• International
• NY Times article “Climate Experts Tussle Over Details. Public Gets Whiplash” – describes how media’s portrayal of scientific details of global warming confuses the public.
• NYTimes blog and annotated coverage of Al Gore’s Challenge to Repower America speech, July 2008
• United Nations Environment Programme – contains information regarding climate change worldwide including multimedia presentations, videos, fact sheets and Q&A with climate change experts in various fields http://www.unep.org/Themes/climatechange/
• World Bank site on Climate Change and the Environment – contains information on CO2 emissions and growth in various countries, renewable energy and energy efficiency and adaptation to climate risks http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/ENVIRONMENT/EXTCC/...html
• Global Climate Change Research Explorer – a NSF site that allows individuals to examine data that illuminate the ways that climate change is experienced at various levels – the atmosphere, the biosphere, the hydrosphere, and the cryosphere as well as the global effect of these changes http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html
• NYT Article “Global Warming” – contains a timeline, photo essays, scientific research on climate change and links to related articles and essays http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html#
• Pew Center on Global Climate Change – contains international, national and state level information on climate change and policies that have been enacted to combat climate change on all levels http://www.pewclimate.org/
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – describes and elaborates on the Kyoto Protocol http://unfccc.int/2860.php
• World Health Organization – Climate Change and Human Health – this site examines the ways in which climate change impacts the health of people worldwide; looks specifically at climate, ecosystems and ozone depletion http://www.who.int/globalchange/climate/en/
• IPPC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – this site highlights the Nobel Peace Prize winning work of the Intergovernmental panel on climate change; among the information is the full report of the panel, webcasts, and presentations and speeches
• Photographs of the Impact of Climate Change http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/index.html
• NYT Article “Global Warming – Issues in Depth” http://www.nytimes.com/learning/issues_in_depth/20060406.html
• Kyoto Protocol http://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/items/2830.php
• Worldview Magazine article “Water Rights” http://www.worldviewmagazine.com/issues/article.cfm?id=172&issue=40
• RealClimate – Climate Science from Climate Scientists http://www.realclimate.org/
• United States
• Yale Environment 360- a new online environmental magazine published by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. http://e360.yale.edu
• US Environmental Protection Agency – contains information on the science of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, health and environmental effects of climate change, US climate policy, economics of climate change and what individuals can do to make a difference http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
• Pew Center on Global Climate Change – contains international, national and state level information on climate change and policies that have been enacted to combat climate change on all levels http://www.pewclimate.org/
• Hot Politics – includes classroom resources and a link to the full Frontline episode devoted to US politics and climate change http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/
• National Wildlife Federation – contains information on the impact of climate change on animals and their habitats http://www.nwf.org/globalwarming/
• NOAA National Climatic Data Center – this site contains frequently asked questions regarding climate change http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
• US Climate Action Report 2002 http://www.house.gov/inslee/docs/pdfs/usclimateaction.pdf
• National Center for Atmospheric Research – contains information on climate change on both regional and national levels as well as climates of the past and future http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/research/climate/
• National Parks Conservation Center – contains information on the ways in which climate change is impacting our national parks http://www.npca.org/globalwarming/
• Natural Resources Defense Council – contains sections on oil & energy, air, water, soil, health, environmental justice, and US policies among other issues http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/
• Tufts Climate Initiative – contains downloads to use in the classroom regarding the issue of climate change and the environment http://www.tufts.edu/tie/tci/Downloads.htm
• Congressional Budget Office – examines the economics of climate change in the US http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=4171&type=0
• North Carolina
• North Carolina Climate Plan Advisory Group – statewide group that was charged with developing a proposal to deal with global climate change in NC. Their report and recommendations were released in October 2007 and can be found on this site http://www.ncclimatechange.us/
• North Carolina State Action Plan – this page contains the state’s action plan to reduce greenhouse gases http://www.p2pays.org/ref/05/04493.htm
• Global Warming Reports – NC http://www.environmentnorthcarolina.org/reports/global-warming
• Southern Alliance for Clean Energy – this site examines the types of air pollution in North Carolina and the sources of the pollution http://www.cleanenergy.org/resources/factsheets/NC_GW_pollution.pdf
• NC Green Power – contains information on sustainable energy sources http://www.ncgreenpower.org/
• Project Green http://www.ncprojectgreen.com/
• NC Solar Center http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/

Multimedia

• “The Story of Stuff” with Annie Leonard
• Time Magazine – Giant Vanishing Ice http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1726292,00.html
• Effects of Climate Change by 2020 http://www.time.com/time/2007/climate_change/
• Time Magazine - The Effects of Global Warming (interactive) http://www.time.com/time/2001/globalwarming/splash.html
• NPR Climate Connections – illustrates the carbon cycle and climate change http://www.npr.org/news/specials/climate/video/

Making a Change

• The Discovery Channel’s green website
• Michael Pollan’s “Why Bother” Essay in the New York Times Magazine, 20 April, 2008
  
• Time Magazine Heroes of the Environment http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1663317_1672378,00.html
• Time Magazine 51 Things You Can Do To Save The Environment http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/environment/
• World Watch Institute: 10 Ways to Go Green and Save Green http://www.worldwatch.org/node/3915
• EPA: Go Green Newsletter http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/gogreen/
• EPA: Sustainability http://epa.gov/sustainability/
• The Daily Green: The Consumer’s Guide to the Green Revolution http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/
• Earth 911: What Can I Do to Help Prevent Climate Change? http://earth911.org/climate-change/what-can-i-do-to-help-prevent-climate-change/
• Carboncounter.org Fight Climate Change http://www.carboncounter.org/climate-change-101/what-can-i-do.aspx
• Carbonfund.org What Can I Do? http://www.carbonfund.org/site/pages/about_climate_change/category/What%20Can%20I%20Do/
• Personal Footprint Calculator http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?content=calculator
• Global Footprint Network http://www.footprintnetwork.org/
• Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America http://www.focusthenation.org/

Alternative Opinions

• Books
• Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming by Bjorn Lomborg, 2008, Vintage Press http://www.amazon.com/Cool-Skeptical-Environmentalists-Warming-Vintage/dp/030738652X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213295572&sr=1-2
• Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians, and Misguided Policies that Hurt the Poor by Roy Spencer, 2008, Encounter Books http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594032106/
• The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism) by Christopher C. Horner, 2007, Regency Publishing http://www.amazon.com/
• Blue Planet in Green Shackles by Vaclav Klaus, 2007, Competitive Enterprise Institute http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Green-Shackles-Vaclav-Klaus/dp/B001A3W3BK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213295286&sr=8-1
• Meltdown: The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians, and the Media by Patrick J. Michaels, 2005, Cato Institute http://www.amazon.com/Meltdown-Predictable-Distortion-Scientists-Politicians/dp/1930865791/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213295539&sr=1-1
• Shattered Consensus: The True State of Global Warming by Patrick J. Michaels, 2005, Cato Institute http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/R09VESEEZ
• The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World by Bjorn Lomborg, 2001, Cambridge University Press http://www.amazon.com/Meltdown-Predictable-Distortion-Scientists-Politicians/dp/1930865791/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213295539&sr=1-1
• Films
• The Great Global Warming Swindle 2007, WAGtv http://www.greatglobalwarmingswindle.com/