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Climate Change Resource Document
Climate Change Resource Document
Table of Contents
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directly to that section. You may find information for a specific issue under
both the “general” heading as well as for an individual topic.
General
General
References Provided by Terry Tamminen, Summit Opening Keynote
Speaker
State Climatology Office Web Site www.aos.wisc.edu/~sco/ This site has many
graphs and maps showing climate variability and trends in Wisconsin.
Energy Options
Wisconsin Land Use Megatrends: Energy. 2008.
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/Publications/EnergyMegatrendswhite.pdf WI
Center for Land Use Education investigates the connections between energy and
land use.
Transportation Options
National Complete Streets Program http://www.completestreets.org/
Information on how communities can implement this national program including
fact sheets and assessment tools.
State Climate Action Plans. 2008. EPA State and Local Government Planning site.
http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/stateandlocalgov/state_action.html.
Madison area R.E.A.P. (Research, Education, Action and Policy on Food Group):
http://www.reapfoodgroup.org/ The city of Madison’s program to build a regional
food program.
Community Purchasing
Green Purchasing http://www.ofee.gov/gp/gp.asp This government website
offered by the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. This site provides
information on the acquisition of recycled content products, environmentally
preferable products and services, biobased products, energy- and water-efficient
products, alternate fuel vehicles, products using renewable energy, and alternatives
to hazardous or toxic chemicals.
Funding
Federal and Private Funding http://power.wisconsin.gov Up-to-date information
on current federal and private funding opportunities that are available for clean
energy projects.