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Global Warming

A Guide to Selected Government Information Available at WIU's Government Publications Library

Web version of this guide includes links to web resources.

Federal Government Information

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, this website assesses the state of knowledge on climate change and provides scientific, technical, and socio-economic advice to the world on the issue of climate change.

U.S. Global Change Research Program

This website of the U.S. Global Change Research Program contains global change educational materials, official documents relating to global change issues, reports and papers of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a link to the Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO), and more.

National Academy of Science: America's Climate Choices

This site houses several reports you can read online for free and a series of five-minute videos you can watch concerning climate change science and its policy implications.

Climate Change

This hearing before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources examines the controversies involved in the global warming issue as well as the current scientific research on the matter. 2005
Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG.109-188

Climate History and the Science Underlying Fate, Transport, and Health Effects of Mercury Emissions

This hearing before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works explores the science of mercury exposure and its relationship to the science of climate change. 2003
Y 4.P 96/10:S.HRG.108-359

Global Climate Change and the U.S. Climate Action Report

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation calls upon key representatives of the Bush Administration to explain its "action plan" for addressing global climate change and reducing greenhouse gas intensity. 2002
Y 4.C 73/7:S.HRG.107-1067

Global Climate Change

This U.S. State Department website offers official communications on global climate change.

EPA's Climate Change site

This site includes background scientific information as well as greenhouse gas emissions data and information on current government initiatives.

Climate Change: State of Knowledge

This publication of the Office of Science and Technology Policy explains the greenhouse effect, historical emissions, climate change over the last 100 years, possible climate changes over the next 100 years, and potential consequences. 1997
PREX 23.2:C 61

The Kyoto Protocol: The Undermining of American Prosperity -- The Sciences

An attempt to discern if the Earth is actually warming and to what extent. This hearing questions the need for the Kyoto Protocol, as our agreement to significantly lower greenhouse gas levels would increase gasoline and natural gas prices and would decrease U.S. gross domestic product. July 1998
Y 4.SM 1:105-62

Countdown to Kyoto, Parts I - III

A thorough review of scientific data regarding global warming and human influence on climate in an effort to ascertain if science today is adequate to support the Kyoto Protocol. A two-volume set houses countless testimonies, discussions, and studies on climate change, the Clinton Administration's proposal, and the resulting economics. October and November 1997
Y 4.SCI 2:105/46/vols. 1 & 2

The Kyoto Protocol and Its Implications

A hearing held 3 months past the Kyoto Protocol in order to examine the financial ramifications of compliance. Janet Yellen, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, discusses the accomplishments and the costs of the Protocol. March 1998
Y 4.C73/8:105-108

Status of the International Global Climate Change Negotiations

A hearing focusing on the Berlin Agreement and its role in international negotiations as well as the lack of commitment by developing countries to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. June and September 1996
Y 4.C 73/8:104-119

EIA's Information at a Glance

This website of the Energy Information Administration provides information about U.S. emissions, voluntary reporting, and climate change, as well as environmental information from other nations.

Illinois Government Information

Climate Change in Illinois

This site from the Illinois State Water Survey describes weather trends and data from the 1800s to present.

Climate Atlas of Illinois

Resulting from 60 years of intensive studies, this atlas provides a comprehensive look at Illinois' climate -- past, present, and future. Chapter 10 answers how global climate change will affect Illinois. 2004
ILLINOIS 551 CLIM

The Illinois Response to Climate Change

This report of the Task Force on Global Climate Change outlines Illinois' efforts to comply with the Federal greenhouse emission goals and to increase public awareness on the topic of global warming. January 1996
ILLINOIS 574.5222 ILLI

An Investigation of Historical Temperature and Precipitation Data at Climate Benchmark Stations in Illinois

An analysis of the historical data of 12 weather stations in Illinois. Past changes in climate are used in an attempt to predict future climatological conditions. Illinois' consistency with global trends is examined. Illinois State Water Survey Circular 184. 1997
ILLINOIS 543.3 Wc-184

"Climate Change and Variability"

A historical look at Illinois' climate changes and the effects these shifts have had on the environment. 1999
The Illinois Steward. Vol. 8, No. 3 Fall 1999 pp. 6-11
ILLINOIS 333.72 ILLI 2 Vol. 8, No. 3

Legal Information

"Standing and Global Warming: Is Injury to All Injury to None"?

When may a plaintiff sue a federal agency for failure to consider climate change when formulating new rules and regulations? This article explores this question as well as reviews global warming evidence and reduction efforts.
Environmental Law. Vol. 35, No. 1 Winter 2005 pp. 1-84

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