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August 2007
Get up on the air onlineResources for learning more.Eric Mosher© Wolfgang Hoffmann |
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For more ideas of things to do to reduce climate change, educate yourself about the issue by visiting web resources listed below. Many good books and articles on climate change have been published over the past few years.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA maintains an excellent website on climate change. It contains lots of information on climate change science, greenhouse gas emissions, state and federal policies, mitigation methods and lots more, including links to many other excellent climate change websites:
www.epa.gov/climatechange/
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
This worldwide group of over 2,000 scientists is responsible for assessing the status of global climate change. They publish assessment reports every five years for the United Nations and the world community. The reports tend to be very technical, but they also publish summaries for policy makers and the general public:
www.ipcc.ch/
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
This website provides information related to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol:
www.unfccc.int/2860.php
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The NOAA website has a thorough discussion of weather and climate change for all audiences:
www.education.noaa.gov/cclimate.html
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Information about science, impacts, adaptation, policies and more:
www.bbc.co.uk/climate/
Union of Concerned Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists provides excellent information on climate change and on how it will likely affect the Great Lakes region and Wisconsin. To access the information on impacts on the Great Lakes and Wisconsin, go to:
www.ucsusa.org/greatlakes/glchallengereport.html
Green power alternatives
To find out whether your electric utility offers customers the opportunity to purchase wind power, solar power or other green power, visit the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Office, the Green Power Network, and look for “Can I buy green power in my state?”
www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/index.shtml
For tips on buying or leasing more energy efficient vehicles, visit Greenvehicles from the US EPA, which rates cars and trucks by air pollution scores, greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy. The highest scoring vehicles earn a Smartway seal of approval as a good environmental performer:
www.epa.gov/greenvehicles
To stay in touch with what's going on in the DNR Air Management program, subscribe to one or more of these e-mail lists at dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/air/
- Air Health Advisory: Notifies you whenever DNR issues an Air Quality Watch or Air Quality Advisory anywhere in Wisconsin.
- Air Matters: Notifies you when a new issue of our Air Matters newsletter is available online or the What's New section on the Air Management home page is updated.
- Clean Air Act Task Force (CAATF): Sends links to DNR web pages where you can find the latest information on CAATF activities.
- DNR’s air quality and health site: Visit dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/air/health for related links that provide information about mercury in the air, acid rain in Wisconsin, nitrates and sulfur, health studies and open burning.
Technical papers about acid rain research at Little Rock Lake:
Frost, T.M., J.M. Fischer, et al. (2006) “The experimental acidification of Little Rock Lake,” Magnuson, J. J., T. K. Kratz, and B.J. Benson., Eds. Long-term Dynamics of Lakes in the Landscape, Oxford University Press.
Watras, C. J., K. A. Morrison, et al. (2006). "The methylmercury cycle in Little Rock Lake during experimental acidification and recovery." Limnology and Oceanography 51(1): 257-270.
Resources for younger readers:
DNR’s EEK!:
www.dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/air/index.htm
EEK’s “You can make a difference”:
www.dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/makeadifference.htm
Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco has a neat site to view climate research data:
www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html
EPA climate change:
www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
Eric Mosher works in DNR's Bureau of Air Management.
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©2007, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Air Management
Publication number: PUBL-CE 7047
Produced by DNR Bureau of Air Management and DNR Bureau of Education and Information.
Project Coordinator: Elisabeth Olson
