Helpful
Resources
Find
out more about local and global environmental issues
Dubuque
Area Environmental Happenings
Energy in Iowa (and the rest of the country)
Learn more about where Iowans get their power, how they
use it, and how it relates to global climate change.
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Iowa
Energy Statistics, a US Department of Energy (DoE) site that provides
valuable statistics on Iowa’s energy consumption, sources of energy, and
emissions.
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State-by-state
statistics on Greenhouse gas emissions and sinks. Maintained by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
This
site provides similar information for Iowa, and also compares all US states here.
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How much energy do US households consume?
How is the energy in your home being used? Find out in this
report from the US Department of Energy.
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If you have other questions about energy production and
consumption, the DoE’s Energy Information
Administration website is a great place to look.
Environmental News and Discussion:
The Science and
Implications of Climate Change:
What’s
happening, why, and what it means
Contact Your Government
Representatives!
Let
your representatives know how you feel about local, state, or national
environmental and energy related issues
If
you’re not from the Dubuque area, find contact information for your elected
officials here.
Solutions to Our
Environmental Challenges
Are our national and global environmental challenges
insurmountable? Are they hopeless?
No way! Potential solutions
exist in abundance; building a better future just takes a little commitment and
ingenuity. Here are a few of our
favorite books, organizations, and proposals for building a healthy and
sustainable future:
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The Rocky Mountain Institute, an
optimistic and solutions-oriented consulting firm specializing in energy
efficiency. Great tips to improve
our energy efficiency for everyone from individuals, to businesses, to the
entire nation. Check out their book
Winning the Oil Endgame: innovation
for profits, jobs, and security for a compelling, practical, and (in
many cases) profitable plan to end US oil dependence.
Also take a look at this
speech (and others) in their audio and video libraries.
Great stuff!
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Plan
B 2.0, a book by Lester Brown, founder of the Worldwatch Institute,
detailing simple and practical strategies to overcome our global environmental
challenges.
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The Energize America
campaign, yet another set of solutions to decrease greenhouse gas emissions
and decrease US dependence on oil.
Answers
for Climate Change Skeptics
Let’s be clear: science
is an ever-evolving set of the best explanations for the best available
evidence. And right now, the best
science indicates that the climate is getting warmer and that greenhouse
gases account for the vast majority of that change.
Still, the persistent doubts of climate change skeptics can be difficult
to wade through, sometimes. Luckily,
the folks at Grist have compiled answers
to common skeptical arguments, as have members of The
Royal Society, the BBC,
and the very informative website skeptical
science (highly recommended).
Where Dubuquers
can recycle CFLs
Dubuque Regional
Collection Center
Highway 20 W
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 557-1838 (Be
sure to call beforehand to make an appointment for drop off)
Learn
more
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Other
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