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City of Vancouver's
31 pg Report

America's online library for education & research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics:

City of Vancouver
One Day Program:  Kids  Parents  Teachers  Schools
Sustainability:  Green Homes   Electric Vehicles
Climate Protection:  2 pg pdf    31pg (full report)


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



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


Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
• Global Warming Threatens Florida (plus map)
Global Warming on the Local Level - prepare now.
• How the West Will Warm
The arid American West - water, economy, environment -- concrete actions.
• Current Science on Global Warming and Western Water
• California's Solutions for Global Warming
• Western National Parks Endangered by Climate Disruption
. . . and actions we need to take


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;)


Clean Air -- Cool Planet
New England

Other Regions


UK Government
• Logicity climate change game
• What is being done about climate change in the UK?
• Climate Change Overview
H istory, international responses, UK proposals, what you can do
• Local news, carbon footprint calculator
• Yorkshire and Humber Climage Change Impact Scoping Study
(PDF)

Leading Cities

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)


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
SF's Major Science Centers:
Exploratorium
California Academy of Sciences


ICLEI
(Local Gov'ts for Sustainability)
Cities for Climate Protection Program
Sustainable Cities Program
Member List(pdf)     Staff
Resources     Publication Catalog


Sierra Club
• Local Governments with Innovative Solutions
Status Reports on 962 Cities - Choose Your U.S. Region
• Resources
Best Practices, Campaign Handouts, Training,
Climate Action Plans, Background, Personal Action


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


National Wildlife Federation
Alaska Youth for Environmental Action
Youth Employment in Parks (YEP!)
3-2-1 Campaign


Environmental Defense Fund
• Global Warming and the Golden State (PDF)
A Cal to Action for California


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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