By Eleanor Revelle (LWVIL and LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Member)
When colder weather strikes, heating bills start to climb. Not only is that hard on the checkbook; it also means increased greenhouse gas emissions. What is a thrifty, ecologically-minded person to do?
By Chad Tolman (LWVDE)
The great hope?
It is cheap and readily available in many parts of the world; it can reduce oil imports and fuel economies in developing countries.
By Pamela W. Person
By Win Colwill
Greenhouse gas inventories conducted as a result of the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change revealed to the world that the United States, with only 5 percent of the world’s population, was responsible for 25 percent of global warming emissions. Publicity surrounding the Earth Summit raised public awareness of the threat of global warming and the need for action to address the problem for the first time.
Cities for Climate Control Protection (CCP) Program
By Pamela W. Person