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Global Warming

The following resources will help you research the causes and consequences of global warming

Internet Sites

EPA - Personal Emissions Calculator: www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_calculator.html

Global Warming: What's a Person To Do, by Larry O'Hanlan: http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/globalwarming/whattodo/whattodo.html

Global Warming: A Natural Cycle, or Human Result, by Manav Tanneeru: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/07/11/globalwarming.overview/index.html

Global Warming: A Primer, by Larry O'Hanlan: http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/globalwarming/primer/primer.html

Leonardo DiCaprio - What's Important - Global Warning: www.leonardodicaprio.org/

Polar Bears on Thin Ice: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/25/polar.bears/index.html

Frontline - Hot Politics - The Doubters of Global Warming, by Oriana Zill di Granados: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/reports/skeptics.html

Frontline - Hot Politics - Readings and Links (select one): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/etc/links.html

Frontline - Hot Politics - Suppression of Science, bo Oriana Zill di Granados: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/reports/suppressed.html

Be sure to critically evaluate Internet sources. UC Berkley Library's Evaluating Webpages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask is an excellent source to help you critique the quality of websites in the following areas:

Credibility: Can you tell if the author is credible (believable)?
Objectivity: Is the information objective (honest and free of bias)?
Currency: Is the information recent and up-to-date?
Design: Is the site designed in a clear and user friendly way?
Navigation: Is the site easy to navigate through, and are all links current and usable?

Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.

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