Cap and Trade 101: A Climate Policy Primer
Sightline Institute report and introduction to current cap-and-trade policy and its impacts.
CIRES Educational Outreach: Resources for Teaching Climate Change
Links to: Resources, including:
Stephen Schneiders's Tips, Sources for climate change slides, Climate change --western impacts, *Common Misconceptions*, "Climate Skepticism: The Top 10", *UCS: Working with the Media*, Role Playing Resources
CIRES Educational Outreach: Resources for Teaching Climate Change
Communicating on Climate Change An Essential Resource for Journalists, Scientists, and Educators
Written by Bud Ward
Published by the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting
University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography
Communicating on Climate Change An Essential Resource for Journalists, Scientists, and Educators
Teachers Guide on Climate Change and Global Warming
This guide points K-12 educators to the best sites for teaching about climate change: several that offer first rate background material, and others that include detailed lesson plans and experiments.
Seaglider
Description, images and information about seaglider and seaglider operations.
Will Steger Global Warming Initiative
Raising public awareness about global warming by sharing in Will Steger's polar expeditions.
US EPA Climate Change Site
"Comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society - communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments."
"Everything's Cool: the incredible story of a handful of global warming messengers speaking out in a time of disinformation"
A hot documentary about global warming from the producers of the 2002 toxic comedy "Blue Vinyl".
Climate Grads Discussion Blog- Voluntary Climate Action
Discussion forum for those associated with the UW environmental sciences and beyond to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas. Not officially endorsed by UW or anyone else.
Grist - newspiece on UW Focus the Nation
Grist article : “Undriving Miss Daisy” http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/1/31/205238/193
Graduate Certificate Programs, General Description
The Program on the Environment describes general guidelines for graduate certificates.
Carleton College-Teaching Climate Change
Teaching materials associated with a workshop in 2006.
NPR Climate Connections
Year long series on climate by NPR and National Geographic.
Real Climate, A Science Blog
A commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. They aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary.
IPCC Fourth Assessment, Working Group 1: PowerPoint Figures
Link to a listing of pdf's of the IPCC figures.
Global Warming Q & A from NASA
NASA Global Warming Questions and Answers From why global warming is a problem to whether increased solar activity could be behind it, this Q&A article includes responses to common questions about global warming.