Outreach Material

This page provides a one-stop source for general outreach material designed to inform the public about global warming.

Note	The files that follow are in Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (*.pdf) format; the required Reader is available at no cost from Adobe Systems.

 

General Resources

• Partnerships and Progress – EPA State and Local Climate Change Program, 2001 Progress Report (1.1M pdf), EPA #430-R-02-002, 2001.

• Global Warming and Our Changing Climate – Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (2.2M pdf), EPA 430-F-00-011, 2000.

• Climate Change Resources: Glossary (145k pdf) – Definitions for common climate change terms.

• Selected Inventory of EPA/DOE Voluntary Sector-Based Programs (70k pdf) – October, 1999.

• What Is Global Warming? (29k pdf) – Information sheet on global warming.

• Why Care About Global Warming? (30k pdf) – The potential impacts of climate change.

• What You Can Do to Slow Global Warming (59k pdf) – What people are doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Straight Talk on Global Warming (15k pdf) – "Myths and realities" about climate change.

• Science Activities (53k pdf) – Classroom activities, including experiments, skits, and more.

• State Impacts Series – Information sheets on potential climate change impacts at the State level.

Basic-Level Fact Sheets

• Global Warming: Coming Soon to a Planet Near You (365k pdf) – The greenhouse effect, climate change, and global warming.

• Climate and Weather: Always Together? (420k pdf) – Differences between climate and weather.

• Check Out the Greenhouse Effect (396k pdf) – How the greenhouse effect works.

• Climate’s Long Journey (367k pdf) – How climate has changed in the past.

• Climate Detectives (415k pdf) – How scientists learn about climate change.

• El Niño Adventures (404k pdf) – Causes and effects of El Niño.

• Can We Change the Climate? (411k pdf) – How the things we do can affect the climate.

• What’s the Big Deal? (397k pdf) – The potential impacts of climate change.

• We Can Make a Difference (410k pdf) – What people can do to reduce emissions.

• Buying Cool Stuff (398k pdf) – How buying decisions can affect the environment.

Advanced Fact Sheets

• What Is Global Warming? (132k pdf) – A primer on climate change.

• How About This Climate We’re Having? (139k pdf) – The difference between climate and weather.

• The Greenhouse Effect (148k pdf) – What is it? How Does it Work?

• What the Experts Say About Climate Change (134k pdf) – Scientists are making some important projections.

• How Do We Take the Earth’s Temperature? (153k pdf) – How temperature trends are measured.

• Long-term Climate Change (148k pdf) – How has climate changed over time?

• El Niño-Southern Oscillation (145k pdf) – Causes and effects of El Niño.

• Weird Weather (138k pdf) – Summary of recent extreme weather events.

• Are Humans Changing Climate? (94k pdf) – How human activity may be affecting the climate.

• Why Should We Care? (145k pdf) – The impacts of global warming may be serious.

• What Can We Do About Global Warming? (159k pdf) – Everyone can do something.

• Earth Smart Shopping (150.9 KB) – How you can save money and improve the environment.

• For More Information (135k pdf) – Where you can go to learn more.

Brochures

• In Brief–The U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (1.2M pdf), EPA 430-F-02-008, 2002. – Overview of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory.

• Saving New Jersey’s Vanishing Shores (1.1M pdf), EPA 236-F-99-005, 1999. – Protecting New Jersey's shores from sea-level rise.

• Climate Change and Public Lands (1.6M pdf), EPA 236-F-99-004, 1999. – Potential impacts on national parks and wildlife habitats.

• Climate Change and Birds (0.8M pdf), EPA 236-F-99-003, 1999. – Potential impacts on seabirds, waterfowl, and other birds.

• Climate Change and Cold Water Fish (1.3M pdf), EPA 236-F-99-002, 1999. – Potential impacts on recreational fishing and aquatic ecosystems.