State and Local Outreach Kit

This page provides outreach material designed to inform the public about global warming, with a primary focus on voluntary greenhouse gas reduction strategies that help states, communities, and individuals save money, improve air quality, and lower risks to human health.

Strategies | Solutions | Policies | Technologies

Strategies

• Preparing for Global Warming—Smart Insurance (3.4M pdf), EPA 430-F-00-014, 2000.
  – What might global warming mean for the insurance community?

• Smart Savings: Climate Solutions for Cities (164k pdf), EPA 236-F-99-001, 1999.
  – Municipal actions that save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Climate Change and Public Health (121k pdf), EPA 236-F-97-005, 1997.
  – The potential impacts of climate change on human health.

• Businesses Can Save Money — and the Environment (60k pdf)
  – Improve the bottom line and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Climate Smart Tips to Protect the Earth (104k pdf)
  – Money-saving actions that individuals can take.

• Multiple Benefits of Emission Reduction Policies (113k pdf)
  – Actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions have many other benefits.

Solutions

• Oregon Switches to Cleaner Power (206k pdf), EPA 430-F-00-021, 2000.
  – Oregon’s carbon dioxide standard for new power plants.

• Twin Cities Trim Climate Change (265k pdf), EPA 236-F-98-005, 1998.
  – Energy efficiency and other climate-friendly policies in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

• Vermont Trims Energy Bills for Low-Income Families (262k pdf), EPA 236-F-98-004, 1998.
  – Innovative projects to reduce energy costs for low-income families.

• Utah's Solar Project Helps Reduce Greenhouse Gases (250k pdf), EPA 236-F-98-001, 1998.
  – Solar-powered marina on Lake Powell saves money and reduces pollution.

Policies

• Energy and the Home (42k pdf)

• Green Power (46k pdf)

• Net Metering (37k pdf)

• Public Benefits Fund (58k pdf)

• Renewables Portfolio Standards (50k pdf)

• State Energy Codes (57k pdf)

• Statewide Recycling (46k pdf)

Technologies

• Alternative Fueled Vehicles (62k pdf)

• Biomass Energy (54k pdf)

• Combined Heat and Power (45k pdf)

• Fertilizer Management (69k pdf)

• Fuel Cells (43k pdf)

• Geothermal Heat Pumps (39k pdf)

• Landfill Methane Recovery (45k pdf)

• Light-Emitting Diodes (54k pdf)

• Manure Management (37k pdf)

• Solar Energy (40k pdf)

• Wind Energy (44k pdf)