The Climate Project

Dedicated to research and community information programs that will spread the message of opportunity to solve the challenge of global warming.

The Grassroots Global Warming Training Program

Beginning in the fall of 2006, The Climate Project will facilitate the training of hundreds of individuals. The participants will be from across the country and from every socio-economic spectrum of our society. They will be trained to present the case for action on global warming to groups in their own communities.

Utilizing solid scientific data and user-friendly media tools, these trained individuals will become grassroots messengers to spread the word and inspire a call to action.

If you interested in becoming part of this program, contact:

info@theclimateproject.org

or go to the web site: www.theclimateproject.org


WHAT IS GLOBAL WARMING?

Carbon dioxide and other gases warm the surface of the planet naturally by trapping solar heat in the atmosphere. This is a good thing because it keeps our planet habitable. However, by burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and temperatures are rising.

The vast majority of scientists agree that global warming is real, it’s already happening and that it is the result of our activities and not a natural occurrence. The evidence is overwhelming and undeniable.

We’re already seeing changes. Glaciers are melting, plants and animals are being forced from their habitat, and the number of severe storms and droughts is increasing.

- The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has almost doubled in the last 30 years.
- Malaria has spread to higher altitudes in places like the Colombian Andes, 7,000 feet above sea level.
- The flow of ice from glaciers in Greenland has more than doubled over the past decade.
- At least 279 species of plants and animals are already responding to global warming, moving closer to the poles.

If the warming continues, we can expect catastrophic consequences.



For more information PLEASE go to the web site:

climatecrisis.org

www.stopglobalwarming.org


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