Climate Change/Global Warming

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"Driving a car, using electricity to light and heat your home, and throwing away garbage all lead to greenhouse gas emissions. You can reduce emissions through simple actions like changing a light bulb, powering down electronics, using less water, and recycling. This site provides more than 25 easy steps you can take at Home, School, the Office, and On the Road to protect the climate, reduce air pollution, and save money. Take action today! Small steps add up, if we all do our part."

"We work with government, business and individuals to conserve our environment by providing science-based research, education and policy work, and acting as a catalyst for the change that today's situation demands."

What can you -- just one concerned person -- do about global warming? From the New York Times

"Climate Solutions has been selected as one of 18 high-impact nonprofits working in the field of climate change, and the only regional organization on the list."

"The Ecology Center is a membership-based, nonprofit environmental organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded by community activists after the country's first Earth Day in 1970, the Ecology Center is now a regional leader that works for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work, and play."

"The good news is that we can protect our health and the environment while improving our economic well-being. That's what EDF's work is all about."

"We can no longer afford to ignore the overwhelming scientific evidence that our climate is changing. Urge President Obama to better prepare and protect our communities from global warming."

"The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is working in partnership with local health departments, researchers, and decision-makers to address the adverse human health impacts of climate change."

This organization is helping to mobilize young voters and ensure that facts, not antiscience climate denial, have a better chance of prevailing in the political campaigns in the United States.

"Rainforest Action Network campaigns for the forests, their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life by transforming the global marketplace through education, grassroots organizing and non-violent direct action."

This Showtime documentary series explores the human impact of climate change. It combines storytelling styles of movie makers with the expertise of the brightest stars and respected journalists. It weaves together episodes dealing with savage wildfires in the West, rising sea levels in Bangladesh, and competition for water in the Middle East.

"You can use the following online calculator to get a rough “ballpark” estimate of your personal or family’s greenhouse gas emissions and explore the impact of taking various actions to reduce your emissions."

"In a database of 3,116 cities provided by AccuWeather, about 90 percent of them were warmer than normal. Enter your city in the field below to see how much warmer it was last year."