An Inconvenient Truth Links to Help Solve the Climate Crisis
These are the links that appear on pages 306-321 of An Inconvenient Truth. They are listed under the section and in the order they appear in the book. Numbers in parenthesis indicate page numbers.
Introduction: What You Can Do to Solve the Crisis (p. 305)
- Calculating Your Carbon Footprint
- www.climatecrisis.net
Section 1: Save Energy at Home (pp. 306-310)
- To Buy Compact Fluorescent Lights Online
- www.efi.org www.nolico.com/saveenergy/
- Information on the Newest Energy-efficient Appliances
- www.energystar.gov
- Home Energy Savings Checklist from The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
- http://aceee.org/consumerguide/chklst.htm
- For Additional Tips on Energy Efficient Appliances: http://eartheasy.com/live_energyeffic_appl.htm
- Insulating Your House
- www.simplyinsulate.com
- Consumer Federation of America’s Checklist of Ten Simple Ways to Cut Energy Costs
- www.buyenergyefficient.org
- Getting a Home Energy Audit and Green Power
- www.energyguide.com
- Information on Standby Energy
- www.standby.lbl.gov/index.html http://www.powerint.com/greenroom/faqs.htm
- Switching to Green Power
- www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/renewable_energy www.epa.gov/greenpower
- Information about Solar Energy
- www.ases.org
- Information about Wind Energy and Net Metering
- www.awea.org
- Information on Personal Tax Credits and Subsidies at the Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
- www.dsireusa.org
- Purchasing Tradeable Renewable Energy Certificates to Offset Your Energy Use
- www.green-e.org
Section 2: Get Around on Less (pp. 311-313)
- Advice on How to Lobby for Better Pedestrian Conditions and Biking Conditions
- www.americawalks.org
- www.bikeleague.org
- Free National Service to Coordinate Your Travel with Other Commuters
- www.erideshare.com
- Using and Supporting the Expansion of Mass Transit
- www.publictransportation.org
- Maximizing the Fuel Efficiency of Your Car
- www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/driveHabits.shtml
- Fuel-efficiency Estimates for Cars
- www.epa.gov/autoemissions www.fueleconomy.gov
- Hybrid Cars
- www.hybridcars.com
- Alternative Fuels
- http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/index.html
- Fuel-cell Vehicles
- www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fuelcell.shtml
- Telecommuting
- www.telcoa.org
- Planning http://Green Travel and Purchasing Carbon Offsets
- www.betterworldclub.com/travel/index.htm
Section 3: Consume Less, Conserve More (pp. 314-318)
- Ideas on How to Pare Down
- www.newdream.org
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- www.epa.gov/msw/reduce.htm
- Finding a New Home for Something You No Longer Need
- www.freecycle.org
- Pre-cycling: Reducing Waste Before Buying
- www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?contentid=2194
- Recycling
- www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=ls&a=recycle&cat=1
- Removing Your Name from Mailing Lists
- www.newdream.org/junkmail https://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailing
- Reusable Bags
- www.reusablebags.com
- Compost
- www.epa.gov/compost/index.htm www.mastercomposter.com
- Benefits of Using Refillable Beverage Containers
- www.grrn.org/beverage/refillables/index.html
- Information about Cows and Global Warming
- www.earthsave.org/globalwarming.htm www.epa.gov/methane/rlep/faq.html
- Buying Local
- www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=27338
- Information and Links to Carbon Offsetting Organizations
- www.NativeEnergy.com/climatecrisis
Section 4: Be a Catalyst for Change (pp. 319-321)
- Learning More about Climate Change
- www.weathervane.rff.org www.environet.policy.net www.climateark.org www.gcrio.org www.ucsusa.org/global_warming
- Information about the Environmental Practices and Policies of Companies
- www.responsibleshopper.org
- Considering the Impact of Your Investments
- www.socialinvest.org/areas/research www.socialinvest.org/Areas/SRIGuide
- Research and Approaches to Sustainable Investment
- www.unepfi.org www.ceres.org
- Taking Political Action
- www.ci.seattle.wa.us/mayor/climate
- Politicians’ Positions on Global Warming
- www.lcv.org/scorecard
- Supporting Environmental Groups
- Natural Resources Defense Council www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/default.asp Sierra Club at www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming Environmental Defense at www.environmentaldefense.org/issue.cfm?subnav=12&linkID=15