LINKS

CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS

Climate Crisis Coalition Newsfeed - Keep up to date with the latest news about climate change. Subscribe to the Climate Crisis Coalition Newsfeed. http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org

TRAFFIC REPORTS & DRIVING CONDITION

WWW.BeatTheTraffic.com - local traffic reports and road conditions information including real time traffic maps, complete accidents and road closure reports, highway speeds.

Traffic.org - Save gas, money and time by avoiding heavy traffic. Check the current traffic reports, available 24/7, before venturing out with your car. http://www.traffic.com/index.html

SeeAmerica.org - Find travel info, lodging, driving distance between locations, road construction, and more at: http://www.seeamerica.org

TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS

Commuter Choice - Web site for helping commuters and employers find customized transportation solutions. Commuter Choice is a central information site for commuter resources such as carpooling, vanpooling, and alternative transportation choices for people and employers. Includes most major U.S. cities. www.commuterchoice.com

eRideShare.com - is a FREE service for connecting commuters, or travelers going the same way. We hope that you'll find this service a good way to commute or travel inexpensively, and maybe even make a few friends. Thanks for making eRideShare.com the top carpool and cross-country rideshare site in the US and Canada! www.eRideShare.com

Walk & Bike for Life - is a Canadian based non- profit organization, with an international outlook. We are dedicated to improve awareness of the benefits of walking and cycling as activities and of urban parks and trails as great places, and their impact on creating healthier communities where its residents live happier. http://walkandbikeforlife.org

GAS PRICES

GasolinePriceLookup.com - shop for the cheapest gas prices in your neighborhood at: http://www.gasolinepricelookup.com

VEHICLE INFORMATION

Fueleconomy.gov - Find and compare new and used cars and trucks for gas mileage, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution ratings, and safety information. Find out about alternative fuels, and much more.www.fueleconomy.gov

Green Car Journal Online. About alternative fuel vehicles: http://www.greencar.com

PUBLICATIONS

EcoEnergy - The Autosmart Guide - a Canadian publication that provides detailed information on how to buy, drive, and maintain your car with fuel efficiency in mind. Free download at: http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications. Click Transportation in left column. Link is at bottom of page.

The Green Guide - issue 119, March/April 2007
A Calculated Loss: How to Reduce Your Global Warming Emissions by Emily Main and P.W. McRandle.
In this issue you can measure the difference you make by making some small changes such as switching to a light bulb with less wattage or taking a shorter shower.
http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/119/calculator

HELPFUL BOOKS

"How To Live Well w/o Owning a Car"
by Chris Balish.

VIDEO

Rainbow Warriors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKVRW5L50TA

RADIO SHOW

SPECIAL SCHOOL PROGRAM

Saving Earth Every Day (SEED) is a program that can help
save the Earth from contamination and global warming. It will: inspire kids to love learning, help schools and organizations to earn revenues in today's shrinking budgets, and make you feel good about the positive things you are doing to help our planet and our kids.

http://www.savingeartheveryday.org/home.html

ACTIONS

The Live Earth Pledge - Take the seven-point pledge as seen on Live Earth Concerts at:
http://www.liveearthpledge.org

Ask your senator/congressman to support a swift reduction of
global warming gas emissions at the Union of Concerned Scientist website: http://ucsaction.org/campaign/3_6_07_sanders_waxman_climate_bills

Action Alert


Organic Could Sequester 40% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions! Use the Form Below to Tell Congress: Don't Leave Out Organic!

As this video from the Rodale Institute's Demand Organic project explains, if the world’s 3.5 billion tillable acres were transitioned to organic agriculture, organic farms could sequester 40% of yearly carbon emissions.

So why doesn't Congress's climate change legislation mention organic agriculture?

Please use the form below to tell Congress: Don't Leave Out Organic!

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I am writing in support of the work Congress is doing to cap greenhouse gas emissions. 
                                    
                                    Four key points will ensure that this law will be effective:
                                    
                                    1. Emissions from agriculture must be capped. In order to achieve 83% reductions in emissions, we must consider the 7% of
                                    emissions from agriculture and 20% of emissions from the food system.
                                    
                                    2. Only agricultural projects and activities that “measurably increase carbon sequestration or reduce greenhouse gas
                                    emissions” should be rewarded. Credits should be rewarded for measured changes as a result of practices intended to
                                    increase soil carbon, rather than the practices alone.
                                    
                                    3. Early actors like organic farmers who have adopted best management practices that sequester carbon in soils should be rewarded.
                                    Awarding early actor credit for common practices like no-till threatens to ‘bust the cap’ with too many credits.
                                    
                                    4. The new Clean Technology Business Competition Grant Program, created to “provide grants to organizations to ... meet
                                    high-priority economic, environmental, and energy goals” should provide grants for improved soil carbon measurement
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