Global+Warming

For global warming webquest: (mitigation)

http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/climatechange/pages/gateway/themes/mitigation

I just saw this great documentary at the MoMA that was centered around alternative energy resources and global warming. The documentary was entitle The Electricity Fairy and is part of a series of documentaries coming from a campaign called Appalshop focusing on preserving Appalachian cultures and traditions. You can watch the trailer here.

US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has great resources to further knowledge regarding energy use, energy resources, natural resources, and energy efficiency in the USA. EIA has a youth oriented site, Energy Kids, with activities and information regarding energy, as well as site with helpful resources for teachers.
 * Energy**


 * EIA**: eia.gov
 * Energy Kids:** http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/
 * For Teacher:** http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=6

Addie's 'what should the government do about global warming?' [|task] and webquest for grades 6th/7th (6th science curriculum)

If you are teaching anything related to global warming, heat, engineering, physics, or water (etc) there is a a great exhibition going on at the MoMA, “Rising Currents: Projects for New York’s Waterfront." The exhibition started on March 24 and runs until Oct 11. MoMA site: Exhibition Information NYT article: When the Water Rises
 * MoMA**

Superfreakanomics - entire section on global warming Global Warming and Other Eco-Myths Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast
 * Books - For both sides**


 * Is global warming real??**

[] Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.

[] The hacking of emails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit in November rocked the world of climate change science, energized global warming skeptics, and threatened to derail policy negotiations at Copenhagen. These panelists, who differ on the scientific implications of the released emails, generally agree that the episode will have long-term consequences for the larger scientific community.


 * Can scientific data lie?**

[] In a brilliantly tongue-in-cheek analysis, Sebastian Wernicke turns the tools of statistical analysis on TEDTalks, to come up with a metric for creating "the optimum TEDTalk" based on user ratings. How do you rate it? "Jaw-dropping"? "Unconvincing"? Or just plain "Funny"?

[] Ok...this is what you have been waiting for. How can you lie with statistics? Actually, the purpose of this page is NOT to teach you how to lie and cheat with statistics. Rather, I hope you will learn how it is possible to be misled and how to spot "statistical abuse." You can find poor use of statistics everywhere...magazines, newspapers, polls, TV, even research papers. I do not want to hear of any of you readers using these poor methods.


 * What are the pros and cons of working for a greener planet??**

[] A journalstic collaboration dedicated to exploring the impact--human, environmental, economic, political--of a changing climate.

[] In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flawed urban policy. Majora Carter is a visionary voice in city planning who views urban renewal through an environmental lens. The South Bronx native draws a direct connection between ecological, economic and social degradation. Hence her motto: **"Green the ghetto!"**

[] In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars

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What Will it Cost to Fight Global Warming?
Many scientists say immediate action it needed to stop global warming. But some economists argue that the benefits of any realistic solution aren't worth the cost. Can we afford to stop global warming? Guests:
 * Jonah Goldberg,** //Los Angeles// columnist and contributing editor to //National Review//
 * Barry Rabe,** professor at The Gerald Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
 * Dan Kammen,** director of the Berkeley institute of the Environment and the founding director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at Berkeley