10 States to Discuss Curbs on Power-Plant Emissions (7/28/03)
Ten states in the Northeast, led by New York, have agreed to begin talks about creating what would be the first market-based compact in the nation intended to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.The idea is to curb emissions by creating a regional market in which power plants can buy and sell carbon dioxide credits among themselves as each state works toward reaching the target, or cap. Scientists consider carbon dioxide to be a major greenhouse gas contributing to global climate change. From the New York Times, 7-25-03.

2003 ties as world's second-hottest year (01/26/04)
The world's average temperature last year was 58.03 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. That's 1.03 degrees warmer than the 124-year world average. From the Philadelphia Inquirier, January 16, 2004.

Alaska Thaws, Complicating the Hunt for Oil (01/26/04)
Global warming -- brought about in part by the burning of fossil fuels -- has raised temperatures in Alaska and reduced the length of the "frozen season" during which oil-prospecting convoys are allowed to traverse the landscape. The past three decades have seen the season shrink from 200 days to 100. Currently, to protect the fragile plant life beneath the ice, standards require six inches of snow and 12 inches of frozen ground to support heavy oil-prospecting machinery. From the New York Times, January 16, 2004.

April 30 - Senate Energy Committee approves energy bill (6/02/03)
. . . . with no provisions on limiting greenhouse gases, nor any serious improvements in energy efficiency. Although not as bad as the version of the energy bill passed earlier in the year by the House, which was dominated by subsidies for fossil-fuel producers.

Apollo Energy Plan sees 3.3 Million Jobs (01/26/04)
Supporters release economic study touting benefits of energy efficiency and renewables. From MSNBC, January 14, 2004.

Climate Collapse (02/04/04)
The Pentagon's Weather Nightmare - The climate could change radically, and fast. That would be the mother of all national security issues. From Fortune Magazine, February 9, 2004 issue.

Climate theories run hot and cold (04/16/04)
UW scientists look at arctic clues - from the Seatlle Post Intelligencer 4-16-04.

CO2 limits suicidal for competitiveness, says industry (01/26/04)
British industry wants ministers to revise their plans for cuts of up to 20% in carbon dioxide emissions and warned "they could be suicidal" for manufacturing's competitiveness. From The Guardian, Tuesday January 20, 2004.

China's Boom Adds to Global Warming Problem (11/21/03)
China's rapid economic growth is producing a surge in emissions of greenhouse gases that threatens international efforts to curb global warming, as Chinese power plants burn ever more coal while car sales soar.

New evidence of global warming in Earth's past supports greenhouse climate theory (11/21/03)
New evidence of global warming in Earth's past supports current models for how climate responds to greenhouse gases. University of California, Santa Cruz public release on 23-Oct-2003.

Now the Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us (02/23/04)
· Secret report warns of rioting and nuclear war
· Britain will be 'Siberian' in less than 20 years
· Threat to the world is greater than terrorism
From the Guardian, February 22, 2004.
Same story from Fortune Magazine - The Pentagon's Weather Nightmare

Reaping the whirlwind - Extreme weather prompts unprecedented global warming alert (7/28/03)
In an astonishing announcement on global warming and extreme weather, the World Meteorological Organisation signalled last night that the world's weather is going haywire.

Taking On Global Climate Change - Planned Study Is Decried as Stalling (7/28/03)
The Bush administration will announce today final details of a 10-year plan to study global climate change to determine whether greenhouse gases and other human-generated pollutants have contributed to an unnatural warming of Earth's atmosphere. From the Washington Post, July 24, 2003.

2001 temps 'second highest' on record (12/19/01)
The Earth's temperature in the year 2001 is expected to be the second highest since global records began 140 years ago, the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday, more proof of global warming caused by humans. From CNN.com, December 18, 2001.

3 states will sue EPA over emissions (2/1/03)
In the first suit of its kind filed by state governments, attorneys general from Massachusetts, Maine, and Connecticut are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency. They argue the Bush administration is jeopardizing the health of citizens and violating clean-air laws by failing to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. From the Boston Globe, January 31, 2003.

ABC NEWS - Global Warming:
Nature's Payback - The temperature is climbing, with potentially hazardous results for the earth.

About Global Warming
Global warming basics from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

A Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing
From Global Green USA, the American affiliate of Green Cross International.

Abrupt climate change likely (12/17/01)
A new report, to be published in early 2002 by the US National Research Council, warns that the earth's climate could warm by as much as 18 degrees in just a few decades. The report's author told a meeting of the American Geophysical Union that gradual global warming, along with other human influences on the environment, could "trip the switch," causing rapid global warming. From Nature News Service, December 17, 2001.Click to get the full report

Acclimating To A Warmer World (5/21/00)
With some climate change unavoidable, researchers focus on adaptation. From Science News Online.

Adapting To Global Warming
Greenhouse Effect and Sea Level Rise: America Starts to Prepare
This site contains a number of links to reports on the issue of sea level rise.

Alberta's Kyoto proposal rebuffed (5/30/02)
Alberta suffered a stinging setback in its campaign against the Kyoto climate treaty May 21st, as its plan for cutting greenhouse emissions outside the treaty was pushed aside by the other provinces and territories. From the Globe and Mail, May 21, 2002.

A heat wave devastates India's south; hundreds die (5/31/02)
Temperatures exceeded 115 degrees farenheit, reaching as high as 124 degrees in what observers called a "natural calamity." From the New York Times, May 18, 2002.

American Geophysical Union Homepage - Science and Policy
On January 28, 1999, the AGU (American Geophysical Union) released their position statement on global climate change and greenhouse gases. The position was prepared over several months and involved soliciting and considering information from AGU members and a thorough review of the pertinent scientific literature. The statement is somewhat extraordinary for a couple of reasons: although the AGU is a large international organization with a significant public profile, its general
policy is to encourage its members to participate in advocacy work though other organizations; secondly, AGUposition statements have, until now, been principally focused on education and research issues; the climate change statement is its first foray into environmental policy.From time to time the AGU Coucil adopts position statements that relate the understanding and application of the geophysical sciences to relevant public policy. In making such statements, the Council limits itself to positions that are within the range of available geophysical data or norms of legitimate scientific
debate.

All You Ever Wanted To Know About Global Warming
The New Scientist; Planet Science. New Scientist is a weekly news magazine devoted to science and technology and their impact on the world and the way we live. New Scientist is published by Reed Business Information Limited, which is part of the Reed Elsevier Group. RBI Limited, 151 Wardour St, London W1V 4BN.

American Demands Evaporate In Puff Of Hot Air (12/12/00)
Climate change talks at the Hague collapse due to the United State's position on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. Independent Online News, 12-12-00.

An Experiment Is Being Conducted On The Earth
The Sierra Club's Global Warming Campaign.

An Open letter on Climate Change (downloads Word file)
A letter "to all of us," co-authored by two people that ought to know what they're talking about - D. James Baker, Under Secretary, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Peter D. Ewins, CEO, UK Meteorological Office.

Excerpt from the open letter - "Ignoring climate change will surely be the most costly of all possible choices, for us and our children."

Archives of the Climate Change Gazette (4/14/00)
A wonderful archive of information on climate change, from the European Business Council For a Sustainable Energy Future.

ARCO Chairman Says Last Days Of Oil Age Have Begun
. . . calls on U.S. energy industry to meet clean fuel challenge.

Arctic-climate findings defrost global-warming doubters (8/17/00)
Christian Science Monitor, Peter N. Spotts, 08/17/00. U.S. scientists have found evidence that the Arctic has rapidly warmed over the past 40 years, a trend in keeping with predictions from climate change models. Snow cover in the Arctic has dropped by about 10 percent since 1972 and sea ice has also been in decline, dropping to record lows in the western Arctic Ocean two years ago, according to the scientists' survey of research on environmental change in the Arctic, published in the Dutch journal Climatic Change. In some areas of the Arctic, temperatures have risen markedly over a short period of time; for instance, in parts of Alaska and Eurasia, winter temperatures have increased by nearly 11 degrees Fahrenheit since the early 1970s.

Arctic Ice and Way of Life Melting Away for Eskimos (5/30/02)
Nature goes awry, bringing vast climatic and cultural changes, and baffling
residents and researchers alike. From the LA Times, March 31, 2002.

ASHRAE Journal - Industry News, August 1998
Future Uncertain for Kyoto Accord
WASHINGTON - While key participants in the global warming treaty touted the benefits of the Kyoto agreement at the 9th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum, two congressional leaders said there is no chance of Senate approval without participation from developing nations and other significant changes.

Ask A Climate Change Expert
Dan Lashof is a senior scientist in NRDC's Air & Energy Program. His expertise includes international agreements and action to limit global warming, national energy policy, and climate science. Natural Resource Defense Council, Washington, D.C., USA.

As The World Turns (Global Change)
See #3 - As The World Turns (Global Change). From Educational Sites For All Ages, Top Ten Websites, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Biological and Environmental Research Program.

The Atmospheric Environmental Service
This is Canada's source for meteorological information as well as a source of research and advice on climate, atmospheric science, air quality, ice, water quantity and other environmental issues.

Atmosphere & Climate Resources Directory
Links to Climate Policy, Climate Research, Acid Rain, Air Quality, Ozone Depletion and Weather
Institute for Global Communications (IGC).

Big Firms Join To Share Greenhouse-Gas Cuts (10/18/00)
DuPont, Shell, Alcan Aluminium, BP (formerly known as BP Amoco), Suncor Energy (a Canadian company), Pechiney (a French aluminum manufacturer) and Ontario Power Generation. The cuts they propose would, by 2010, reduce annual emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to 15 percent below levels measured in 1990 (a reduction of 90 million tons a year). From the Washington Post, 10-18-00.

Briefly Empty Skies Offer Climate Clues (11/01/01)
An article concerning the suspension of airline flights after the Sept. 11 attacks, and how it provided scientists with a rare opportunity to study how aviation affects climate. From the New York Times, October 30, 2001.

Assembly Passes Bill to Control Emissions of Greenhouse Gas (01/31/02)
The California State Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday, January 30th, that would make California the first state to regulate vehicle exhaust linked to global warming.

Bush Unveils Global Warming Plan (2/15/02)
From the Washington Post, 2-14-02.

Related Stories -
Bush Climate Plan Prompts Frosty Response
Belgium questions the morality of a plan that will let U.S. greenhouse gas emissions keep rising. From Yahoo! News, 2-15-02.

UK and US in Kyoto row
Britain doesn't like new Bush "environmental policy" initiative - it makes greenhouse gas emissions reductions purely voluntary for Americans, rather than mandatory. Word from the UK is the new policy is "very disappointing" and "will not work." From the Guardian, 3-4-02.

California Climate Action Registry (11/07/01)
This is a listserve, designed to disseminate important information about the California Climate Action Registry. It will be used to post information about meetings, workshops, legislation, and information directly related to the California Climate Action Registry.

California Global Warming News (4/04/00)
A newsletter that helps you keep up to date on climate change issues.

California officials seek to cut tailpipe emissions of greenhouse gases (12/06/01)
A group of California lawmakers wants the state to adopt a policy to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases scientists believe are behind global warming. From the San Francisco Gate, Saturday, November 10, 2001.

Canadian Efforts To Address Climate Change (8/08/00)

Emission cuts seen not hurting economy - report #1
Canadians willing to adapt to halt climate changes - report #2
Efforts in Canada to curb climate change would have little effect on the country's economy, according to two new reports, one by the national Department of Finance and another by the think tank Informetrica Ltd. The reports found that reducing Canadian greenhouse gas emissions 6 percent from 1990 levels by 2010, the nation's target under the Kyoto climate change treaty, would result in a drop of between 0.6 percent and 3 percent in a gross domestic product that is expected to increase by about 30 percent in the next decade. The Canadian government will consider the studies' findings as it decides on its negotiating position for the international climate change meeting to take place this November at The Hague, Netherlands. Meanwhile, a new poll shows that Canadian citizens support significant action to combat global warming. Eighty-three percent of poll respondents believe that severe weather events are related to climate change.

Center for Energy and Environmental Policy University of Delaware
Publications related to energy and environmental policy.

China says Kyoto pact benefits both rich and poor (01/20/02)
China - one of the most polluting countrys on the planet - says they take the Kyoto Protocol seriously and will work hard to reduce greenhouse gases. From CNN, January 17, 2002.

China Struggles With Water Shortage (9/7/00)
From the Washington Post, 9-7-00; A combination of population growth, drought, desertification, water waste, and global warming appears to be causing a major water shortage in China that experts say could lead to environmental and political crises. The Chinese government is blaming drought for a 9.3 percent drop in the summer grain yield, and water rationing has been imposed on residents and industries in almost 100 cities. Just a few months ago, one person was killed and dozens were injured when a revolt broke out after government workers tried to block streams coming from a reservoir in the Shandong province.

Climate change and El Niño a threat to song birds, study says (6/17/00)
If climate change increases El Nino activity, as some scientists believe, the number of migratory songbirds that spend their summers in North American forests could decline significantly, suggests a study published today in the journal Science. Researchers from Dartmouth College and Tulane University found that El Nino climate cycles reduce the insect and caterpillar food supply available for black-throated blue warblers, leading to the birds producing fewer offspring during El Nino years.

Climate Change And Its Impacts
Some highlights from the ongoing UK Research Programme: a first look at results from the Hadleys Centre's new climate model, November 1998.

Climate Change - Shown Graphically For Those Of Us Who Think In Pictures (8/24/00)
This excellent compilation comes from the Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and was created for FSL's Visitor and Information Services Educational Outreach

The Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
Named in honor of one of America's most famous explorers, the Byrd Polar Research Center of The Ohio State University is recognized internationally as a leader in polar and alpine research. The Center's research programs are conducted throughout the world.

California's Environment Threatened by Global Warming -Water Problems, Wildfires to Increase; Impacts on Habitats, Quality of Life
Date: November 4, 1999
Subject: Global Warming
A new two-year study by California's leading ecological scientists concludes that climate change poses a range of serious challenges for the state's environment and economy. Drawing on the scientific consensus that predicts California's future climate will be warmer and wetter in winters and hotter in summers, the report finds that there will be less water to go around in an already thirsty state. The scientists foresee a range of likely impacts, from altered commercial fisheries to increased difficulty protecting rare and endangered species. Dramatic impacts -- from floods, landslides and wildfires, to disease and pest outbreaks -- are very real possibilities.

Download the report in pdf.
report text (1.2 MB)
illustrations (1.9 MB)

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Industrialized Countries

Carnegie Mellon Climate Change Brochure
This brochure was prepared by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to explain the issue of global warming and climate change. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

City of Seattle Mayor Paul Schell and City Council Adopt Major
Environmental Commitment to Clean Energy for Earth Day 2000 (4/24/00)
"In a landmark commitment to environmental quality, the Seattle City Council unanimously adopted a proposal by Mayor Paul Schell and City Council member Heidi Wills to meet Seattleís future electricity needs with no net emissions of greenhouse gases."

Climate Change Web Site
Assembled jointly by the National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine's "Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy."

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 - Technical resource site
Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards (OAQPS), U.S. E.P.A. Washington D.C., USA.

Climate Ark (4/30/00)
A new search engine providing a host of links to sources of research, energy conservation, renewable technologies and forest preservation. The site allows full text searches of leading research and activist web sites.

Climate Change Calculator
The Climate Change Calculator is an interactive software tool designed to raise peopleís awareness of the greenhouse gases they produce through their daily activities and lifestyle choices. This Canada-specific tool will help people of all ages learn about their contributions to greenhouse gas emissions and will suggest measures they can take to reduce emissions.

The Climate Change and Human Health Integrated Assessment Web
This site provides information about the potential impacts of climate change through integrated assessment in order to appropriately characterize and communicate current scientific research to support policy development and analysis. The site is a program of the Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins Program of the Health Effects of Global Environmental Change.

Climate Change; Links to Beginner's Guide, Bulletin, Information Kit, IPCC Web Site, and Press Releases
Note: you must click on the link "Climate Change" to go to that part of the site.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Information Unit for Conventions (IUC).

Climate Changes May Be Contributing To Die-Off of California Oak Trees (6/8/00)
This link, from 1997, may help to explain why Oak trees are dying at an unprecedented rate from Mendocino County to Santa Barbara. The epidemic, dubbed "sudden oak death," has gotten so bad in Marin that the County was forced to declare a state of emergency. Tens of thousands of the oaks have now been affected, and even worse, the cause is still largely unknown. Experts believe recent changes in the weather may have something to do with the problem.

Climate Change & Weather Web Sites
These links from Geography Discipline Network's web site were selected by Dr. Phil Gravestock, Project Director, Geography & Environmental Management Research Unit (GEMRU), Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education, Gloucestershire, UK.

Climate Changing, U.S. Says in Report (06/04/02)
The "U.S. Climate Action Report" sent to the United Nations details the Bush Administration's acknowledgement of the far-reaching impacts of climate change on the environment such as heat waves, the disruption of snow-fed water
supplies, and the permanent loss of Rocky Mountain meadows and
some coastal marshes. It calls for actions to face the inevitable consequences associated with past decades of emissions, acknowledging humans are mostly to blame. Oil-related industries are angry the administration has switched from "well, we don't know...better study it some more" to "it's a serious problems that's going to cost us dearly." Environmentalists are angry it doesn't call for any serious actions to mitigate future emissions. From the New York Times, 6-3-02.

Climate Change Website
From the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy.

The Climate Diagnostics Center (CDC)
The mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationís (NOAA) CDC is to identify the nature and causes of climate variations on time scales ranging from a month to centuries. The goal of this work is to develop the ability to predict important climate variations on these time scales.

The Climate Institute
The Climate Institute works to protect the balance between climate and life on earth by facilitating the dialogue among scientists, policy makers, business executives and citizens. In all its efforts, the Institute strives to be a source of objective, reliable information.

Climate Is Warming at Steep Rate, Study Says (2/21/00)
L.A. Times, Wednesday, February 23, 2000; Home Edition, Section: PART A, Page: A-1. A new analysis by government scientists indicates the Earth's climate is warming at an unprecedented rate, suggesting that the future impact of global warming may be more severe and sudden than predicted.

Climate of 2002, January, National Analysis (03/17/02)
According to an analysis by the National Climatic Data Center, the winter of 2001/2002 was the hottest in United States recorded history - since 1895. The average temperature between November 2001 and January 2002 was (a very startling) 4.3 degrees F above normal.

Climate Tracker
An action-packed, educational program that explains the concept of climate. By collecting climate clues from around the world, learners find out what climate is and how scientists can tell what the climate was like in the past.

Climate Solutions (3/26/00)
Climate solutions is a non-profit organization working to stop global warming at the earliest point possible by helping the Pacific Northwest to become a world leader in practical and profitable solutions.

CNN.COM - Q&A: Kyoto and climate change (7/25/01)
Questions and answers from CNN.COM regarding the recent decision, by U.S. President George W. Bush, to abandon its principles.

Common Questions about Climate Change
From the United Nations Environment Programme, World Meteorological Organization.

Complying with PM-10 and related air quality requirements
Technical help for polluters having problems with The Clean Air Act & Amendments; from J. L. Horst, Inc., Mars, PA, USA.

Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region (11/08/01)
A report on the potential impacts of climate change on the Gulf Coast region. Entitled "Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region: Prospects for Sustaining Our Ecological Heritage," the report concludes that the combined impacts of global warming and pressure from human activities pose serious challenges to the region, and offers some key approaches to meet these challenges. The report, released on October 23 and prepared jointly by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Ecological Society of America, has received considerable media attention throughout the region.

Cost of global warming - £1.2bn (5/21/00)
BBC News, Monday, 15 May, 2000, 12:48 GMT 13:48 UK. From the BBC News.

Culprits of Climate Change (9/6/00)
Scientists suggest that climate change in recent decades has been mainly caused by air pollution containing non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases.

Current Research from the Glacier Dynamics Group
The Glacier Dynamics Group is part of the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University. Research is supported through grants from the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs and NASA's Office of the Mission to Planet Earth.

Death By Degrees - The Health Threats of Climate Change in Washington - downloads adobe PDF file (7/19/00)
A report by Physicians For Social Responsibility. It alerts Washington residents (the state in the U.S.) to the potential health effects of climate change and encourages them to reverse global warmingís deadly course by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

Department Of Energy Global Change Research
Environmental Sciences Division, U.S. D.O.E., Washington D.C., USA.

Director of Argonne National Lab: On Global Energy Crisis
Press Release: "CHICAGO (April 17, 1997) -- An impending global energy crisis with potentially massive impact on American industry and jobs can be avoided if America strives for a portfolio of energy systems, a distinguished scientist said here today." Argonne National Lab, Chicago IL, USA.

Does warming imperil polar bears? (05/30/02)
A reduction caused by global warming in the massive sheets of Arctic sea ice that polar bears prowl for their prey could have devastating consequences for the worldís largest land predator. Reuters 5-23-02.

ECO - The Climate Action Network Newsletter
Eco is the newsletter of the Climate Action Network (CAN), published at the UN Climate Talks.

Effects of warming "clearly visible" (03/28/02)
Research indicates many of the world's plants and animals are already experiencing extensive disruptions because of global warming, indicating the planet's environment is sensitive to even small climate fluctuations.

El Niño Information
Access to distributed information on El Niño, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Environmental and Social Impacts Group
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Boulder, Colorado, USA.

Energy Efficiency as an Insurance Loss-Prevention Strategy

Environmental Groups Decry Global Warming Negotiations (6/18/00)
U.S. environmental activist groups yesterday criticised the negotiating stance taken by the Clinton administration at talks in Bonn, Germany, for settling an international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for causing global warming. The groups - which include the National Environmental Trust, the Natural Resources Defence Council, the Union of Concerned Scientists and the World Wildlife Fund - said U.S. representatives at the talks were trying to push through "loopholes" that would defeat the purpose of Kyoto Protocol. "The Clinton administration is pushing loopholes in the global warming treaty just as big as President Bush did eight years ago," said Philip E. Clapp, president of National Environmental Trust.

Environmetal Health Information Service - EHIS (4/11/00)
The EHIS is a service of the NIH-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the DHHS-National Toxicology Program.

The Potential Health Impacts of Climate Variability and Change for the United States: Executive Summary of the Report of the Health Sector of the U.S. National Assessment.
Jonathan A. Patz, Michael A. McGeehin, Susan M. Bernard, Kristie L. Ebi, Paul R. Epstein, Anne Grambsch, Duane J. Gubler, Paul Reiter, Isabelle Romieu, Joan B. Rose, Jonathan M. Samet, and Juli Trtanj (108: 367-376)

Public Health Consequences of Global Climate Change in the United States - Some Regions May Suffer Disproportionately
Janice Longstreth (107S1:169-179)

Dengue Fever Epidemic Potential as Projected by General Circulation Models of Global Climate Change
Jonathan A. Patz, Willem J.M. Martens, Dana A. Focks, and Theo H. Jetten (106:147-153)

The Potential Effect of Global Warming on the Geographic and Seasonal Distribution of Phlebotomus papatasi in Southwest Asia
Eleanor R. Cross and Kenneth C. Hyams (104:724-727)

Potential Impact of Global Climate Change on Malaria Risk
Willem J.M. Martens, Louis W. Niessen, Jan Rotmans, Theo H. Jetten, and Anthony J. McMichael (103:458-464)

EPA's Climate Change and Waste Site

This site explains how solid waste reduction and recycling, throughreducing energy use, helps slow global climate change by decreasing the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that are linked to everyday trash. The site includes the GHG (Green House Gas) report, grant summaries, a links page. Solid waste planners and other interested organizations candownload the WARM spreadsheet emission calculator from theTools and Publications page for use in estimating greenhouse gas emission reductions from several different waste management practices.

EPA chief: Washington reviewing global warming policy (3/26/01)
March 3, 2001 - San Francisco Chronicle

EPA's Global Warming Site
This site provides clear answers to common questions asked about the global warming issue, such as what do we know, how serious is it now and in the future, what's being done, and what can I do? It also provides news, U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory, reports/slides, a bibliography and a links page.

EPA Global Warming: State By State Impacts
From the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA).

EPA's Office Of Air and Radiation (OAR)
OAR develops national programs, technical policies, and regulations for air pollution control. Areas of concern to OAR include: indoor and outdoor air quality, stationary and mobile sources of air pollution, radon, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, and pollution prevention.

Experiment promotes algae as greenhouse gas sponge (1/26/01)
...but concerns surface regarding ocean life. From the Detroit Free Press, October 12, 2000

Experts give dire warning about changing climate (2/21/00)
By Seth Borenstein, Knight Ridder Newspapers, Published Monday, February 21, 2000.

Note: Several newspapers around the US have run stories this week that give a "sneak peek" at the findings of the first US National Assessment (NA) of the Potential Impacts of Climate Variability and Change, scheduled to be released this summer. Preliminary findings of this report were discussed at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Sunday, February 20. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Miami Herald, Salt Lake City Tribune, San Jose Mercury News, St. Paul Pioneer Press, and others have picked up on the story. The underlying comprehensive scientific study underscores the seriousness of the potential impacts of climate change on the US, highlighting tangible sectoral and regional effects. Yet the news stories fail to call for equally convincing and immediate action. The wire story on which the articles are based follows below.....

WASHINGTON -- Global warming is so real and hard to stop that America has to learn to cope with a hotter and quite different lifestyle in coming generations, a panel of top scientists is saying after more than three years of intensive research.

That means changing the way the West's water supply is managed, cutting down trees in southern forests to keep them from dying out, beefing up public health programs, building higher bridges and rethinking massive environmental restoration projects, such as the proposed $7.8 billion cleanup of the Florida Everglades, the experts said Sunday in a sneak peek of a still-unfinished report.

"If you're smart, you can try to avoid the worst consequences" of global warming, said Michael C. MacCracken, director of the National Assessment Coordination Office of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which was launched by President Bush in 1989.

"You can't stop climate change given what we're doing right now," MacCracken said.

While he said America must cut down its use of fossil fuels -- which a vast majority of scientists say triggers global warming -- accumulated past carbon-dioxide emissions have already started the heat and its problems.

Identifying those changes and how America should prepare for them is the idea behind the federally funded effort of academics and governments.

The focus on preparation is a shift away from the long-running political debates about whether climate change is real and whether carbon-dioxide emissions should be reduced.

The first overall national assessment report won't be finished until this summer, but heads of groups that studied how global warming will alter coastlines, water management, forests, and public health discussed preliminary findings at the American Association for the Advancement of Science convention in Washington on Sunday.

"It's really intended to be an announcement that things are going to happen or are already beginning to happen and we're going to have to deal with them," said Donald Boesch, president of the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science and head of a group that studied global warming effects on the U.S. coastline.

For example, global warming could cause floods in some places once every 20 years as high as are now seen there over 100 years, said Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security, co-chair of the examination of water issues.

So, he said, "You need to be preparing now."

The western United States will probably be significantly harmed by changes in water resources as a result of flooding and reductions in freshwater supplies, Gleick said.

In the West, "we're likely to get the worst of all possible worlds," Gleick said.

He said hotter temperatures mean less snow and more rain in the crucial winter months.

That translates into higher winter flooding, less spring runoff and more-extended summer droughts, especially around the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains, Gleick said.

But a rise in sea level may help clean up San Francisco Bay, and western forests may become more diverse and healthier, panelists said.

But Steven McNulty, a U.S. Forest Service program manager in North Carolina who ran the forestry studies, said "western alpine forests can completely disappear by the next century."

McNulty also said "the Southeast, it looks like, is going to be the big loser in all of this."

The water problem there, Boesch said, will be the rising seas -- both the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Water levels there are rising 1 or 2 millimeters a year, which may not sound like much, but in areas like Miami Beach, Fla., or Hatteras Island, N.C., the rise in the sea interacts with the slope of the sand to yield a change in sea level of as much as 4.5 feet a year, he said.

Making matters worse, Boesch said, much of the land along the East and Gulf coasts is sinking, especially in the Mississippi Delta and South Florida.

Northern and Midwestern cities will have more health problems from climate change, especially heat-related deaths, said Dr. Jonathan Patz, a public health professor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore who directed the health study.

In the South, McNulty said, the increased heat at first should help, but eventually kill forests.

MacCracken's national assessment -- which is all peer reviewed by scientists -- is being attacked by the small but well-funded group of global-warming skeptics.

"This is all designed by the (Clinton) administration to scare people and get popular support behind the Kyoto
Protocol," said S. Fred Singer, president of Science and Environmental Policy Project.

The Kyoto Protocol is a 1997 international agreement to cut back on the emissions of so-called greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide.

Expert Warns World Warming Faster Than Expected (06/04/02)
Geoff Jenkins, head of the Hadley Center of Climate Prediction and Research believes the earth is warming even faster than previously expected. "We would have to cut emissions by 60-70 percent by the end of the century to stabilize C02 levels," he said. Yahoo News 5-13-02.

Exploring The Environment
An advanced educational module from NASA's Classroom of the Future program, this page poses the question "Are our industrial and agricultural practices changing Earth's climate?" It examines humankind's impact on the global environment as well as Earth's past in an attempt to answer this important question.

Extreme Weather And Weather Events
From the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

European Union agrees on tough stance before climate change talks (11/12/00)
On November 7, 2000, the European Union agreed to form a united front in demanding tough rules for compliance with a global agreement to cut greenhouse gases in high-level international talks that start mid-November , 2000. From Planet Ark, 11-08-00.

European Union says fine nations that don't cut greenhouse gas (6/25/00)
European Union environment ministers said June 22, 2000 that countries which fail to meet their international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should be made to pay financial penalties.

European Union and Global Climate Change - A Review of Five National Programmes (6/25/00)
This June 2000 report reviews the progress and future goals of the European Union in meeting the Kyoto Protocol.

First day of summer and no drought relief in sight - In North Dakota, it's the opposite problem (6/25/00)
As summer 2000 begins in the northern hemisphere, scientists are predicting that a number of areas in the U.S. will continue to experience heat and drought. Heat waves of this sort are one of the effects of climate change expected to hit the U.S. in the coming century, according to a comprehensive report released earlier this month by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. From CNN, June 21, 2000.

First Kyoto Greenhouse Deal Snapped Up by Slovakia (12/07/02)
The government of Slovakia sold greenhouse gas emissions credits to a Japanese trading house, making it the first deal signed and sealed under the framework of the Kyoto pact's market-based mechanisms. From ABC News/Reuters, 12-6-02.

Forests could speed up global warming, scientists say (11/12/00)
Global warming could happen faster than scientists expect because forests, instead of mitigating climate change, could speed it up, researchers said in a report issued November 8th. From Planet Ark, 11-09-00.

Frequently Asked Questions On Global Climate Change
From the California Energy Commission.

Frequently Asked Questions -Hurricanes, Typhoons and Tropical Cyclones
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Hurricane Research Division.

Flirting with Disaster: Global Warming and the Rising Costs of Extreme Weather
Global warming may be the most serious environmental threat we face today - a report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG).

G8 pledge to enact warming pact - Differences remain over how to implement Kyoto accord (3/04/01)
This past weekend, at a meeting in Italy, environmental ministers from Russia and the world's top seven industrialized countries pledged to continue to work together to fight global warming. The declaration they all signed on to (including the U.S.) included "We commit ourselves ... to strive to reach agreement on outstanding political issues and to ensure in a cost-effective manner the environmental integrity of the Kyoto Protocol." The declaration also requires countries to get most of their greenhouse gas reductions at home, rather than trading "gas credits" with other countries. From the MSNBC, 03-04-01.

Glaciers
A website all about Antarctica and the part Antarctica plays in our global system of weather and climate and oceans and geology. This project is funded by the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation.

Glacier Park on Thin Ice (11/18/02)
The national preserve's namesakes offer a highly visible omen of climate change:
Ice dating to the Stone Age will soon vanish. From the LA Times, November 18, 2002

Glacier Park on Thin Ice (11/18/02)
The national preserve's namesakes offer a highly visible omen of climate change:
Ice dating to the Stone Age will soon vanish. From the LA Times, November 18, 2002.

Glaciology at the University of Washington
Glaciology is the study of ice in the environment. Important components are seasonal snow, sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets and frozen ground. Glaciology at the University of Washington includes course curriculum and research related to all of these components of ice in the environment. Glaciological research is carried out by faculty in the Geophysics Program, Atmospheric Sciences, Quaternary Research Center and Applied Physics Laboratory.

Global Change Electronic Edition
A review of climate change and ozone depletion. Published by the Pacific Institute
for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security. Oakland, CA, USA.

Global Change Master Directory
Links to Global Warming and Climate Change Policy WWW Sites. From the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), USA.

Global Change Related Links
Association of American Geographers.

Global Change Researchers Assess Projections of Climate Change
Eric J. Barron, Chair, Forum on Climate Modeling, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Eos Vol. 76, No. 18, May, 2 1995, pp. 185, 189-90. © 1995 American Geophysical Union.

Global Climate Change
Global and Domestic Carbon Dioxide Emissions & their Effect on Climate Change.

The Global Climate Change Information Programme (GCCIP)
The major aim of the programme is to provide up-to-date information, in a number of user friendly' options, on climate change to the general public, school pupils, students, teachers, lecturers, researchers, industry, and decision makers. GCCIP is partly supported by the Department of the Environment and partly by the private sector.

Global Climate Change Web Sites
From the Congressional Research Service Briefing Book, National Library for the Environment.

The Global Climate Perspectives System (GCPS)
The goals of GCPS are: to study the existence and magnitude of climate changes on a global scale; to create high quality global climate reference datasets and to provide access to those datasets to the research community; to create a set of computer tools to aid climate research. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Global Environmental Change
This research program was established in 1991 to bring social science and economics expertise to bear on global environmental research and is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

Global Measured Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation
From the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Global temperatures from space and the surface: why the discrepancy?
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).

Global Temperature Trends:
1998 Global Surface Temperature Smashes Record
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Research

The Global Trajectory
This paper was published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Volume 74, No. 6, 1993, pp 1121-1130; copyright 1993 American Meteorological Society. Author: Richard A. Anthes, President, University Corporation of Atmospheric Research (UCAR), USA

Global Warming - Nice Graphic Presentation!
Graphs show global average temperature from 1855 to the present for the Northern/Southern Hemispheres and Globe.

Global Warming Could Boost Disease-Causing Bugs (07/17/02)
According to a group of biologists writing in the June 21st issue of the journal Science, global warming may create growing threats to public health and biological diversity. They say milder winters will allow more disease-causing organisms to survive through the winter causing both an increase in their numbers and the disease severity. The articleís authors pointed to the spread of mosquito-borne infections worldwide as a possible result of milder winters. Another impact of global climate change is warmer and wetter conditions in many regions, which are often associated with outbreaks of insect-borne illnesses like malaria and dengue fever. From Reuters, 6-20-02.

Global warming could worsen hay fever problems, study finds (8/16/00)
By Philip Brasher, Associated Press Writer, Wednesday, August 16, 2000 (from the "Breaking News Section" under Science, SFGate.com). This article breaks the story about government research showing ragweed produces significantly more pollen as carbon dioxide increases. As a result, global warming could make hay fever sufferers suffer just a little bit more.

Global Warming: Early Warning Signs (6/4/00)
The Earth is heating up. The early warning signs are in. Click on the map at this site to find out where it's happening.

Global Warming Hot Air: Some Popular Myths Dispelled
Union Of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Global Warming in the 21st Century: An Alternative Scenario (8/24/00)
The authors of this paper analyzed a variety of greenhouse gases (GHGs) believed to contribute to climate change. They suggest the best way to slow global warming would be to focus more on non-CO2 GHGs and black carbon (soot) aerosols. They add that 'investments in technology to improve energy efficiency and develop non-fossil energy sources are also needed to slow the growth of CO2 emissions and expand future policy options. This webpage is an abbreviated version of an article of the same title by James E. Hansen, Makiko Sato, Reto Ruedy, Andrew Lacis, and Valdar Oinas just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Global Warming Is Hazardous To Your Health
From the Harvard University Gazette.

Global Warming I.Q. Test (4/19/00)
"Global warming" and the "greenhouse effect" have been buzzwords for years now. But how much do you know about these environmental celebrities?

Global Warming: It's Here, It's Real, It's Frightening (4/27/00)
What's Wrong and How to Fix It. From TomPaine.common sense.

Global Warming Research shows Earth Is Now Hotter Than Ever. (5/21/00)
A study published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science and conducted by Texas A&M confirms that the Earth is now hotter than at any time in recorded human history. The study examined 15 different records of past climates from around the world.

Greenland Glacier Warming Feared (4/14/00)
New research suggests that glaciers in Greenland are more likely to melt as the Earth warms up, saidKurt M. Cuffey, a geographer at the University of California, Berkeley.

"If nothing is done to stabilize our climate and sea levels rise as much as 6 meters, youíll flood the southern half of Florida, the southern half of Louisiana. A two-degree global warming doesnít sound like much, but the consequences can be really quite disastrous."

Greenland covers 840,000 square miles 85 percent of which is covered by ice up to 2 miles thick. Its ice sheet is particularly vulnerable to ice melt because it is closer to the equator than the West Antarctic ice sheet at the South Pole, raising the likelihood that Greenland is the more immediate threat to sea level rise.

Global Warming Links
An alphabetical list of global warming sites from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA).

Global Warming And The Third World
The Tiempo Climate Cyber library is an electronic information service covering global warming, climate change, sea-level rise and related issues.

Global Warming Central
The Great Global Warming Debate: Judge for Yourself. From the Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies (CEERT).

Global Warming - Early Warning Signs
The Earth is heating up. The early warning signs are in. Click on the map featured at this site to find out where it's happening.

Global Warning: Extreme Weather Ahead
A Sierra Club Report on Global Warming and Extreme Weather.

Global Warming: Facts vs. Myths
Sets the record straight on common misconceptions about global warming. Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY, USA.

Global Warming: The History of an International Scientific Consensus
100 years of history, from speculation to proven fact. Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY, USA.

Global Warming Poll
A new poll conducted by the Mellman Group for World Wildlife Fund shows most Americans support the Kyoto global warming treaty and want U.S. action.

Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast
Developed through funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Office of Mission to Planet Earth, Environmental Protection Agency, Columbia University, Enron Corp and the Teresa and H. John Heinz III Foundation.

Global Warming 'Undoubtedly Real'
Jan. 12, 2000 -- From the National Academies (National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council).

Despite differences in temperature data, strong evidence exists to show that the warming of the Earth's surface is "undoubtedly real," and that surface temperatures in the past two decades have risen at a rate substantially greater than average for the past 100 years, says a new National Research Council report.

Greenland Ice Sheet Melting: Study (7/24/00)
July 21, 2000, Associate Press - A warming climate is melting more than 50 billion tons of water a year from the Greenland ice sheet, adding to a 9-inch global rise in sea level over the last century and increasing the risk of coastal flooding around the world, a study shows.

Green Words Dirty Deeds - An Expose of BP Amoco's Greenwashing
From the US PIRG (Public Interest Research Group)

Group Meets on Global Warming
Bush Officials Say Uncertainties Remain on Cause, Effects (12/07/02)
While the Bush administration acknowledges global warming poses serious problems, senior officials say uncertainties remain about global warming's cause and effects. They urged caution in committing the country to long-term solutions that might hurt the economy. According to John Marburger, the White House science and technology adviser, "I don't think there's any disagreement that human activity has substantially contributed to the amount of CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the environment. What we are arguing is that we need more information to have a clearly articulated regulatory policy that is practical, that's affordable and doesn't put the economy at risk." From the Washington Post, 12-3-02.

The Heat Is On
This site, based on the book by the same name (The Heat Is On, by Ross Gelbspan, Perseus Books,1997)

Hidden Cost of Fossil Fuels
Union Of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Historical Records Provide a Growing Sense of Global Warmth (9/9/00)
Lakes and rivers in the northern hemisphere are thawing 10 days earlier, and freezing 10 days later, than they did 150 years ago. From the Washington Post, 9-8-00.

HotEarth.NET
Information on global warming and how you can help prevent it.

Hot Links to Climate Change Sites
A number of categorized links from the environmental group Friends of The Earth.

How to Fight Global Warming
Natural Resource Defense Council, Washington, D.C., USA

How's the Weather? (5/25/00)
Taking the Earth's temperature for April 2000, by Leonie Haimson, 05.25.00Grist Magazine. "January through April this year was the warmest such four-month period ever recorded in the United States, beating the 1990 record by 0.3 degrees, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA found that 70 percent of the country was much warmer than usual over this period, while less than 1 percent was much cooler (USA Today, Chris Vaccaro, 05.19.00)."

How's the Weather? (6/25/00)
Taking the Earth's temperature for May 2000, by Leonie Haimson 06.23.00Grist Magazine. "If you think it's been a warm year so far, you're right. This spring -- March through May, meteorologically speaking - was the hottest on record in the U.S., averaging 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit above the previous record set in 1910, according to new numbers from the National Climatic Data Center, an arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

How's the Weather? (1/11/01)
The year 2000 is expected to rank as the fifth warmest globally since record keeping began in 1880, just slightly hotter than last year. The only warmer years were 1998, 1997, 1995, and 1990, according to
the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The 1990s were the warmest decade on record, and the 10 warmest years have all occurred since 1983.

Huge chunk of ancient Antarctic ice crumbles (03/20/02)
"Melting speed worries scientists; shelf had lasted through other climate deviations." From the Associated Press, Wednesday, March 20, 2002.

Human Activity Is Now Affecting the Climate More Than the Sun. (5/21/00)
A study on sun spots by the Danish Meteorological Institute in Copenhagen indicates that the sunís role plays a small part in the recent atmospheric warming and that another factor probably human activity is involved.

Human Activity Raises Level Of Sulfur Gas That Affects Ozone (05/31/02)
From the American Geophysical Union, May 17, 2002.

The Human Dimensions of Global Change and Hazards
A "jump point" to a wide variety of links.

Ice Core Contributions To Global Change Research:
Past Successes and Future Directions
From the Ice Core Working Group (ICWG). The ICWG is sponsored by the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, in response to a recommendation made by the Polar Research Board (National Research Council, 1986). It provides a forum for the discussion of issues related to, and future directions for, the U.S. ice coring community.

Ice cores from a Himalayan glacier confirm global warming (9/17/00)
Himalayan samples record hottest period in a millennium. From UK Independent News, 9-15-00.
Related News - Himalayan ice tells warming story. From BBC, 9-14-00.
Related News - Ice cores from a Himalayan glacier confirm global warming From MSNBC, 9-14-00

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Links to policy issues such as Emission Trading (ET), Joint Implementation (JI), and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Interior's White Spruce Fail To Grow, Counteract 20th Century's Warming Trend (6/17/00)
A study published in the June 2000 journal Nature indicates that global warming is reducing the growth of white spruce in some Alaskan forests, contradicting some scientists' predictions that warmer temperatures will spur tree growth.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Home Page
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988, to assess scientific information about climate change relevant for international and national policy formulation.

IPCC sees human induced temperature increases higher than previously predicted (01/07/01)
From Grist Magazine, 12-6-2000.

IPCC Third Annual Report Presentation (03/19/01)
Note: clicking on the link will download a 14.7 MB PowerPoint presentation file. On May 7 the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Dr. Robert T. Watson, briefed Congress on the findings of the IPCC's Third Assessment Report (TAR). His presentation was titled "Confirming Climate Change Science: Results of the Latest Findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change." Representative John Olver (D-MA), co-chair of the newly formed House Climate Caucus, introduced Dr. Watson.

Iron-Fed Plankton Absorbs Greenhouse Gases (10/12/00)
Bolstering the theory that iron is a vital ó and often missing ó link binding the atmosphere, oceans
and climate, scientists have found that dispersing small amounts of the metal in biologically barren seas near Antarctica produces large blooms of tiny plants that pull an important greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, out of the air. From the N.Y. Times, October 10, 2000.

Japan cools on climate pact (01/10/02)
Japanese industry, which is responsible for 40% of Japan's emissions, has been complaining loudly about government mandates for complying with the Kyoto protocol. As a result, a government advisory group has recommended that industry not be forced to comply with any regulations and, instead, be allowed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a voluntary basis.

Kyoto's impact worries Ottawa (01/31/02)
Canada's Natural Resources Minister, Herb Dhaliwal, says Canada remains committed to Kyoto, even though the United States has decided not to sign on. Paul Cellucci, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, suggested Canada shouldn't ratify the protocol, but Dhaliwal did not agree, responding "We're very much committed to Kyoto, but we have to make sure we have a clear understanding before we ratify it." Dhaliwal also noted the United States is responsible for about 25% of global greenhouse gase emissions. From the Toronto Star, January 29, 2002.

Lakes and rivers are freezing later, thawing earlier (9/9/00)
An early sign of global warming, published Friday, September 8, 2000 in the Minneapolis St Paul Star Tribune.

L.A. Tops Houston as Nation's Smoggiest City (8/24/00)
Although it's old news that Houston surpassed Southern California Los Angeles with "Bad Air Days," at the moment, L.A. is back in the lead (OK, in the "duration" category anyway....L.A. is still lagging in the "intensity" category.....GO L.A. !!). From the L.A. Times, 8-24-2000.

La Niña Information
Access to distributed information on La Niña, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Lawrence Berkeley Lab Scientists Research Global Warming, Summer, 1989

Lawrence Berkeley Lab Scientist Studies How Plants Respond to Greenhouse Effect, Summer 1989

Mayor bids to reduce gases Brown wants to change way S.F. uses energy (01/31/02)
Mayor Willie Brown of San Francisco introduced a resolution January 27th to dramatically reduce greenhouse gases over the next decade in San Francisco. From the San Francisco Gate, Tuesday, January 29, 2002.

Methane And Other Greenhouse Gases
This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) site addresses methane's contribution to global warming; trends in emissions of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and fully fluorinated compounds (PFCs, HFCs and SF6); and economic analyses related to stabilization of these greenhouse gases. The site also provides resources for locating more detailed information as well as links to related sites.

Nailing Down Global Warming - Human's Confirmed As Primary Cause (7/24/00)
A new study from Texas A&M University found that natural factors, like fluctuations in the sunís heat or volcanic activity did have profound influence on temperatures of past centuries, but were not as influential in the 20th Century. The study also found that since 1900 human activity, most notably the rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, accounted for 75 percent of the earthís climate warming. "These twin lines of evidence provide further support for the idea that the greenhouse effect is already here," wrote author Dr. Thomas Crowley in a July 14th article of the Journal Science. Some climate experts have called the studyís findings the most direct link established to date between human actions and the temperature increases of the last 100 years.

National Assessment of Climate Change Impacts (released June 12, 2000) (7/16/00)
The first ever national assessment of the possible impacts of global warming on the US was released last week. The study is the product of four years of research and reviews by hundreds of scientists both in and out of government. Scientists examined global warmingís likely regional impacts, effect on human health, agriculture, forests, and coastal areas across the country. The study concluded that the nationís average temperature would likely rise between five and ten degrees in the next 100 years. Such warming would have an enormous impact on nearly every region of the United States. The study forecasts the shift of entire ecosystems northward, rising sea levels and more frequent storms, droughts becoming more likely in the midwest, and salmon in the Pacific Northwest shifting farther north because of the warmer streams and offshore waters. In California, higher temperatures and increased rainfall will likely exacerbate air pollution, cause more frequent and severe heat waves, and lead to the spread of waterborne or insect-carrying diseases, including Malaria.

The National Climatic Data Center
The NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. The NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world. The NCDC is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

National and Regional Climate Change Scenarios Report
A new series of studies commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund and produced by the Climatic
Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in England, finds that climate change could result in the flooding of cities such as New York, Boston, Baltimore, and Miami. It could also result in the loss of much of North America's most important area for breeding waterfowl species. The reports examine the effects that global warming could have on 15 countries and regions over the coming decades. They also find that a large swatch of Latin America will suffer from drought, Australia's Great Barrier Reef may be destroyed, and China's Giant Panda and the Arctic polar bear would be among the species at risk of extinction.

NCAR's regional climate model cuts global problems down to size (staff notes monthly - October 97 issue)
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Golden, CO, USA

Near Vast Bodies of Water, Land Lies Parched (08/14/01)
A gradually warming climate in the Great Lakes area could reduce lake levels by five feet by the end of the century, and the surrounding governments in the U.S. and Canada are saying there can't be any new communities tapping into it. The lakes are an important source of fresh water for the surrounding regions. From the New York Times, 8-6-2000.

New Research on Long-Term Ocean Cycles Reveals Rapid Global Warming in Near Future (3/20/00)
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, report evidence of pronounced changes in the earth's climate that can be tracked in cycles of ocean conditions over thousands of years. These cycles reveal that Earth is currently in a period in which a natural rise in global temperatures - combined with warming from the greenhouse effect - will push the planet through an era of rapid global warming.

New Zealand's belching animals (05/30/02)
The country is finding ways of reduce the impact of its belching sheep and cattle so that it can meet targets for reducing the greenhouse gases they contribute. From the BBC, May 7, 2002.

NOAA Scientists Find Possible Cause For Early 20th Century Global Warming (3/20/00)
Results from a recently completed study of the climate of the past century have suggested that interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, and sea ice system may have played a prominent role in the global warming of the early 20th century, according to NOAA scientists.

Office of Global Programs
The Office of Global Programs (OGP) leads the NOAA Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Program. OGP assists NOAA by sponsoring focused scientific research aimed at understanding climate variability and its predictability. Through studies in these areas, researchers coordinate activities that jointly contribute to improved predictions and assessments of climate variability over a continuum of timescales from season to season, year to year, and over the course of a decade and beyond.

Pace University School Of Law - Global Warming Central
A page created by the Pace Energy Project, a project of the Pace University School Of Law, to provide "key" information for understanding the global warming debate.

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change
The Pew Center on Global Climate Change has issued a new study that concludes that climate change is likely to impact both the availability and quality of the U.S. water supply. The study, "Water Resources and Global Climate Change," finds that as climate change alters precipitation, evapotranspiration, and runoff in the United States, these changes are likely to affect the magnitude, frequency, and costs of extreme weather events, as well as the nation's water supply. For example, in mountainous watersheds, higher temperatures will increase the ratio of rain to snow, accelerate the rate of spring snowmelt, and shorten the overall snowfall season, leading to more rapid, earlier, and greater spring runoff. In already arid regions, there is likely to be greater flux in the water supply, while higher temperatures fuel an increased demand for water. In other areas, new instances of flooding and droughts will also impact the availability of water.

Planting New Forests Can't Match Saving Old Ones in Cutting Greenhouse Gases, Study Finds (9/24/00)
A new study reported in the New York Times cast doubts on an important part of the treaty to fight global warming: the planting of new forests to help take carbon dioxide out of the air. The researchers say old, wild forests are far better than plantations of young trees at ridding the air of carbon dioxide, which is released when coal, oil and other fossil fuels are burned.9-22-00

Polar Meltdown (3/26/00)
A U.S News and World Report article - published February 28, 2000. A group of reporters and photographers from U.S. News visited Palmer Station, Antarctica, in January. They went there to document how a shift in the average year-round temperatures on the Antarctic Peninsula has impacted the lives of people and the landscape in the region. Temperatures have climbed by three to four degrees Fahrenheit -- 10 times the global average -- in the last 50 years or so. What they found was a glimpse of what we all have to look forward to as our own regions become impacted by more severe weather as a consequence of global warming and regional climate changes.

Pollution Concerns Over Energy Plants (11/29/01)
A study by a North American environment commission finds that the Bush administration's plan for hundreds more electricity generating plants will substantially increase emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. The study found the plan contrary to goals of the Kyoto Protocol, which has been rejected by the United States as harmful to the U.S. economy. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11-26-01

Pollution Online
Pollution Online bills itself as a "Virtual Community for the Pollution Prevention Industry." Clicking this link will return the latest news and analysis on global warming.

The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (4/04/00)
The U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the Nation will provide a detailed understanding of the consequences of climate change for the nation and will examine the possible coping mechanisms that exist to adapt to climate change. This assessment will include regional activities, sectoral activities, and a broad synthesis. It will be conducted as a public-private partnership and will emphasize a process driven by the needs of the stakeholders throughout the country who are best positioned to identify the priority information needs, and the most rewarding ways of responding.

The Potential Health Impacts of Climate Variability and Change for the United States: Executive Summary of the Report of the Health Sector of the U.S. National Assessment (4/04/00)

Public Wants Renewables But Government Subsidies Non-Renewables?
From National Geographic, Friday, June 4, 1999 - Public favors renewable energy funding. According to this survey, Americans believe renewable energy and energy efficiency should be given funding priority by the Department of Energy. Unfortunately, the survey results directly contradict House and Senate appropriation committees votes May 25 to cut Department of Energy programs for renewable energy and energy efficiency and increase funding for nuclear and fossil fuels programs.

Record ice loss in Arctic (12/09/02)
According to scientists presenting a report at a recent American Geophysical Union conference, a record quantity of northern polar ice was lost this year through surface melt in Greenland. Changes in sea-ice levels have potentially dramatic implications for the global climate because ice helps cool the planet far better than water does due to the difference in reflectivity. Sea ice
reflects 80 percent of solar radiation while water reflects just 20 percent, creating a positive feedback loop for further warming. From the BBC news, 12-9-02.

Resources @ Pollution Online
An online magazine; billed as "Your Business Connection to the Pollution Equipment and Pollution Control Industry."

The Rising Cost of Global Warming
New report released October 21, 1998 by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group which warns that recent extreme weather in the U.S is part of a global trend of rising frequency and cost of extreme weather events that is consistent with scientists' predictions about global warming.

Risky Business: Hidden Environmental Liabilities Of Power Plant Ownership
Technical data for estimating pollutant emission factors.

Science Magazine Articles
Note: These issue can be viewed in full at your local library; otherwise you can view abstracts online, after signing up with a username and password, or you can view the full text of articles if you pay a fee

Climate Change Record in Subsurface Temperatures: A Global Perspective
The October 9, 1998 (Vol 282) issue ofScience Magazine featured an article entitled "Climate Change Record in Subsurface Temperatures: A Global Perspective," by Henry N. Pollack, Shaopeng Huang and Po-Yu Shen. This is highly recommended reading for those who still believe global earth temperatures are not warming (or are actually cooling). The findings of this study are consistent with the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change) which estimated an increase of approximately 0.3 to 0.6 degrees celsius during the 20th century.

Grassland Vegetation Changes and Nocturnal Global Warming
The January 8, 1999 (Vol 283) issue ofScience Magazine featured an article entitled "Grassland Vegetation Changes and Nocturnal Global Warming," by Richard D. Alward, James K Detling, Daniel G. Milchunas. The article covers research in which climate change is shown as correlated to a reduction in native grasses, a major source of food for livestock production, threatening ecological balance, accentuating the invasion of non-native weeds (not a good food source) and making the grasses less tolerant of drought and grazing.

Landscape Changes Make Regional Climate Run Hot and Cold
The January 15, 1999 (Vol 283) issue ofScience Magazine featured an article entitled "Landscape Changes Make Regional Climate Run Hot and Cold," by Jennifer Couzin. The article addresses the impacts of climate change on regional climate.

Scientists Now Acknowledge Role of Humans in Climate Change (10/27/00)
According to a new draft report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the average world temperature could rise between 2.7 and 11 degrees Fahrenheit over the next 100 years. In 1995, the IPPC's report estimated a rise of 1.8 to 6.3 degrees for the same period. The new report also says it is likely that human-produced greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels have "contributed substantially" to the warming of the atmosphere over the past 50 years (the previous report used the now famous "discernable influence" phrase when addressing human causes). From the New York Times, 10-26-00.

Scientist Reviews New Book on Global Warming
"People need to read this book," says EDF chief scientist Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, "whether they are concerned about slowing global warming or about the use and abuse of science in the political arena...." Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY, USA.

Scientists Warn of Coming California Drought - Climate Change Responsible
A panel of scientists has warned Southern California water managers of a possibility of decades of drought due to both natural and man-made factors. The scientists say that changes in ocean temperatures could lead to 30% less rain
for the next two or three decades in Southern California.

Scientists also pointed to human induced factors such as global warming as a primary factor in causing future droughts in California. Warmer winters would mean less snow, and earlier and faster snow melt, making water capture and storage more difficult.

Some of the solutions given to prepare for such droughts include upgrades of water storage systems, more conservation, and consideration of techniques like
desalination.

Sea level rises 'underestimated' (03/02/02)
From BBC News Online, 2-17-02.

Seven Companies Agree to Cut Gas Emissions (10/18/00)
DuPont, Shell, Alcan Aluminium, BP (formerly known as BP Amoco), Suncor Energy (a Canadian company), Pechiney (a French aluminum manufacturer) and Ontario Power Generation. The cuts they propose would cut, by 2010, reduce annual emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to 15 percent below levels measured in 1990 (a reduction of 90 million tons a year). From the New York Times, 10-18-00.

The Sierra Club Global Warming Campaign
"The human race is engaged in the largest experiment in history - an experiment to see what will happen to our health and the health of the planet when we make drastic changes in our climate. This is not a controlled scientific inquiry. It is a massive change in the Earth's environment, and we are gambling our children's future on the results. Our experiment is called global warming, and it is changing our atmosphere - throwing out of balance a delicate system that has taken billions of years to develop." - An introduction to the site from the Sierra Club.

Signs of Thaw in a Desert of Snow (05/30/02)
Scientists begin to heed the native Inuit peoples warnings of climate change in the Arctic. From the Washington Post, 5-28-02

Slower, Costlier and Dirtier - A Critique of the Bush Energy Plan (6/21/01)
This May 2001 NRDC report is an extensive analysis of the Bush administration energy plan that was released on May 17. NRDC's energy experts found it heavily biased in favor of the most polluting fossil fuels -- coal and oil -- at the expense of the environment and public health. Furthermore, the plan would have no impact on energy prices, and no practical effect on U.S. dependence on foreign sources of oil. The report picks up where our February report, "A Responsible Energy Policy for the 21st Century," left off -- it demonstrates that the United States can meet its energy needs without undermining environmental safeguards or ruining the last remaining pristine wilderness areas in the country.

Slowly But Surely, Iceland Is Losing Its Ice - Global warming is prime suspect in meltdown (8/21/00)
From the San Francisco Chronicle, Monday, August 21, 2000. The ice that covers the Arctic Ocean at the North Pole has, for the first time in 50 million years, melted. James McCarthy, a Harvard oceanographer and scientist with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, reported news of the mile-wide opening in the ice earlier this month. On a similar trip six years ago, McCarthy said the ship plowed through six to nine feet of ice at the same location. The Arctic Sea ice cover has shrunk by about 40 percent since the 1950s. Iceland and other Sub-Arctic regions are also warming noticeably.
Related Story - Warmer weather melts ice at North Pole (8/21/00)
From the San Francisco Gate, Saturday, August 19, 2000
Related Story - NASA confirms Greenland ice cap melting (8/26/00)
From CNN Interactive, Sunday, July 20, 2000

Study Proposes New Strategy to Stem Global Warming (8/21/00)
James Hansen, a respected global warming expert and director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, has spent nearly two decades urging countries to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to help curb climate change, but now he's started singing a different tune. In research to be published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Hansen and colleagues say the present emphasis on CO2, by far the most abundant greenhouse gas, may be misplaced, and a faster and less costly approach to battling climate change might be to cut other potent, heat-trapping emissions first -- methane, chlorofluorocarbons, diesel exhaust, and coal soot. Some climatologists worry that Hansen's study could be misused by global warming skeptics and opponents of the Kyoto climate change treaty. Hansen stresses that he still believes human-caused global warming is underway, and that CO2 emissions will still have to be cut over the coming century.

Sunny-Side Up (3/26/00)
Now's the time to make the big leap to clean energy! Solar and wind are the world's fastest growing energy sources, and within a few years they should be as cheap as dirty, old fossil fuels. Not a moment too soon, because we're running out of time to deal with that global warming thing.

Taking Action on Climate Change - Debunking The Myths
From the World Resources Institute's Climate Protection Initiative.

The sky is slowly rising, scientists say. Upward movement of atmospheric layer points to global warming (01/08/03)
Scientists say human-caused greenhouse gases are largely to blame for the rising of the tropopause, the point at which the troposphere and stratosphere intersect. From the San Francisco Chronicle, 1-7-03.

Texaco Takes Climate Change Seriously (3/26/00)
Texaco last month became the first major U.S. oil company to abandon theGlobal Climate Coalition, the foremost business lobby opposing the Kyoto treaty. In a letter to the GCC, Texaco's chief technology officer explained that the oil company "shares society's concern over the issue of climate change," and that "protracted debate about the adequacy of the science is something Texaco wishes to move beyond" -- as well as the question of whether global warming is attributable to human factors. "As a global energy company operating in over 150 countries, protection of the environment must be among our core values," the letter added.

Texas Takes Step on Warming; Some See Shift in Bush's Position (8/24/00)
Three natural resource commissioners, all appointees of Gov. George W. Bush, say that global warming is a serious problem and Texas should begin to explore ways to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases. From the New York Times, 8-24-2000.
Related Story -
Texas to write emissions plan (8/24/00)
A panel will design solutions to warming and review current efforts. From the Dallas Morning News, 8-24-2000.

Three Massive Icebergs Break Off Antarctic Ice Shelf (5/10/00)
From CNN, May 10, 2000 -
According to observers at the National Ice Center, three icebergs broke free of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica sometime between May 4 and May 6. The three icebergs together cover an area of ocean about the size of the state of Connecticut and will be floating in the ocean for some time, creating a hazard for ships. Some scientists believe that the recent increase in icebergs breaking loose could be an early sign of global warming.

Tropical waters in Northern Hemisphere heating up, data shows (7/31/00)
CNN.com - July 28, 2000 ; Web posted at: 9:09 PM EDT (0109 GMT).
Tropical waters in the Northern Hemisphere have been heating at an enhanced rate since 1984, scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Twenty Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Global Warming
For each of these practical, easy-to-take steps, see the weight of greenhouse gases you can keep out of the atmosphere! Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY, USA.

UK homes face huge new threat from floods (09/17/02)
Homes and businesses worth £222bn in Britain are threatened by devastating flooding as global warming takes hold, a new official report concludes. It breaks new ground by recommending people will eventually have to give up their cars to avoid catastrophe. From The Independent, 9-15-02.

U.N. Climate Chief Urges Deal on Global Warming Soon (9/24/00)
The UN's top official for climate change said says world governments must reach clear decisions on curbing global warming at talks in The Hague in November, or the entire process could collapse. From Reuters, 9-18-00.

Underground Fires Menace Land and Climate (01/16/02)
Fires buring coal underground, part natural and part man-induced, are a significant contributor to global warming. Such fires buring in China, the article says, are responsible for almost as much carbon dioxide as is emitted from cars and trucks in the U.S. From the New York Times, 1-15-02.

Understanding Climate Change: A Beginner's Guide to the UN Framework Convention
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Information Unit for Conventions (IUC).

UN Secretary General Denounces U.S. Global Warming Stance (6/21/01)
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan sounded an alarm saying climate change "may well be the greatest global challenge" for the next generation, while expressing the "concern throughout the world" over the recent U.S. decision to reject the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.From Environment News Service, May 21, 2001.

U.N. Sees Faster Global Warming, Humanity Responsible (1/22/01)
The average world temperature might rise between 2.5F and 10.4F, according to a report from the U.N.-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This estimate is significantly higher than the 1.8F to 6.3F degree rise predicted by the IPCC in 1995. This latest report, the third such assessment by the IPCC, now says that humans have "contributed substantially" to the warming of the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels....the first report, from the last century, had language that said we humans have had a "discernable influence" on warming.

USA TODAY Climate science links

US Climate Action Network
USCAN serves as the focal point for global climate change activities in the United States. Made up of over thirty environment, development and energy non-governmental organizations, the network works to inform and affect U.S. and international policies.

U.S. Competitiveness is Not at Risk in the Climate Negotiations
World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C., USA

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
The USGS Global Change Research Program is a component of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), complementing research and observations on oceanic, atmospheric, and biological processes in other Federal agencies.

U.S. Government Web Site Search on Global Warming
This site can link you to most every US government document available on line that has to do with global warming - just use the "FedWorld Information Network" search engines available here.

U.S. Global Change Data and Info. System (GCDIS)
GCDIS is a collection of distributed information systems operated by government agencies involved in global change research. GCDIS provides global change data to scientists and researchers, policy makers, educators, industry, and the public at large. GCDIS includes multidisciplinary data from atmospheric science, ecology, oceanography, as well as economics and sociology.

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
Links to the primary U.S. global change programs. The USGCRP was created as a Presidential Initiative in 1989 and formalized in 1990 by the Global Change Research Act.

U.S. Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO)
Access to data and information on global change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global change related educational resources on behalf of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and its participating Federal Agencies and Organizations. GCRIO is implemented by the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

U.S. Greenhouse Emissions Increased in 1998
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its draft report on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions for 1998, which shows a 0.5 percent increase in emissions for the year (as reported in carbon equivalents). Although the increase is smaller than in recent years, U.S. greenhouse emissions have increased a total of 11.5 percent since 1990. Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels were responsible for 80 percent of these emissions in 1998, and were also responsible for more than 80 percent of the increase in emissions since 1990.

U.S. Mayors Disagree With Parts of Bush Agenda (07/17/02)
The nation's mayors disagree with the Bush administration on a number of environmental issues, judging by the resolutions made at their 70th annual meeting over the weekend. The U.S. Conference of Mayors resolved to oppose cross country nuclear shipments, and to support action on global warming and power plant emissions. From Environmental News Service, 6-20-02.

U.S. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (4/17/00)
The U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the Nation will provide a detailed understanding of the consequences of climate change for the nation and will examine the possible coping mechanisms that exist to adapt to climate change. This assessment will include regional activities, sectoral activities, and a broad synthesis. It will be conducted as a public-private partnership and will emphasize a process driven by the needs of the stakeholders throughout the country who are best positioned to identify the priority information needs, and the most rewarding ways of responding.

U.S. National Avg Temperature, Jan-May, Hottest Ever (7/16/00)
The National Climatic Data Center reported the national average temperature from January to May was the hottest ever in the US, breaking the old record by over one degree.
Here in California, the heat wave is especially peculiar because the La Nina phenomenon should be bringing cooler temperatures, particularly north of the Bay Area. Instead, Californiaís average
temperature this spring was 3.4 degrees warmer than the norm. Peter Frumhoff, director of global resources at the Union of Concerned Scientists in Boston noted that some "conservative projections" show California will experience a 4 to 6 degree warming shift as early as 2030. A temperature increase of that magnitude, Frumhoff points out, would bring more rain than snow at lower elevations in the mountains, increase wildfire hazards and produce some profound biological consequences.

U.S. Not Likely to Relent on Global Warming (10/17/01)
Officials say we should not expect the Bush Administration to change its position on climate change, despite new interest in international cooperation on the terrorism issue. From the Environmental News Service, October 5, 2001.

U.S. Is Pressuring Industries to Cut Greenhouse Gases (01/30/03)
The Bush Administration is asking industry leaders from all over the country to help (voluntarily) cut greenhouse gas emissions. Note from TEG: For one, this tells me the Administration thinks cutting greenhouse gas emissions is a good idea. Secondly, it makes me wonder what would happen if everyone jumped on the bandwagon?

U.S. Is Taking a Back Seat in Latest Talks on Climate (10/30/01)
Approximately 4,000 people from 163 countries convened in Marrakech, Morocco, for a two-week conference on the Kyoto treaty on climate change. Heavy security was present, as the conference was the largest international gathering to be held since the September 11 terrorist attack, and the first in a Muslim country. Delegates hoped to forge a legally binding agreement
to slow climate change. The Bush administration has officially pulled out of Kyoto, but it sent representatives to Marrakech anyway, to head off any terms of the final accord that might create indirect costs for the U.S. or set unwanted
precedents. From the New York Times, October 29, 2000.

U.S. Vehicle Fuel Economy Hits Record Low (10/17/01)
The number one consumer contribution to climate change is personal transportation. And it doesn't look like consumers are driving the trend in a healthy direction, given the EPA says the average fuel economy for 2001 models sold hit a 21-year low. See this article for more. From the Environmental News Service, October 5, 2001.

Warming Climate Causes Earlier Bloom (05/31/02)
British researchers report that 385 flowering plant species are blooming almost two months sooner than normal. From the New York Times, 5-30-02.

Warming Effects to Be Widespread (6/12/00)
Significant Changes for U.S., Good and Ill, Seen in Study. From the New York Times; June 12, 2000. Warming of the global climate is likely to have substantial consequences - for better and worse - around the United States in coming decades, including bumper crops in the heartland, chronic erosion of coasts, summer water shortages and winter floods in the West, and a future New York City that steams in summer like present-day Atlanta.

Warming frustrates subsistence (5/19/00)
Climate shifts are adversly affecting the subsistence lifestyles of Alaska Native Americans as well as the caribou, seals, and other life. Caleb Pungowiyi, special Native affairs adviser to the Marine Mammal Commission, says "When we look at this warming that's happening globally, this is an event that's perhaps beyond the control of man. It's going to be more difficult for all of us in the future." From the Anchorage Daily News, Friday, May 19, 2000.

Warming Threatens Third of Habitats (9/4/00)
Global warming could cause fundamental changes to a third of the world's plant and animal habitats, mostly in the northern latitudes, and some species will be driven to extinction by 2100 as a result. BBC News, 9-30-00.

Warming trend seen in late freeze, early thaw of northern waterways, say Science researchers (9/9/00)
A 150-year record of freeze and ice breakup dates for lakes and rivers in places such as Wisconsin and Japan show a recent climate warming trend in the Northern Hemisphere. This according to researchers reporting in the 8 September issue of the international journal Science. The study, conducted by an international research team and led by John J. Magnuson of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, analyzed historical records of annual first freeze and first thaw events observed for 39 time series from 26 lake and river sites in the United States, Canada, Finland, Switzerland, Russia, and Japan.

Warm weather causing new hazards (3/25/00)
An MSNBC news story, covering how the new century is seeing a number of extreme weather events of the type scientists predict would accompany global warming. Tornado-like winds and torrential rain hit parts of Southern California this week. Devastating floods caused a major humanitarian disaster in Mozambique in February and March. Forest fires are starting up earlier than usual in Canada. The Federal Emergency Management Administration said on Tuesday that extreme weather events are becoming more common; nearly twice as many major weather disasters were declared in the 1990s than in the 1980s. "We've gone back and looked at events 10 years ago in comparison to today and the events today are more intense, much more devastating, and they're much more frequent," said FEMA chief James Lee Witt. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced this week that the U.S. has just experienced its warmest January-March period since records have been kept.

Waters Near Equator Show Alarming Warming Trend (7/31/00)
Tropical waters in the Northern Hemisphere have been heating up at a dramatic rate, about 1 degree Fahrenheit per decade since 1984, contributing to the unprecedented bleaching of coral reefs over the past 10 years, according to an analysis released last week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

WEATHERVANE: Resources for the Future's
A digital forum on global climate policy presented by Resources For The Future.

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet Initiative
A Multidisciplinary Study of Rapid Climate Change and Future Sea Level

What Is Global Warming?
Union Of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

What's Up With The Weather? (6/4/00)
In "What's Up with the Weather?" NOVA and FRONTLINE join forces to investigate the science and politics of one of the most controversial issues of the 21st century: the truth about global warming. The overwhelming majority of scientists agree: earth's temperature has risen during the past century. But is it due to man's use of fossil fuel energy? And if so, how can we prevent the catastrophic results that some scientists predict if global warming continues?

Whitman warms to global warming and emissions limits (3/26/01)
February 27, 2001

Woodburning and the environment
Responsible wood heating needs to be defended from criticism that it is bad for the environment. In fact it should be promoted on environmental grounds. From WoodHeat.org.

Woodstoves and Global Warming
From the question and answer section at Hearth.com

The World Meteorological Organization
A United Nations agency specializing in weather, climate, water and the atmosphere.

World Ocean Has Warmed Significantly Over Past 40 Years (3/20/00)
Scientists at NOAA have discovered that the world ocean has warmed significantly during the past 40 years. The largest warming has occurred in the upper 300 meters of the world ocean on average by 0.56 degrees Fahrenheit. The water in the upper 3000 meters of the world ocean warmed on average by 0.11 degrees Fahrenheit. These findings represent the first time scientists have quantified temperature changes in all of the world's oceans from the surface to 3000 meters depth.

World Scientists' Warning to Humanity
Some 1,700 of the world's leading scientists, including the majority of Nobel laureates in the sciences, issued this appeal in November 1992. The Warning was written and spearheaded by UCS Chair Henry Kendall; Union Of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA).

World Watch - State of the World Report - Population & Climate Threats Ahead
The Worldwatch Institute has released "State of the World 2000" which warns that "the biological impoverishment of the Earth is accelerating as human population grows [and] the projected growth of world population from 6 billion at present to nearly 9 billion by 2050 will exacerbate nearly all environmental problems."

Yahoo Climate Change Links

Climate Change Policy
Global Warming

You Light Up My Life. Now Stop It! (01/07/01)
What's wrong with those pretty holiday bulbs? Plenty
Pssst ... want to know why the climate conference sputtered at The Hague? Published reports cited disagreements about trees, but.....

Note from The Energy Guy:
Have you noticed anything unusual about most of the "experts" referred to within most of the sites below? The same few "experts" seem to continue to pop up in all of these "skeptics sites!"

There's a great book about these infamous greenhouse skeptics, the journalists who naively quote them, the oil industry that funds them, etc, and you can check it out by clicking on this link - The Carbon Barons, excerpts from "Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change, " by Pat Mazza and Guy Dauncey

American Petroleum Institute

Cato Institute

Center for Energy and Economic Development

Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change
This group is run by Arizona State Univ. geographer Craig D. Idso and botanist Keith E. Idso (both
sons of pioneering climatology iconoclast Sherwood Idso). It is less ideology-driven than other skeptical organizations, and its strength is in its focus on the role of plants in the global carbon cycle (for example, the carbon dioxide "fertilizer" effect").

Citizens for a Sound Economy

Competitive Enterprise Institute

Cooler Heads Coalition
The Cooler Heads Coalition is a sub-group of the National Consumer Coalition and is affiliated with an organization called Consumer Alert. It's funded by groups with a politically conservative and anti-regulatory agenda, some of which are in turn funded by the oil industry.

Global Climate Coalition

Greening Earth Society

Heartland Institute

Heritage Foundation

Junk Science
An iconoclastic review of science stories with a skeptical viewpoint. While it claims to debunk bad
science driven by special agendas, it has an anti-regulatory agenda of its own. It's published by Steven J. Milloy, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.

Marshall Institute
This organization, originally focused on nuclear defense issues, says it wants to bring sound science to bear on public policy. Its interest has turned to global warming. Its funding comes from private
foundations, corporations, and individuals, although their exact identity is unclear and controversial. The board consists of eminent scientists.

National Center for Policy Analysis

National Center for Public Policy Research

Science and Environmental Policy Project
Founded in 1990 by atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer, this site is a major collection of arguments from fellow greenhouse skeptics.

World Climate Report
The electronic edition of the flagship periodical of the global warming skeptics, founded by University of Virginia's Pat Michaels. It's funded by the Western Fuels Association (coal industry) through the Greening Earth Society. Site includes archives.

Western Fuels Association