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NOAA Climate Services new editor's pick

http://www.climate.gov/

images, articles, videos and news related to climate change plus graphic information about climate factors that illustrate change with time

Added: Feb. 15, 2010 | Rate It

Candidates on Global Warming, The editor's pick

http://www.cfr.org/publication/14765/

the Council on Foreign Relations assesses the 2008 Presidential candidates' stances on global warming

Added: Jun. 19, 2007 | Rate It

Climate Change - NSF editor's pick

http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/climate/

National Science Foundation's discussion of climate change based on evidence from several distinct disciplines

Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule editor's pick

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html

an EPA site that provides access to the proposed rule changes for reporting of greenhouse gas emissions

Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim? editor's pick

http://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abstracts/2008/Hansen_etal.html

an abstract of a report by James Hansen et al describing their article in the "Open Atmospheric Science Journal" that outlines recommendations for reducing greenhouse gases

Added: May. 01, 2009 | Rate It

GISS Surface Temperature Analysis new

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/

NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies provides regularly updated graphic analysis of the earth's surface temperatures

Added: Feb. 28, 2010 | Rate It

Air Quality Now popular

http://www.epa.gov/airnow/

4 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

the U.S. EPA provides real time air monitoring data that tells you how clean the air is and whether it will affect your health

Added: Oct. 21, 2003 | Rate It

Beneath the Hot Air popular

http://www.nwf.org/nwfwebadmin/binaryVault/Beneathhotair200311.pdf

2 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

the National Wildlife Federation presents government data that exposes the truth behind President Bush's global warming plan (pdf)

Added: Sep. 09, 2003 | Rate It

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center popular

http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/

4 out of 10 stars (7 votes)

the primary global-change data and information analysis center of the U.S. Department of Energy; holds records on concentrations of carbon dioxide, researches its cycling and observes long-term climate trends

Added: Mar. 31, 2001 | Rate It

Global Roundtable on Climate Change popular

http://www.grocc.ei.columbia.edu/

4 out of 10 stars (5 votes)

a stakeholder forum of leaders from industry, governments and NGOs, set up to discuss and explore areas of potential consensus regarding core scientific, technological, and economic issues critical to shaping sound public policies on climate change

Added: Mar. 08, 2007 | Rate It

Alternative Fuels Data Center

http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/

6 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

U.S. Department of Energy provides extensive information about alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles; defined as substantially non-petroleum while yielding energy security and environmental benefits

Added: May. 15, 2001 | Rate It

California Air Resources Board

http://www.arb.ca.gov/homepage.htm

part of the California Environmental Protection Agency which seeks to promote and protect public health, welfare and ecological resources through reduction of air pollutants

Added: Sep. 09, 2002 | Rate It

California Climate Change Portal

http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/

the California state government's primary source of climate climate change information of all types - including their leadership and initiatives on progressive climate change policies

Added: Dec. 15, 2005 | Rate It

California Energy Commission's Climate Change Activities

http://www.energy.ca.gov/climatechange/

highlights the significant potential impacts of climate change to California; including hotter days, additional smog, sea level rise and reduced water supplies

Added: Aug. 13, 2002 | Rate It

California Greenhouse-Gas Waiver Request

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/ca-waiver.htm

documents from the EPA related to California's request to enact automobile emission standards more strict than federal laws

Added: Jan. 30, 2009 | Rate It

California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard

http://www.energy.ca.gov/low_carbon_fuel_standard/

first-in-the-world greenhouse gas (GHG) standard for transportation fuels; CA seeks to spark research in alternatives to oil and reduce GHG emissions

Added: Aug. 04, 2007 | Rate It

California Solar Initiative Program Handbook

http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/efile/RULINGS/63092.pdf

designed to describe the requirements for receiving funding for the installation and operation of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in California (pdf)

Added: Dec. 31, 2006 | Rate It

Chicago Climate Action Plan

http://www.chicagoclimateaction.org/

describes the major effects climate change could have on Chicago and suggests ways to work together to address those challenges

Added: Oct. 23, 2008 | Rate It

Clean Air World

http://www.cleanairworld.org/

national associations representing air pollution control agencies in 54 states and territories and over 165 major metropolitan areas across the United States

Added: Mar. 15, 2005 | Rate It

Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

http://www.eenews.net/public/25/12606/features/documents/2009/09/30/document_gw_07.pdf

a bill before the US Senate who's purpose is to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (pdf)

Added: Oct. 07, 2009 | Rate It

Clear Skies Initiative

http://www.epa.gov/clearskies/

the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's information on the Bush initiative to severely weaken clean air legislation

Added: Aug. 11, 2002 | Rate It

Climate Change Prediction Program

http://www.csm.ornl.gov/chammp/

U.S. Department of Energy program to advance the science of decade and longer scale climate prediction; links the emerging technologies in High Performance Computing to the development of computationally efficient and numerically accurate climate prediction models

Added: May. 15, 2001 | Rate It

Climate Change Resource Center

http://www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/

a US Forest Service reference Web site for resource managers and decision-makers who need information and tools to address climate change in planning and project implementation on lands in the West

Added: Aug. 16, 2008 | Rate It

Climate Change U.S. EPA

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/

the U.S. government's offering information on the issue of climate change

Added: Oct. 22, 2006 | Rate It

Climate Prediction Center

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

NOAA assesses and forecasts impacts of short-term climate variability, emphasizing enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events, for use in mitigating losses and maximizing economic gains

Added: Feb. 22, 2001 | Rate It