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ENGL&102 (Oldham): Mitigation

Some possible topics

Proposed policies, treaties, agreements, etc.

Keep in mind that some of these policies exist only at the national or international level (for example, the Kyoto Protocol) while others might take place at any level--local, state, federal, or international.

  • Carbon tax
  • Cap and trade
  • Cap and dividend
  • Offsets
  • Copenhagen
  • Kyoto Protocol
  • Other policies, proposed or enacted
  • Politicians' positions
  • Political opposition

Grassroots efforts

  • Political activism to influence policy
  • Lifestyle changes
    • Conservation
    • Buy local
    • Simple living
  • Community organizing (e.g. "Sustainable Seattle")

Green technology

  • Transportation
  • Manufacturing
  • Buildings
  • Alternative energy
    • Wind
    • Solar
    • Efficiency
    • Tides
    • Biomass

Background Sources

Science Online

A collection of articles and references on a number of scientific topics, including Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Environment, Forensic Science, Math, Physics, and Weather and Climate.

Gale Ebooks

An extensive collection of encyclopedias and other sources with articles on a huge variety of subjects.

  • Besides searching through the whole collection, try searching within one of their subcategories, such as History or Science, for more focused results.

Biography in Context

Links to multiple biographical articles on well-known and not-so-well-known individuals.

Relevant Websites

Seattle Climate Action Now (Seattle CAN)

City of Seattle's effort to involve people in fighting climate change

Climate Solutions

A Northwest regional advocacy organization devoted to policy and practical solutions to climate change.

Sustainable Seattle

Working on environmental sustainability on a local level.

Carbon Washington (CarbonWA)

Advocating a state-level carbon tax to discourage the use of fossil fuels and promote alternative energy.

Citizens Climate Lobby

Advocating a national-level carbon-fee-and-dividend to discourage the use of fossil fuels and promote investment in alternative energy.

350.org

A grassroots organization devoted to solving the climate crisis by bringing carbon levels below 350 parts per million, the level that climate researchers say is where the atmosphere needs to be to avoid catastrophic climate change.

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