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Compiled by Marian G. Rogers, January 2008 |
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Greenhouse gas reduction, climate change, and global warming: all are topics of worldwide interest and debate. Are global warming and climate changes really happening, or are they simply part of the earth's climatic cycle? Is the increase in global temperature the result of human activity? No single resource can provide all the answers. This bibliography is a representation of the vast array of information and opinions currently available on the topic. It is an introduction to government and private industry initiatives and to regional commitments and includes both print and electronic resources. Climate Change in the Upper Great Lakes Region: A Workshop Report / University of Michigan, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences. 1998. (622.5/M5) One of 20 regional workshops through the U.S. Global Change Research Program. www.epa.gov/eims/global/final_cover.pdf "Climate Change: Is Tougher Action Needed to Slow Rising Temperatures?" / Congressional Quarterly, Inc., CQ Researcher, January 27, 2006. (622.5/C761d) "Climate Change: The Science and Politics of Global Warming" / Congressional Digest Corporation, Congressional Digest, January 2004. (622.5/C762) Pro and con discussions about the Climate Stewardship Act.
"The Discovery of Global Warming"
/ American Institute of Physics.
"A hypertext history of how
scientists came to (partly)
understand what people are doing to
cause climate change." Preparing for a Changing Climate - The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change: Great Lakes / University of Michigan, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences. 2000. (622.5/M5a) www.geo.msu.edu/glra/assessment/assessment.html Reports / Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2007 Nobel Peace Prize co-winner with Albert Arnold (Al) Gore, Jr., for raising awareness re man-made climate changes. www.ipcc.ch/
State Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Comparison and Analysis / U.S. Congressional Research Service. December 5, 2007. (622.5/X10) Measures each state's greenhouse gas intensity. http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34272_20071205.pdf Wisconsin
Climate Change and Wisconsin
/ U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. May 1999. (622.5/X3)
Archived version of an historical
4-page overview about Wisconsin
climate change. An Unfamiliar State: How Global Warming Could Change Natural Wisconsin / Wisconsin Environment Research & Policy Center. 2007. (622.5/W75) www.wisconsinenvironment.org/uploads/Cp/fN/CpfN32PWaRlVXa25vTJ-Fg/_An_Unfamiliar_State_.pdf "Warming Trends: What Global Climate Change Could Mean for Wisconsin" / Kelly Mella and Julia Barrett, Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine, April 2000. (622.5/W7b) A special 8-page supplement about "the issue that's heating up." www.wnrmag.com/supps/2000/apr00/global.htm "Wisconsin Climate Change Action Plan: Framework for Climate Change Action" / Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 1999. "This climate change action plan was developed by the DNR with review and assistance from the Climate Change Committee ... [It recommends] ... Wisconsin chart its course for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in phases." (pages 5 and 6) http://digitalarchive.oclc.org/da/ViewObject.jsp?objid=0000011736&reqid=24867 Wisconsin Governor's Task Force on Global Warming. Created by Executive Order 191 (April 5, 2007), the task force will discuss and analyze solutions to global warming and create a plan of action. http://dnr.wi.gov/environmentprotect/gtfgw/ Wisconsin's Weather and Climate / Joseph M. Moran and Edward J. Hopkins, University of Wisconsin Press, c2002. (622.5/M79) Summarizes what is known about and the characteristics of Wisconsin's climate and weather - both present and past. Local, Regional, and State California's Waiver Request to Control Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act / U.S. Congressional Research Service. Updated October 1, 2007. (622.5/X11) www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/07Nov/RL34099.pdf Climate Protection Strategies and Best Practices Guide / United States Conference of Mayors, November 2007. (622.5/Un3) http://www.usmayors.org/climateprotection/bestpractices.htm Environment California. Global warming information page. www.environmentcalifornia.org/global-warming "Governors Sign Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform and Greenhouse Gas Accord" / Midwestern Governors Association, [November] 2007. www.midwesterngovernors.org/govenergynov.htm Illinois Climate Change Advisory Group. www.epa.state.il.us/air/climatechange/documents/index.html
Iowa Climate Change Advisory
Council. www.iaclimatechange.us/index.cfm Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group. www.mnclimatechange.us/ New York Metropolitan Region. "Climate Change Information Resources". http://ccir.ciesin.columbia.edu/nyc/ "Not Too Hot to Handle: States Warm Up to Actions on Climate Change" / Doug Myers, State News, September 2007, p.29-31. www.csg.org/pubs/Documents/sn0709.pdf Portland (OR) Office of Sustainable Development. "Portland/Multnomah County Local Action Plan on Global Warming" - "In 1993 Portland became the first U.S. city to adopt a strategy to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide." www.portlandonline.com/osd/index.cfm?c=ebijg Regional Initiatives to Address Global Climate Change / Wisconsin Legislative Council. October 5, 2007. (Information Memorandum 07-5) (622.5/W7i) Describes primary initiatives. www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lc/publications/im/IM07_05_dll.pdf "State and Local Climate Change Policy Actions" / Center for Clean Air Policy, 2002. www.ccap.org/pdf/State_Actions.pdf "State and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiatives" / National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices, October 5, 2006. www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0610GREENHOUSE.PDF "States Tackle Climate Change" / National Conference of State Legislatures, LegisBrief, April/May 2007. (328/N21h/pt.5 2006-2007) Briefing paper on current actions. www.ncsl.org/legis/lbriefs/2007/07LBAprMay_ClimateChange.pdf Related Web Sites Center for Clean Air Policy: www.ccap.org/domestic/quality.htm "Climate Policy Initiative" Environment Canada: www.ec.gc.ca/climate/home-e.html Environmental Law and Policy Center: www.globalwarmingsolutions.org/ Fresh Energy: www.fresh-energy.org/about/focus/gw_solutions.htm Originally founded in 1990 as Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy, this group promotes "...smart state and national legislation that reduces global warming pollution ..." Great Lakes Information Network: www.great-lakes.net/envt/refs/cchange.html "Climate Change of the ... Region" Natural Resources Defense Council: www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/default.asp NextGenerationEarth: www.nextgenerationearth.org/home Affiliated with Columbia University's Earth Institute. Select any state from a dropdown menu to access climate change impacts. Pew Center on Global Climate Change: www.pewclimate.org/what_s_being_done "Global Warming Solutions" Links to a wide range of solutions. Has a searchable database of case studies. Sierra Club:
Union of Concerned Scientists: www.ucsusa.org/ "Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions" United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: http://unfccc.int/2860.php Introductory and in-depth publications, the official UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol texts, and a search engine to the UNFCCC library. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov/climatechange/index.html "Climate Change" Many links to comprehensive, accessible information. U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration:
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center: www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html "Global Warming" Clippings: (Available for use in the library only)
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