Web Resources

Global Warming

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The world authority on climate change consisting of more than 1,000 scientists from many countries. Issues periodic reports on the global impacts of climate change.

Climate Crisis.net
This is Al Gore's site, featuring trailers for the film "An Inconvenient Truth." Updates on global warming news.

Real Climate.org
Be a fly on the wall while climate scientists debate climate change amongst themselves on their new blog site "... a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. We aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion here is restricted to scientific topics and will not get involved in any political or economic implications of the science." Choice of 4 languages!

Global Warming International Center
The Global Warming International Center (GWIC) is the international body disseminating information on global warming science and policy, serving both governamental, non-governamental organizations, and industries in more than 145 countries. It sponsors unbiased research supporting the understanding of global warming and its mitigation.

Kyoto and Beyond:
US citizens' effort to "ratify" the treaty that has been rejected by the US government.

The Climate Crisis Coalition:
A broad coalition of organizations formed in 2004 to broaden concerns about climate change beyond environmental groups. This is a daily newsfeed.

StopGlobalWarming:
The Virtual March on Global Warming; Laurie David's site.

Climate Action Network:
A worldwide network of over 340 Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote government and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.

Climate.org:
A project of the Climate Institute, a leading international NGO of scientists and policy leaders concerned with climate change.

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative:
A cooperative effort by Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Native Energy.com and Native Wind.org
Linked efforts to develop the vast wind resources of tribal lands in the Great Plains of North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. You can buy Green Tags to support Native Wind.

Clean Air and Coal

Clean Air Task Force
Boston-based NGO working on a borad range of clean ar issues

Citizens Coal Council
Organized to protect the environment against mining damage

Coal Watch Groups outside ColoradoValley Watch
Protects public health and environment of the lower Ohio River Valley

Energy Policy Economics
Carbon Disclosure Project
A questionnaire sent annual to the world's largest companies seeking information on potential risks and opportunities related to climate changeGeneral

Support Renewables
Windsource from Xcel
Receive wind generated electricity through Xcel's Windsource program.  The program is currently fully subscribed, but you can join the waiting list.

Green Tags

Native Energy
There are many suppliers of green tags, but generally if you buy green tags you will be supporting wind projects somewhere else in the country.  One option is Native Energy which supports tribal wind power as well as small farmers.

General

USPIRG
US Public Interest Research Group. Excellent information about Bush administration coal policy and global warming.

Union of Concerned Scientists:
Excellent resource on global warming, air pollution, and the economic opportunities in renewable energy development.

Department of Energy Statistics
Monthly statistics on energy consumption by different types of energy source, provided by DOE Energy Information Administration.