
An  online magazine, EV World provides the latest news, interviews, and previews
of electric vehicles.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 •  College •  Teachers • Business • Policymakers • Public Relations

Examples of Contents
*• EV World Interview Playlist (Interviews on RealPlayer 5.0 with leading EV
 racers, owners, and scientists)
> "Reports Archive": "Jeep Fuel Cell Concept Car"; "Honda W
 Hybrid-electric'';  "Arizona EV Incentives"; "Inductive vs. Conductive Battle";
 "Alameda EV Expo 1998"; "Toyota Prius Report"; "Why America Needs
 AFVs"; "Flywheel Development  In Mexico"
*• "Test Drive Reviews''
* "EV Stock Report"


95  Name of Site: The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS)
    Address of Site: http://www.sso.org/ecos/global.htm
Site Description
The Environmental Council of the States is a national non-profit, non-partisan
association of state and territorial environmental commissioners. At the request of
the  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ECOS recently formed a committee
to address issues related to global climate change.

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Appropriate Audiences
Specialists • Grades 10-12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers
Examples of Contents
*• "State Climate Change Summaries": Very brief but detailed information about
  States' environmental policies, laws, legislation, regulations, etc.
> "Climate Change Survey Report": Tally of states on questions such as, "How
  would you describe the public's interest in this issue in your state?"
>• "Climate Contacts by State''
> "Vermont's Climate Change Web Forum"
*• "DOE's Energy Fitness Program"


96  Name of Site: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
     Address of Site: http://www.ipcc.ch/
Site Description
The IPCC is organized into three working groups: Working Group I concentrates
on the climate system, Working Group II on impacts and response options, and
Working  Group III on economic and social dimensions.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists • Grades 10—12 • College • Policymakers

Examples of Contents
>• "Climate Change 1995": "Technical Papers": "Working Group I
Working  Group II": "Working Group III"
> "Ordering Details and Press Releases"


97  Name of Site: International Energy Agency (IEA) Greenhouse Gas
     Research and Development Program
     Address of Site: http://www.ieagreen.org.uk/
Site Description
The IEA  Greenhouse Gas Research and Development Programme identifies
means of reducing the emission of greenhouse gases arising from the use of fossil
fuels. Initially, the emphasis was placed on carbon dioxide emissions from power
generation but now other greenhouse gases and other sources are also being exam-
ined. The first three-year phase of the programme ran from 1991 to 1994 and the
second phase began in November, 1994.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists • College • Policymakers
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    Examples of Contents
    "What is the IEA Greenhouse Gas Research and Development Programme?" •
    "The Science of Global Warming" • "Technical Solutions for Greenhouse Gas
    Geduction"* "GHGT-4: Fourth International Conference on Greenhouse Gas
    Control Technologies" • Further information, conferences and publications


    98  Name of Site: The International Institute for Energy Conservation (NEC)
        Address of Site: http://www.iiec.html
    Site Description
    The International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC) seeks to accelerate the
    adoption of energy-efficient policies, technologies, and practices in developing
    countries to enable economically and environmentally sustainable development.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10—12 •  College • Teachers • Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    "March, 1997 E-notes Insert on Climate Change" • "June 1996 E-notes insert
    on Supporting Climate Action in Developing Countries"  • "Climate Change
    Policy Publication"


    99  Name of Site: International Human Dimensions Programme
        On Global Environmental Change
        Address of Site: http://www.uni-bonn.de/ihdp/index.html
    Site Description
    IHDP is an international, interdisciplinary, non-governmental social science
    programme  dedicated to promoting and coordinating research aimed at describing,
    analyzing and understanding the human dimensions of global environmental change.
    Appropriate Audiences
    Specialists • College • Teachers  • Policymakers
    Examples of Contents
    "IHDP Science Projects": "Land-Use and Land-Cover Change (LUCC)";
    "Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS)"; "Institutional
    Dimensions of Global Change (IDGC)"; "Industrial Transformation (IT)"
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100  Name of Site: Joint Implementation
     Address of Site: http://www.ji.org
Site Description
This web site is designed to be an online resource for information about world-
wide Joint Implementation (JI) activities.
Appropriate Audiences
Specialists • College • Policymakers • Public Relations
Examples of Contents
"United States Initiative on Joint Implementation (USIJI)" • "United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change"


101 Name of Site: Junk Science
     Address of Site: http://www.junkscience.com
Site Description
The Junk Science Home Page is a product of Steven J. Millroy, the Executive
Director of the Advancement of Sound Science Coalition (TASSC). The purpose
of this Page is to distinguish between "good" and "bad" science. This page
definitely provides "food for thought." Follow links to information on global
climate change.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists • Grades 10—12 • College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers •

Examples of Contents
"Behavior of World's Glaciers Fails to Prove Global Warming Theory''
(March 8,  1999) • "The First Family's Asthma Problems" (March 8, 1999):
Yes,  this one actually involves global climate change!


102 Name of Site: New Scientist: Global Warming
     Special Report from Kyoto
     Address of Site: http://www.keysites.com/nsplus/insight/global/
Site Description
New Scientist Planet Science is the Web site of New Scientist Magazine, a science
and technology weekly publication. This page is  the magazine's ongoing report on
the science of climate change and its effect on global politics. Discusses both the
pros  and cons of the climate change debate, with more emphasis on the "pro" side
of the argument.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 •  College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers
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    Examples of Contents
    *• "Frequently Asked Questions About the Science of Global Warming: How It
     Happens and What We Can Do About It"
    *• "Frequently Asked Questions on the Politics of Global Warming: The Positions
     of the Major Countries and Organizations Involved at the Summit"
    »• Timeline From the Discovery of the "Greenhouse Effect" in France in 1827  to
     the Global Battling Over Global Warming Today—How Our Knowledge of the
     Problem Has Grown as Temperatures Rise
    *• "The Scientific Debate: They're Among the World's Top Scientists and They
     Don't Believe in Global Warming; We Meet the SkSeptics''


    103  Name of Site: New York Times on Global Warming
         Address of Site:
         http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/warming-index.html
    Site  Description
    Several newspapers and television networks have Web sites that have either a page
    devoted to climate change/global warming or a search engine. The search engines,
    using the right terms, such as "climate change" or "global warming" may produce a
    list of the newspaper or television's latest shows/articles concerning climate change.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Specialists • Grades 4—12 •  College • Teachers • Business • Policymakers •
    Public Relations

    Examples of Contents
    > The following New York Times articles are available to read: "Climate Pact:
     Health Care Revisited?" (Alison Mitchell); "In Kyoto, the Subject Is Climate;
     The Forecast Is for Storm (William K. Stevens); "Who Cares About a Few
     Degrees? (Andrew C. Revkin); "Deep in Siberia's Forest, Finding Clues to the
     'Missing Sink' ( Deborah Shapely); "No Simple Fight: The Forces That Shaped
     the Plan (John H.  Cushman, Jr.  and David E. Sanger); "Congress, the Kibbitzer
     at the Climate Table,Waits for Its Turn (Eric Shmitt);  "Coal Nightmares,
     Electrical Dreams  (Matthew L. Wald); "Getting New York Ready For a Hotter,
     Wetter Future (Andrew C. Revkin); "Turning Green Puts Some in the Black
     Now (John H. Cushman, Jr.); "How Fast to Cut Back? Two Views (Peter
     Passell)
    »• Other resources: "Global Warming Article Archive"; "Online Global Warming
     Sources"; "Glossary of Climate Terms"; "The Lobbyists Debate,  Forums";
     "Timeline"; "International Roundup"
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104 Name of Site: Public Utilities Commission, Ohio:
     On Global Climate Change
     Address of Site:
     http://www.puc.state.oh.us/consumer/gcc/index.html
Site Description
Contains a file Country and Regional Studies of Climate Change. There are studies
for the U.S.in addition to Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Central America/Caribbean,
Eastern Europe/Former Soviet, Europe, Middle East, North America, Pacific
Island Region, and South America.

Appropriate Audiences
Grades 10-12 • College • Teachers • Business

Examples of Contents
Country and Region Studies of Climate Change:  "The Science of Global Climate
Change" (An Index of GCC Science-Related sites, An Overview of GCC
Science); "A Chronology of Global Climate Change" (From pre-history to the
present); "Common Acronyms in  Climate Change" (Decipher your way through
the issues surrounding GCC); "Definitions of Climate Change Terms" (A nice
collection of definitions and links to other sites); "Climate Change  Policy'' (A dis-
cussion of the economic and societal impacts at hand);  "Joint Implementation
(Activities Implemented Jointly by Any Other Name)"; Links to Other Sites
(Global Climate Change , Energy,  Sustainable Development , Environmental,
Regulators'Agencies, GCC Policy, General Science); "Country and Regional
Studies of Climate Change" (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Central America/Caribbean,
Eastern Europe/Former Soviet, Europe, Middle East, North America, Pacific
Island Region, South America): "Electric Restructuring Impacts on Global
Change (How Might Competition and Restructuring Affect Emissions?)"
"Advanced Technology and Global Change" (Cutting-Edge Technologies Related
to Global Change);  "Newsletter Sources on GCC and New Additions"


105 Name of Site: United Nations Climate Change Secretariat
     Address of Site: http://www.unfccc.de/
Site Description
The United Nations established a permanent secretariat regarding climate change,
headquartered in Bonn, Germany.  This is its Web site. It provides data of emis-
sions, removals and projections of and for Convention  signatory nations. The Web
site facilitates getting information to developing country Parties, and prepares
reports for the necessary coordination of Parties and other relevant U.N.
Secretariats.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists • College •  Policymakers • Public Relations
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    Examples of Contents
    "The Convention" • "Kyoto Protocol" • "The Secretariat" • "What is
    Climate Change?" • "Country Information" • "Emissions and Other Data"  •
    "Meetings/Workshops"

    106  Name of Site: United Nations: Information for Conventions (IUC)
         Address of Site: http://www.unep.ch/iuc/
    Site Description
    There are fact sheets here, as well as other sources of information concerning
    climate change. In addition, there is general information about the!987 Montreal
    Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and that do not directly
    address the issue of climate change.

    Appropriate Audiences
    Grades 10—12 • College  •  Teachers • Business • Policymakers

    Examples of Contents
    *• "The Causes of Climate Change; The climate system; The role of human activities"
    > "The Impacts of Climate Change"
    *• "The International Response to Climate Change: International Law and the UN
     Energy and Economics; New Techniques and Strategies"


    107  Name of Site: Utility Guide; Information Network for Electricity Users
         Address of Site: http://www.utilityguide.com
    Site Description
    UG is a free service provided to inform residential and small commercial con-
    sumers of their electrical choices; whether to minimize impact on the environ-
    ment, or to find the cheapest price

    Appropriate Audiences
    Specialists • Grades 7-12  • College • Teachers • Business
    Examples of Contents
    "Top News Items" • "Electrical Suppliers" (a List) •  "Laws and Politics Affecting
    the Industry" • "Green Choices" (Information about "Green Power")
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108 Name of Site: Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan and Vermont
     Greenhouse Gas Action Plan
     Address of Site: http://www.state.vt.us/psd/cepGuide.htm
Site Description
A summary of a 700-page comprehensive energy and greenhouse gas control plan
developed by the State  of Vermont. It examines the state's patterns of energy use
and of other factors such as manufacturing, waste management, alternative energy
and their economic and social costs. It proposes a program of controls at the level
of State and regional policy.

Appropriate Audiences
Specialists • Grades 7-12 • College  • Teachers • Business • Policymakers

Examples of Contents
"Energy use in Vermont" • "Options for Future  Electric Sources" •
"Sustainability Impacts'" • "Energy Options" • "Policy Analysis
Affordability" • "Internalizing Full Costs in  the Price of Energy'' • "Carbon
Tax'' • "Energy Legislation" • "Human Well-Being"
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     Alphabetical  Listing of Web Sites
     Please note: Web site categories are referenced by citation numbers, not by page numbers.
     Site Name                                   Site Address and Citation Number
     Alliance to Save Energy                                          http://www.ase.org   55
     Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC)                         http://www.afdc.nrel.gov/   29
     American Forests                                            http://www.amfor.org/   56
     American Petroleum Institute                                     http://www.api.org/   88
     AskEric Virtual  Library                                      http://askeric.org/virtual    1
     Aspen Global Change Institute                         http://gcrio.org/agci-home.html    2
     Atmospheric Research and
     Info Centre (ARIC)                      http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/ace/teach.html   10
     The California Energy Commission                  http://www.energy.ca.gov/index.html   93
     Campaign Climate Change (by WWF)                     http://www.panda.org/climate/   57
     Center for Environmental Information                   http://www.awa.com/nature/cei   59
     Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT)     http://www.ceert.org   58
     Center for Integrated Study of the Human
     Dimensions of Global Change                              http://freyja.epp.cmu.edu/   11
     Center for Global Health and the Environment         http://www.med.harvard.edu/chge/   14
     Center for Renewable Energy and
     Sustainable Technology (CREST)                              http://solstice.crest.org/   60
     The CERES S'Cool Project (by NASA)                http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/scool/   28
     Cities for Climate Protection                                  http://www.iclei.org/co2   61
     Climate Action Network (CAN) Newsletter            http://www.igc.org/climate/Eco.html   62
     Climate Change and the Federal Budget
     (U.S. Congressional Budget Office)                                http://www.cbo.gov/   30
     Climate Change Information Center                              http://www.preen.org   63
     Climate Institute                                           http://www.climate.org/   64
     Climate Protection Initiative
     (by World Resources Institute)                             http://www.wri.org/wri/cpi/   65
     Climate Research Unit of the United Kingdom                 http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/   12
     Climatologist's Toolbox             http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/021climate/index.html    3
     Committee for the National Institute
     for the Environment                                             http://www.cnie.org   66
     Earth and Sky                                            http://www.earthsky.com    4
     The Earth Times                                         http://www.earthtimes.org   67
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Site Name                                    Site Address and Citation Number
Edison Electric Institute                                           http://www.eei.org  89
Eisenhower National Center                                      http://watt.enc.org/   5
Electric Power Research  Institute                                 http://www.eprl.com  90
Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in
the U.S., 1987-1994 (by  U.S. DOE)      http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/95report.html  31
Energy Information Administration (EIA)         http://www.eia.doe.gov/environment.html  32
Envirolink                             http://www.envirolink.org/support/sitemap.html   6
The Environmental Council
of the States (ECOS)                             http://www.sso.org/ecos/global.htm  95
Environmental Defense Fund                                      http://www.edf.org  68
EPA's Global Warming Web Site                    http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/  33
ERA'S Green Lights and Energy Star Programs            http://www.epa.gov/energystar/  34
EPA's Office of Research and Development:
Atmospheric Protection Branch                 http://www.epa.gov/crb/apb/index.htm  35
EPA's Program on Economy and Environmenthttp://www.epa.gov/oppe/eaed/eedhmpg.htm  36
EPA's State and Local  Outreach
Program's Quarterly Newsletter
"Inside the Greenhouse"                http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/greenhouse  37
EPA's State and Local  Climate  Change          http://www.icf-infotech.com/ghg/ghg.nsf  38
Exploratorium                                         http://www.exploratorium.edu   7
EV (Electric Vehicle) World                                         www.evworld.com/  94
Global Change                               http://www.globalchange.org/gcintro.htm  69
Global Change Data Center           http://www-tsdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gcdc/gcdc.htmltttop  39
The Global Change Master Directory (by NASA)                 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov  40
Global Climate Change Digest                  http://www.globalchange.org/digest.htm  70
Global Energy Marketplace (by CREST, EPA)                         http://gem.crest.org  71
Global Learning and Observations
to Benefit the Environment (NOAA)                               http://www.globe.gov  41
Global Warming Information Page                       http://www.globalwarming.org/  72
Global Warming and Mortality              http://www.ciesin.org/TG/HH/morthmpg.html  73
GreenPeace: Climate Science                           www.greenpeace.org/~climate  74
The Global Warming
International Center              http://www2.msstate.edu/~kreddy/glowar/glowar.html  13
The Infinite Power of Texas: Renewable Power                    www.infinitepower.com   8
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     Site Name                                    Site Address and Citation Number
     Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)                   http://www.ipcc.ch/  96
     International Energy Agency (IEA) Greenhouse
     Gas Research and Development Program                   http://www.ieagreen.org.uk/  97
     The International Institute for Energy Conservation (NEC)             http://www.iiec.html  98
     International Human Dimensions Programme
     on Global Environmental Change                     www.uni-bonn.de/ihdp/index.html  99
     Internet in the Classroom (by NASA)                 http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/interactive  42
     The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)           http://www.eren.doe.gov/irec/  43
     Iowa State University Global Change Program                 http://www.iitap.iastate.edu  15
     Junk Science                                           http://www.junkscience.com 101
     Joint Implementation                                              http://www.ji.org 100
     Kids as Global Scientists                        http://www.onesky.umich.edu/kgs99/  16
     NASA: Goddard Institute for Space Studies,
     Research On Global Change                        http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/  44
     National  Center for Atmospheric Research:
     Environmental and Societal Impacts Group                 http://www.dir.ucar.edu/esig/  17
     National  Center for Public Policy Research:
     On Global Warming                          http://www.nationalcenter.org/Kyoto.html  75
     National  Climate Data Center (by NOAA)                     http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/  45
     National  Science Teachers Association                            http://www.nsta.org  18
     National  Weather Service (by NOAA)                           http://www.nws.noaa.gov  46
     New England Climate Change Work Shop Reports             http://www.necci.sr.unh.edu  19
     New Scientist: Global Warming
     Special Report from Kyoto              http://www.keysites.com/nsplus/insight/global/ 102
     New York Times on Global Warming      http://www.keysites.com/nsplus/insight/global/ 103
     Northeast Regional Climate Center                     http://met-www.cit.cornell.edu/  20
     NWF: Climate Change and
     Wildlife Program                        http://www.nwf.org/nwf/international/cchange/  77
     Ozone Action: Global Warming Page                  http://www.ozone.org/page20.html  78
     Pace Energy Project                              http://www.law.pace.edu/env/energy  21
     PBS Online:  NOVA  Expeditions                         http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/  79
     Pew Center on Global Climate Change             http://www.pewclimate.org/home.html  91
     Physicians for Social Responsibility                                 http://www.psr.org  80
     National  Environmental  Trust                                       http://www.elc.org  76
     Planetvision                                      http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/edf   9
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Site Name                                     Site Address and Citation Number
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio:
On Climate Change               http://www.puc.state.oh.us/consumer/gcc/index.html  104
Reporting on Climate Change:
Understanding the Science                http://www.nsc.org/ehc/guidebks/cllmtoc.htm   81
Sierra Club Global Warming News              http://www.slerraclub.org/global-warming   82
Tidepool: Climate                                  http://www.tidepool.org/ld.hot.html   83
Tiempo Climate Cyber Library               http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tiempo/lndex.htm   22
Union of Concerned Scientists (DCS)                           http://www.ucsusa.org/   85
Understanding Global Climate Change    http://www.facsnetorg/report_tools/climate.html   84
United Nations Climate Change Secretariat                       http://www.unfccc.de/  105
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research                    http://www.ucar.edu   23
University of Deleware: Synoptic Climatology Lab    http://www.udel.edu/SynClim/scl.html   24
University of Massachusetts:
Climate Research Center                http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/climate.html   25
University of New Hampshire: Climate Change
Research Center (CCRC) And Institute for Earth,
Oceans, and Space (EOS)                              http://www.grg.sr.unh.edu/ccrc/   26
 U.S. Bureau of Oceans,
 Environment and Science              http://www.state.gov/www/global/oes/index.html   47
 The USDA UV-B Radiation Monitoring Program          http://uvb.nrel.colostate.edu/UVB   48
 U.S. Department Of Energy                                        http://www.doe.gov   49
 U.S. Global Change Research Information Office (USGCRIO)           http://www.gcrio.org   50
 USGS Global Change Research Program                    http://geochange.er.usgs.gov   52
 U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)                  http://www.usgcrp.gov   51
 U.S. Office of Global Programs (by NOAA)                      http://www.ogp.noaa.gov   53
 Utility Guide; Information Network for Electricity Users         http://www.utllltyguide.com  107
 Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan and
 Vermont Greenhouse Gas Action Plan          http://www.state.vt.us/psd/cepGulde.htm  108
 Weather Underground                                http://groundhog.sprl.umich.edu   27
 Weathervane: A Digital Forum on Global Climate Policy    http://www.weathervane.rff.org   86
 Western Fuels Association                                http://www.westernfuels.org   92
 White House Initiative on
 Global Climate Change               www.whitehouse.gov/lnitiatives/Climate/main.html   54
 World Meteorological Organization                                 http://www.wmo.ch   87
 United Nations: Information for Conventions (IUC)                http://www.unep.ch/iuc  106
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     Index

     Please note: Web site categories are referenced by citation numbers, not by page numbers.

     Topic                                                           Citation Number
     Agriculture	31, 33, 48, 85
     Atmospheric	7, 10,  12, 17, 23, 26, 35, 40, 44, 57, 66, 85, 87, 96
     Carbon Calculator	56, 63, 68
     Carbon Cycle	35,52,63
     Children's	1, 2, 3,4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 27, 28, 41, 42, 79, 103
     Climate Data 	20, 24, 25, 39, 44, 45, 50, 52, 96, 105
     Coastal 	9, 33, 46, 76, 88, 96, 40
     Consumer Products	34, 74
     Control (Mitigation)	9, 13, 38, 54, 68, 71, 95, 96, 108, 50
     Curriculum	2,  4, 5, 6, 7, 18
     Data Interpretation  	2, 12, 44
     Discussion Groups  	42, 59, 60, 71
     Ecology 	14, 24, 51, 83, 96
     Economics 	2, 30, 36, 51, 71, 76, 84, 96
     Energy	8, 21, 32, 34, 49, 55, 58, 63, 65, 72, 81, 85, 89, 90, 93, 96, 97, 98, 107, 108
     Energy (Alternative)	8, 21, 29, 43, 49, 58, 60, 71, 74, 88, 90, 93, 98, 107
     Extreme Weather 	12, 13,26, 64
     Fisheries  	33, 37
     Food	9,48
     Forests 	33,56
     Health	3, 14, 19, 24, 73, 80, 108
     Historical 	25, 26, 38, 44, 52, 84, 96, 104
     Industry	31, 63, 65, 88, 89, 91, 92,6, 99, 108
     Internet Resources  	42, 60
     International	12, 13, 15, 22, 50, 57, 62, 71, 72, 83, 98, 100, 102, 104, 105, 106
     Land	40, 41, 44, 51, 99
     Models 	3,  9, 12, 23, 90
     Mortality	73
     Myths	72, 84, 92, 101
     Oceanography	51, 44, 45, 23
     Ozone layer  	10, 47, 69, 78, 79, 87, 106
     Pictures	28, 42
     Policy	47, 54, 57, 66, 75, 100, 108
     Prediction	53, 64, 73, 87
     Publications	37, 67, 69, 70, 81, 102, 103
     Radiation 	48, 51
     Recreation	19
     Scientists	15, 81, 101
     Social Dimensions	11, 17, 51, 74, 96, 99, 108
     States and Regions	8, 19, 20, 33, 38, 49, 71, 93, 95, 104, 108
     Tax policy 	30
     Technology	58, 60, 91, 104
     Transportation	32, 35, 65, 85, 94, 97, 29
     Uncertainty  	54
     Urban	58,61
     Utilities  	32, 71, 89, 90, 97, 104, 107
     Waste Management	    31
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