Global Warming – Oil Dependency

Overpopulation is the root cause of every environmental problem. Please visit these three sites to learn more:
The Office of Population Research at Princeton University
Population Action International
Connection: Education and advocacy

http://peakoilaction.org We are dedicated to raising awareness about peak oil and the coming decline in oil production, the consequences of this decline and the actions that can be taken.

Post Carbon Institute is an educational institution and think tank that explores in theory and practice what cultures, civilisation, governance & economies might look like without the use of (non-renewable) hydrocarbons as energy and chemical feedstocks.

http://www.survivingpeakoil.com/
the public response to the critical problems which are soon to impact the lives of everyone on this planet due consumer capitalism and power (energy) disparities.
The ideas contained on this site are for practical implementation on a family or small community level. The object is to empower people to create a sustainable future for themselves, rather than lobbying governments and corporations, which are unlikely to seek effective and equitable solutions.

http://www.fromthewilderness.com
Groundbreaking reporting on oil, energy, and the future of America and the planet

“Your taxes paid for oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron Texaco to expand globally, so what do you get in return: more jobs? a stronger economy? increased security? Guess again.”
http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2003/01/ma_216_01.html

The Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
http://www.iags.org/es.html

Oil dependency solutions

Take Action
www.energy.gov
Send a message to your government about renewable energy.

http://www.outofgas.com/

Solutions | What You Can Do

Two years ago, California put in place a landmark policy to cut global warming pollution from new cars (40% of California’s greenhouse gas emissions come from vehicles). The car companies’ response? Nine of them, General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota and others, filed a lawsuit to block the rule.

Ten Things You Can Do To Combat Climate Change

Undo Global Warming
www.undoit.org

Go Carbon Neutral
www.futureforests.com

The Ford Campaign
bluewaternetwork.org/campaign_gw_ford.shtml

For a little global balance
www.risingtide.org.uk
www.petropolitics.org
www.globalresponse.org

You Can Purchase Clean Energy Now
http://www.sterlingplanet.com/

Help fight Global Warming and save Old Growth Forests at the same time http://www.ancienttrees.org

http://www.outofgas.com/

You have the power to make the earth a better place because of what you buy - http://www.greenpages.org/

Statistics on childhood illnesses since 1980 are staggering. Asthma has increased 142%; cancer continues to rise at 1% per year; birth defects are rising; and 17% of all children under age 19 have some form of developmental disability. Check out

www.safefoodandfertilizer. org

to learn more about hazardous and other industrial wastes in fertilizer that currently has no regulation.

Global Warming – Resources

ORGANIZATIONS

• ClimateHotMap.org
  Map of global warming events around the world.
• Global Green USA
  www.globalgreen.org
  Climate Change & Energy www.globalgreen.org/programs/climate/
• National Resources Defence Council (NRDC)
  www.nrdc.org
  Global Warming www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/default.asp
• Pew Center on Global Climate Change
  www.pewclimate.org
• Union of Concerned Scientists
  www.ucsusa.org
  Global Warming www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/global_warming/index.cfm
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  www.ipcc.ch
• Cities for Climate Protection
  www.iclei.org
• NASA page on Global Climate Change
  www.giss.nasa.gov
• Climate Change Information Kit
  United Nation Framework on Climate Change
• http://www.theclimategroup.org/

ARTICLES

• National Academies of Sciences’ 2002 study of Abrupt Climate Changes: Inevitable Surprises
• An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security
• The Building You Are In Supports Global Warming
• “Fear In The Fields: How Hazardous Waste Becomes Fertilizer”

BOOKS

• Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change
  by Guy Dauncey with Patrick Mazza
• Climate Change Policy: A Survey
  Edited by Stephen H. Schneider, Armin Rosencranz, John O. Niles
• Storm Warning: Gambling with the Climate of Our Planet
  by Lydia Dotto
• Wildlife Responses to Climate Change: North American Case Studies
  Edited by Stephen H. Schneider and Terry Root
• Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It’s Too Late
  by Thom Hartmann

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