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Airplot editor's pick

http://www.airplot.org.uk/

campaign by Greenpeace UK to stop further Heathrow runway expansion which would interfere with greenhouse gas reduction goals

Added: Jan. 23, 2009 | Rate It

Campaign Plane Stupid editor's pick

http://www.planestupid.com/

9 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

A UK direct action campaign for an end to airport expansion, a ban on short-haul flights, and a tax on aviation fuel and tickets

Added: May. 21, 2006 | Rate It

Capitol Climate Action editor's pick

http://www.capitolclimateaction.org/

organizing tool for a peaceful demonstration at the coal plant providing electricity to the U.S. Capital to make the point that U.S. climate action is needed and coal-fired power plants are no longer welcome

Added: Feb. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Case Against Heathrow Expansion: A Briefing,The editor's pick

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/media/reports/the-case-against-heathrow-expansion-a-briefing

a Greenpeace UK report stating why unrestrained airport expansion will make it impossible for the UK to play its part in tackling climate change

Added: Jan. 23, 2009 | Rate It

Exxpose Exxon editor's pick

http://www.exxposeexxon.com/

a campaign by a coalition of environmental groups that seeks to educate Americans about ExxonMobil’s efforts to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, prevent action on global warming, and maintain America’s oil dependence; encourages action against ExxonMobil's efforts

Added: Jul. 24, 2005 | Rate It

No New Coal editor's pick

http://www.nonewcoal.org.uk/

a campaign against the construction of a new coal-powered power plant to replace the existing one in Kingsnorth, Kent, UK

Added: Nov. 17, 2008 | Rate It

Obama2Canada editor's pick

http://www.obama2canada.org/

advocates action to prevent Canadian tar sand development from being sheltered from the greenhouse gas emission reductions to which other energy production are subjected

Added: Feb. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Oil Sand Watch editor's pick

http://www.oilsandswatch.org/

the Pembina Institute works to address the environmental issues arising from environmentally damaging oil sands development in Canada

Added: Feb. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Oilwatch editor's pick

http://www.oilwatch.org/

a resistance network that opposes the activities of oil companies in tropical countries, with members in over 50 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America

Added: Oct. 19, 2006 | Rate It

Peak Oil Crisis editor's pick

http://www.peak-oil-crisis.com/

a comprehensive news and resource site for those interested in the issue of peak oil, the point beyond which oil production declines

Added: Mar. 02, 2006 | Rate It

Reality - There is No Such Thing as "Clean" Coal editor's pick

http://action.thisisreality.org/

a campaign to increase the awareness of the facts about the coal-burning process

Added: Dec. 19, 2008 | Rate It

Stuck in the Tar Sands editor's pick

http://www.climateactionnetwork.ca/e/publications/stuck-in-the-tar-sands.pdf

a report that itemizes the ways that the Canadian government's climate change policies do not require reduced emissions from tar sand development and recommends strategies to reduce those emissions (pdf)

Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

The Greenpeace Case Against Coal-Fired Power Generation editor's pick

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/files/pdfs/climate/caseagainstcoal0808.pdf

reviews the evidence and opinions of business and government leaders regarding the use of coal to generate power in the UK, including suggestions for meeting CO2 reduction goals by other means (pdf)

Added: Sep. 22, 2008 | Rate It

Transition Colorado editor's pick

http://www.transitionbouldercounty.org/

informal networking site for those interested in transitioning to life beyond fossil fuels

Added: May. 11, 2009 | Rate It

Transition US editor's pick

http://transitionus.org/

mission is to catalyze, inspire, encourage, network, support and train communities throughout the U.S. as they learn to deal with life beyond oil

Added: Jan. 16, 2009 | Rate It

Unconventional Oil editor's pick

http://assets.panda.org/downloads/unconventional_oil_final_lowres.pdf

report highlights perilous trends in the oil sector, where increased investment in unconventional fossil fuels, such as Canadian oil sands and US oil shales, may dangerously contribute to climate change and cause local ecological disaster (pdf)

Added: Jul. 30, 2008 | Rate It

2001 Fuel Economy Site popular

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

8 out of 10 stars (7 votes)

find and compare the fuel efficiency of cars and trucks; as well as gas mileage tips and information on advanced technology

Added: May. 24, 2001 | Rate It

Global Roundtable on Climate Change popular

http://www.grocc.ei.columbia.edu/

4 out of 10 stars (5 votes)

a stakeholder forum of leaders from industry, governments and NGOs, set up to discuss and explore areas of potential consensus regarding core scientific, technological, and economic issues critical to shaping sound public policies on climate change

Added: Mar. 08, 2007 | Rate It

A Roadmap for US-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate C

http://www.asiasociety.org/policy-politics/task-forces/roadmap-us-china-cooperation-energy-and-climate-change

a report that addresses the unfolding global climate crisis and the critical roles that both the U.S. and China must play by cooperating to reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from energy use, especially the continued reliance on coal to power our respective economies

Added: Mar. 09, 2009 | Rate It

"Dirty Kilowatts" 2007 Report Database

http://www.dirtykilowatts.org/

the Environmental Integrity Project allows you to search power plant pollution data in the U.S.

Added: Sep. 05, 2006 | Rate It

1 Sky

http://www.1sky.org/

focuses the power of millions of concerned Americans on a single goal: bold federal action by 2010 that can reverse global warming

Added: Feb. 19, 2009 | Rate It

Airport Watch UK

http://www.airportwatch.org.uk/

7 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

due to concerns with the impacts of aviation on climate change, communities and noise levels, opposes unnecessary, unsustainable or irresponsible airport expansion across the UK

Added: May. 21, 2006 | Rate It