The Ecospot Grand Priz Winner 2007. From Current TV and The Alliance for Climate Protection "60 Seconds to Save the Earth Ecospot contest."
Al Gore speaking at TED: New Thinking on the Climate Crisis
In Al Gore's brand-new slideshow, he presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting, and challenges us to act with a sense of "generational mission" -- the kind of feeling that brought forth the civil rights movement -- to set it right.
John Doerr speaking at TED: Seeking Salvation and Profit in Greentech
Doerr’s group, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is investing $200 million in green technologies to save the planet and make a profit to boot.
The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff will take you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture — from resource extraction to iPod incineration — exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.
From the Basics to the Nitty Gritty of Climate Change
Realclimate.org is a commentary site on climate science by actual climate scientists. They have compiled an excellent list of web-based resources to guide you through the basics of climate science to the in depth nitty gritty of scientific reports and the IPCC (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) AR4 report.
Ride a Bike!
The average American car driver emits 12,000 lbs of carbon per year. For every mile on the bike, you save 1 lb of carbon. (And for every year of sustained bicycling, a cyclist adds 10 days to her/his life…)
Safe Climate's Energy Consumption Calculator – Use this online calculator to find out how much energy you use by driving, flying and from electricity. This will help you decide where you could reduce your energy consumption and save money on your energy bill.
Take the Sustainable Life Quiz!
A nifty website put together by Consumer Consequences to find out how sustainable your way of life really is.
Doing the right thing isn’t going to cost you money!
Check out this Consumer Reports guide to reducing your carbon emissions and saving some greenbacks.
Enjoy Pinot Noir and Koala Bears? Hate Mosquitoes and Poison Ivy?
This website is very helpful to understand and refute the arguments posed by climate skeptics. Consider it your climate change flak jacket.
Know Someone Feeling Denial, Anger or Depression about Climate Change?
It’s okay and it’s normal. Professor Steve R. Running, one of the climate scientists with the Nobel Prize winning IPCC wrote this piece on the 5 Stages of Climate Grief. Read it and then move on to a stage where you can be pro-active and effective.
