Global Warming

Alternative Energy, Wind (Global Warming)

Wind is a source of solar energy that does not rely on the condition of the sky. Unlike fossil fuels, wind energy can be collected during storms, snow, or the night. Wind power is the alteration of wind energy into more purposeful forms, usually electricity using wind turbines, and is a form of renewable energy. […]

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (Global Warming)

The American council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) is a nonprofit organization located in Washington, D.C. Its staff is comprised of scientists, lawyers, engineers, and policy analysts. Its mission is to increase the economic well being of the world and foster a cleaner environment through energy efficiency. ACEEE is not a membership-driven organization; however, […]

American Electric Power (Global Warming)

American electric power (AEP) was founded in 1906, and served electric utilities in various parts of the United States for over 100 years. The company was originally formed from a utility holding-company in 1899, but began its electric utility service business in Albany, New York, on December 20, 1906, as American Gas and Electric (AG&E), […]

American Gas Association (Global Warming)

The American gas Association (AGA) is a national trade organization composed of natural gas-providing companies. This large group of companies, founded in 1918, was organized to better represent the interests of natural gas providers at the legislative level. The AGA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., on Capitol Hill. According to the AGA, nearly one-quarter of […]

American Geophysical Union (Global Warming)

The American geophysical Union (AGU) is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists with over 50,000 members from over 140 countries. The AGU’s activities are focused on the collection and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics. The geophysical sciences include four fundamental areas: atmospheric and ocean sciences, solid-Earth sciences, hydrologic sciences, […]

American Meteorological Society (Global Warming)

The American meteorological Society (AMS) supports the growth and diffusion of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the development of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 11,000 professionals, professors, students, and weather enthusiasts. AMS publishes nine atmospheric and related oceanic and […]

Andorra (Global Warming)

Situated in the Pyrenees Mountains along the French-Spanish border, Andorra is approximately 180 sq. mi. (470 sq. km.), or the size of New Orleans, Louisiana. The population (est. 80,000) inhabits a region with a cool, temperate climate, amid mountainous terrain. Its economic revenues come from tourism and regional agricultural specialization, both industries with links to […]

Angola (Global Warming)

Located in the southwest of Africa, the Republic of Angola gained its independence from the Portuguese in 1975, and the civil war that followed lasted until 1991. The country covers 481,354 sq. mi. (1,246,700 sq. km.), with a population of 15,941,000 (2005 est.) and a population density of 34 people per sq. mi. (13 people […]

Animals (Global Warming)

While global warming and associated climatic change have profound geological impacts on animal habitats, they also impact the dynamic living processes of the ecosystems of animals. Though the two types of impacts are highly interconnected, it is paramount to distinguish between changes that express themselves mainly at a climatic and geological level, from changes that […]

An Inconvenient Truth (Global Warming)

Arguably the most famous documentary of the early 21st century about the issues of global warming and climate change, An Inconvenient Truth was directed by Davis Guggenheim, with former U.S. Vice President Albert A. Gore, Jr., as narrator and creator. Gore steals the show, and very few people remember the filmmaker’s name. An Inconvenient Truth […]

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