This post is dedicated to links that I believe can educate people about my topic and the different viewpoints within it. These links are from different places such as government websites, news organizations and publications, all trusted sources.
The Environmental Protection Agency's website (http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/) provides a basic overview about global warming and greenhouse gases and is a valuable resource to people who want to find out about this topic. In addition to a basic overview, this website tells people about the health and environmental effects of climate change. Another section of this link includes a variety of things people can do to reduce their greenhouse gases. This website also has the policy of the United States on climate change and projections involving greenhouse gas emissions. A slew of other links are provided at to other sections of this site that deal with more specific issues and initiatives on the topic. Other websites like this are http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/ and http://www.globalwarming.org/.
Another website that provides a plethora of information on greenhouse gases and global warming is http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/. This site has a section that presents different views from many credible scientists on the effects of increased greenhouse gases on climate. Some of the scientists agree that the climate will get warmer as greenhouse gas concentrations increase, but others hotly detest that point. In addition to that, there are clips from a program on this issue that aired on PBS. Other things in this site include a study of ice cores and a prediction on what areas might become flooded if the warming continues. There is also a section on new energies that could be used in the future, which is part of an interview with Professor Martin Hoffert from New York University. This website is based on many interviews with researchers on this topic which makes it a good source to find out more about greenhouse gases and global warming.
There are also many sites to estimate the carbon output of one's self and his or her household. These sites can also provide ways of reducing the carbon output and put that in relation to how much money one can save. These websites include: http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/carboncalculator.asp#0, http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/119/calculator, and http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator/http://web.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/programs/climatechange/carboncalculator.xml?ILC-calc0706&ATT=Redirect.
The National Geographic website, http://green.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-overview.html, covers the main points on global warming and lists all the articles published on this issue in their magazine. It also has videos that show things such as wind power and the state of fish because of warming. Other new websites like this include: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GlobalWarming/, http://www.time.com/time/2001/globalwarming/splash.html, and http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier#.
The website for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (http://www.ipcc.ch/), which is the body appointed by the United Nations to research into climate change, is also a good website to visit. This website lists the reports and publications that IPCC has released including the most recent one, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. The site also has press material from interviews and meeting of the IPCC. This committee along with Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007, which gives them greater credibility and more coverage than before.
There are also many websites that say there is no correlation between greenhouse gases and global warming. These include: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20070315&articleId=5086, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192544,00.html and http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,136254,00.html.
Hopefully this post and it's many links will help provide anyone the opportunity to go look for themselves the various viewpoints and the arguments backing up those viewpoints on the issue of greenhouse gases and their relationship to global warming.
2 comments:
This post is making the argument that greenhouse gases is causing global warming, or that there is definitely a relationship between the two. It seems that you really want the readers to find their opinions on the topic by giving reliable sources, but i think it is important to here your view and argument either that you believe greenhouse gases and global warming have a correlation or not?
Response to Krista:
I just want to present my viewpoints in an unbiased manner by presenting both sides of this issue. I do not want people to just see my blog and say that global warming is happening because of greenhouse gases but I want them to find out for themselves their stance on this issue. They can do that by going to these sites along with many others out there.
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