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U.S. Highlights    National/Federal     State & Regional    Cities    K-12 Schools     University Level    Science Centers, Museums, Aquariums NGO's/Community/Non-profits    More Florida Oceans and Coastal Council A Special Report to the Florida Energy and Climate Commission and the People of Florida - June 2009 (pdf, 40 pages) Science-based, readable report on climate change impacts in Florida. Colorado State Web Portal Best Practices for Climate Protection: A Local Government Guide (pdf, 36 pages) Colorado Climate Action Plan: A Strategy to Address Global Warming (pdf, 35 pages) • Partner with K-12 educators    • Partner with higher education to educate the work force needed for the New Energy Economy Massachusetts Department of Education Content Issues 2005 (pdf - 28 pages) Lists Science and Technology courses for Middle and High School that address or are principally about climate change. Connecticut Connecticut Climate Change Action Plan 2005 Recommended Action 54: Public Education Initiative (pdf - 28 pages) "Foster a broad awareness of climate change issues and impacts among Connecticut citizens and to engage citizens in actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions" Connecticut's Official Climate Change Web Site What I Can Do Connecticut Climate Change: Climate Change Education Committee -pdf 2pg Maryland State Department of Education - Climate Change Resources Maine Energy Education Program: Green School News - Fall 2005: Empowering Students to Know Their Source (pdf, 8 pg) Challenge Learning Center of Maine $99,988 funds teacher learning on climate change State Global Climate Change Site University of Maine Climate Change Institute 2008 Conference videos (lecture-style) Hawaii University of Hawai'i Economic Research Organization Developing the Knowledge Base to Address Climate Change (pdf, 4 pages) Developing education programs for K-12 and college students UHERO's Energy and Greenhouse Gas Solutions Initiative Presentations, streaming videos - 2008, 2009 Terra: The Nature of our World: Rising Tide (video) How will the coral reefs, monk seals, native plants, and honeycreepers of Hawai'i deal with climate change? State of Vermont Climate Change Curriculum Links for Educators State Climate Office of North Carolina Mississippi: MSU, partners bring climate change curricula to high schools Pennsylvania: Dickinson College Climate Change Education Program Indiana: Purdue: Activities for Conceptualizing Climate and Climate Change Minnesota Minnesota Schools Cutting Carbon Program [Check your browsing security filter if visiting actual program's website -- noted May 2011] Will Steger Foundation Especially strong in Language Arts, Writing, Reading --Stories Arctic-Antarctic: Resources   Expeditions   About WSF      Emerging Leaders Program K-12 Schools: Lesson Plans, Curriculum, Resources, Student Projects    Educator Professional Development    By Subject -- Content Standards Examples: •Biology  •Chemistry   •Earth Sciences •Language Arts  •Math Interdisciplinary Curriculum:  • High School     • Middle School  • Elementary School Clean Air -- Cool Planet New England Other Regions Climate Change 101 -- Impacts on California Department of Land, Air, Water Resources -- UC Davis Videos of seminar series for non-specialists on the science, technology and policy aspects of climate change Davis Education Programs at Calif. Climate Conference Air Resources Board Releases Draft of California Plan for Reducing Emissions Draft Scoping Plan (93 pg pdf) [Part IV-B: Page 66 - 68 addresses Public Outreach & Education]    Components Include: Flex Your Power   Spare the Air   Cool California Low Carbon Fuel Standard    Million Solar Roof Initiative Press Release     Part of Western Climate Initiative Pursuant to AB 32: California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 UCS -- California Region (US) • Our Changing Climate: Assessing the Risks to California Overview and Full Report (PDF) • California Climate Choices • Coasts: Critical Coastlines • Electricity: The Energy Gap • Confronting Climate Change in California (PDF) • An Open Letter on Global Warming from California Economists • Solutions: Capping Emissions • Solutions: Limiting Global Warming Offsets • Solutions: Clean Car Discount • Solutions: Energy • Support the California Clean Car Discount Bill • Action: Reduce Your Impact • California Global Warming Impacts and Solutions UCS -- Great Lakes Region (US) • Great Lakes Communities and Ecosystems at Risk (Sol > Regional) Links to many sub-regional study areas by state • Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems (K-12 > Enviro Sci, Biology) UCS -- Northeast Region (US) • Extreme Heat in Our Cities ( animated graphic ) • Northeast Climate Choices • Rising Temperatures • Dramatically Changing Climates - state by state animations • Extreme Heat in Our Cities - state by state animations • Regional Consequences, by activity and impact • Meeting the Climate Challenge, by Sector • Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) • Take Action - Contact Your Representatives • My Climate Choices: Share Your Photos and Stories • The Northeast Report - with State Summaries UCS -- Other United States Regions • Regional Cap-and-Trade Programs to Cut Global Warming Emissions (Sol > Governments, Regional & Local;) City and County of San Francisco Mayor: Certification of GHG Emissions Department of the Environment Climate Change Program SF's Climate Action Plan [140 pg pdf] Business Council on Climate Change Regularly working together with: Mobile Climate Science Labs All working together to take on global warming: •Scientists  •Educators •Museums •Kids •State of California •TV News   Photos from 2008 Conference   2009   Exhibits    Boulder , Colorado First US City to Implement Carbon Tax:  New York Times    MSNBC Funding, in part, public awareness campaigns. Climate Smart 2007 Progress Report (32 pg pdf)    Climate Action Plan Tax A Community Takes Charge (13 pg pdf)    FAQ (2 pg pdf) UCS -- Great Lakes Region (US) • Great Lakes Communities and Ecosystems at Risk (Sol > Regional) Links to many sub-regional study areas by state • Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems (K-12 > Enviro Sci, Biology) Pew Center on Global Climate Change • U.S. States & Regions Climate policies that US states and regionsare adopting • The Expanding Role of U.S. State Renewable Portfolio Standards - PDF •A Look at Emissions Targets - By State Entity Table with live links to state policies and plans Nature Conservancy Local Impacts and Threats from Climate Change (PDFs); regional policy recommendations • Alaska • Arkansas • Connecticut • Louisiana • Massachusetts • New Jersey • New York

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