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It's hard to avoid hearing about climate change. What with political initiatives, documentaries, and everyone scrambling to "go green," it's one of the hot topics of our generation.
This resource guide presents arguments both for and against global warming, as well as recent initiatives taken to reduce global warming and links for green living information.
Arguments for Global Warming - Arguments Against Global Warming - Recent Initiatives Towards Climate Change - Green Living
Arguments for Global Warming
- Environmental Defense Fund: The EDF's website seeks to eliminate myths surrounding global warming. They offer a map of the world's climate changes, effects of global warming, and the result of our actions on the environment.
- Global Warming Facts and Our Future: Brought to you by the Marian Koshland Science Museum, this site provides an interactive exhibit on different global warming issues. Explore viable alternatives, changes that have occurred over the past 100 years, and the causes and impacts of these changes.
- Top 10 Global Warming Denier Arguments Debunked: This article takes a critical look at all the most popular anti-global warming arguments and counteracts each one. It was written for Eco Salon, a blog that promotes conscious living.
- What Global Warming?: Michael Totty, writer for the Wall Street Journal online, examines common misconceptions held by global warming skeptics. He addresses each point with factual scientific data.
- World View of Global Warming: This website is dedicated to promoting awareness of global warming through photographic proof of the earth's changes. Photos are organized by country/place as well as type of terrain.
Arguments Against Global Warming
- Another Global Warming Myth Explodes: In this article by Fox News, the author offers another side to the carbon emission crisis. It cites studies done by universities in Europe as proof.
- Meteorologists continue to challenge global warming theory: This article seeks to debunk global warming by providing opinions and statements from meteorologists. He quotes a founder of the Weather Channel, an AccuWeather forecaster, and a university professor.
- Science Has Spoken: Global Warming is a Myth: This article was originally published in the Wall Street Journal by two chemists associated with the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine. The four-page essay explores the relation of hydrocarbons and global warming.
- Scientists Make Anti-Global Warming Case: On the Heritage Foundation's blog is this post examining statements scientists have made regarding global warming. The author, Nicolas Loris, includes quotes from them as well as links to other related resources.
- The Great Global Warmup: Published by the American Policy Roundtable, this essay organizes their argument against global warming into eight points. One of their most prominent concerns is that pursuing changes to fix global warming would be too costly and would eliminate jobs.
Recent Initiatives Toward Climate Change
- Department of Energy and Climate Change: Based in the United Kingdom, this organization plays a major part in passing climate legislation. This page summarizes each act as well as links to each for more information.
- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: This initiative was agreed upon by 10 states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to address greenhouse gas. The agreement is to diminish CO2 emissions by 10 percent from the power sector before 2018.
- Summary of Notable Market-Based Climate Change Bills Introduced in the 111th Congress: Presented by Resources for the Future, this succinct chart shows bills related to climate change. The chart offers a basic summary of the bill, as well as offsets, cost containment, and more.
- The Kyoto Protocol: The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement in which developed countries agreed to limit their output of greenhouse gas by a defined year and amount. It is maintained by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
- West Coast Governors' Global Warming Initiative: This agreement was designed and entered into by the governors of California, Oregon, and Washington in 2004. This site lists several of their recommendations, including the use of hybrid vehicles and utilizing standards of energy efficiency.
Green Living
- 10 Ways to Go Green and Save Green: The Worldwatch Institute offers 10 viable sectors through which we can live a greener lifestyle. They address topics like conserving water, food choices, and consumer awareness.
- 15 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: Another great resource, this numbered list provides alternatives to reduce our carbon footprint. All of their ideas are easy to incorporate.
- Green Living: This is an excellent e-zine that explores green living in every aspect of human life. Whether you are looking for recipes, wanting to green your business, or learning about eco-friendly clothes, this site is for you.
- Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: ABC News explains what a carbon footprint is and ways to reduce it in this article. They also offer statistics regarding the damage humans do to the environment, which is enough to inspire anyone to take action.
- The Green Guide: Few organizations are known for promoting the earth and its treasures like National Geographic. This extension offers all kinds of ideas and tools we can use to reduce our environmental impact.