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Library of Congress
The following sources may be helpful
Library of Congress
http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/stategov.html
Arizona State University Library
http://www.asu.edu/lib/
The University of Arizona Library
http://www.library.arizona.edu/libresources/referen.html
go to the "pros and cons" link
The University of Oregon (Environmental Studies)
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~ecostudy/resources/index.html
Arizona State (Career services: research your major)
http://www.fadc.com/Career/asu-career-services.php
http://www.asu.edu/programs/
Think Tanks: Search these to find a think tank appropriate to your topic.
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjb3v/T-tanks.html
http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/nwdtt/#1
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/psthink.html
Global Issues
Environmental Issues web sites
Support:
Global Climate Change: Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
http://www.puc.ohio.gov/consumer/gcc/index.html
An excellent place to begin your research. Includes a chronology of global climate change beginning with pre-history, a glossary of terms, country and regional studies of climate change and much more.
State by State Impacts
http://www.epa.gov/oppeoee1/globalwarming/impacts/stateimp/index.html
Read an overview of any state's greenhouse gas emissions and actions being taken to reduce them, various climate change impact studies, reports on emissions from electrical utilities and carbon dioxide emissions, and more.
Union of Concerned Scientists: Global Warming
http://www.ucsusa.org/warming/index.html
Produced by UCS, an organization of scientists and citizens concerned with ensuring a healthy environment, this site provides, among other things, information regarding the causes of global warming, solutions, a list of myths dispelled, and an FAQ.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency: Global Warming
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/index.html
Read about the impact of climate change on various ecosystems. Find out how it affects birds and fish. Learn the history of this problem. Be sure to check out the Reports which include the text of the Kyoto Treaty, an inventory of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and an assessment of regional vulnerabilities to climate change. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to read most of these reports. You may download it free of charge from www.adobe.com .
Oppose:
Global Climate Information Project
http://www.climatefact.org/
Focuses on the economic implications of the U.N. climate change treaty. Includes a FAQ regarding how a treaty would affect the U.S. and other nations.
Global Warming Information Page
http://www.globalwarming.org/
Articles, essays, activities and tips for sharing global warming information with kids, a global warming "myths vs. facts" article and much more.
Global Warming Information Center
http://www.nationalcenter.org/Kyoto.html