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BOOKS
The Weather Makers
Tim Flannery lays out the terrifying extent of the climate crisis
-- and the dangers we face (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006).
The End of Oil
Paul Roberts shows how we can break our addiction to oil (Houghton
Mifflin, 2004).
The Boiling Point
Ross Gelbspan offers a damning indictment of the Bush
administration's failure to tackle global warming (Basic Books,
2004).
A Friend of the Earth
Though a work of fiction, T.C. Boyle's novel offers a nightmarish
vision of a planet ravaged by global warming (Penguin, 2001).
High Tide: The Truth About Our Climate
Crisis
British journalist Mark Lynas visits global hot spots, recording
the physical changes due to global warming and individuals'
reactions to these changes (Picador, 2004).
The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the
Oil Era
An oil-interest consultant turned Greenpeace scientific advisor,
Jeremy Leggett describes his personal actions in international
climate negotiations (Routledge, 2001).
The Whale and the Supercomputer
Charles Wohlforth describes the effects of global warming on the
delicate arctic through views of both scientists and Alaskan
Natives (North Point Press, 2004).
ONLINE RESOURCES
Images of Disaster
Photographer Gary Braasch documents the damage caused by climate
change at worldviewofglobalwarming.org.
The Science
Review the evidence of global warming gathered by the world's
leading scientists at ipcc.ch.
On the March
Join the "virtual march" on Washington and learn about the havoc
that climate change is wreaking at stopglobalwarming.org.
A Call to Arms
Study the science of global warming -- and get up-to-the-minute
action alerts on how to get involved -- at nrdc.org.
Map It Out
View a map created by Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and World
Resources Institute (WRI) that illustrates the local consequences
of global warming at climatehotmap.org.
Policies 101
Get versed with in-depth information from the Pew Center on the
policies surrounding global warming at pewclimate.org.
Analytical Devices
View the analysis, complete with satellite images, of climate
change on NASA's Web site at giss.nasa.gov.
ORGANIZATIONS
Information Portal
Check out the World Resources Institute's comprehensive database
that focuses on the environmental, social and economic trends of
today's world at earthtrends.wri.org.
Got Questions?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the
answers to frequently asked questions at
ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html.
The Big Picture
The Sierra Club offers a good overview, complete with news,
campaigns and fact sheets on global warming at
sierraclub.org/globalwarming.
Showing Concern
Learn about the thousands of scientists in the Union of Concerned
Scientists who are dedicated to building a healthier and cleaner
planet at ucsusa.org.
Youth Brigade
The EPA provides an overview for kids about global warming, the
climate system and what we can do about it at
epa.gov/globalwarming/kids.