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Global warming is well underway and will haveGlobal warming is well underway and will have

wide-ranging consequences for our health andwide-ranging consequences for our health and

well-being. The primary cause of globalwell-being. The primary cause of globalwarming is from human activity, mostwarming is from human activity, most

signicantly burning of fossil fuels to drive cars,signicantly burning of fossil fuels to drive cars,

generate electricity, and operate our homes andgenerate electricity, and operate our homes and

businesses. Clearing tropical forests contributesbusinesses. Clearing tropical forests contributes

to about ! percent of global warmingto about ! percent of global warming

emissions.emissions.

Global warmingGlobal warming


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"orld #ollution"orld #ollution

increasesincreases Temperature Temperature


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"hen too much global warming pollution is released"hen too much global warming pollution is released

into the air, it acts li$e a blan$et, trapping heat in ourinto the air, it acts li$e a blan$et, trapping heat in ouratmosphere and altering weather patterns globallyatmosphere and altering weather patterns globally

and here in the %.&. "e need to deeply reduce theand here in the %.&. "e need to deeply reduce the

heat-trapping emissions causing this e'ect if we areheat-trapping emissions causing this e'ect if we are

to address global warmingto address global warming

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Global_Warming_Map.jpg


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Global TemperaturesGlobal Temperatures

Global warmingGlobal warming

Global warming is the increase in theGlobal warming is the increase in theaverage measured temperatureaverage measured temperatureof theof the EarthEarth's near-surface air's near-surface air

andand oceansoceans since the mid-20th century, and its projectedsince the mid-20th century, and its projected

continuation.continuation.

Global surface temperature increased 0.!Global surface temperature increased 0.! "" 0.#$ %0.#$ %&& #.(( "#.(( "

0.(2 %0.(2 %))* during the #00 years ending in 200+.* during the #00 years ending in 200+.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_temperature_recordhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_temperature_recordhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus-minus_signhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus-minus_signhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsiushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsiushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsiushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus-minus_signhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_temperature_record


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meltingmelting


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The world will increase with The world will increase with

waterwater


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Help Build a Clean EnergyHelp Build a Clean EnergyFuture that Curbs GlobalFuture that Curbs Global

WarmingWarming


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Global "arming &olutionsGlobal "arming &olutions

)nergy &olution)nergy &olution

*ehicle &olution*ehicle &olution

+orest &olution+orest &olution


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+orest &olution+orest &olution

Plant millions of trees worldwide,Plant millions of trees worldwide,

help to cool the planet today.help to cool the planet today.


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)nergy &olution)nergy &olution

o single solution can meet our societyso single solution can meet our societys

future energy needs. The answer lies insteadfuture energy needs. The answer lies instead

in a family of diverse energy technologiesin a family of diverse energy technologies

that share a common thread they do notthat share a common thread they do not

deplete our natural resources or destroy ourdeplete our natural resources or destroy our

environment.environment.


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*ehicle &olution*ehicle &olution

Cars / Truc$s and GlobalCars / Truc$s and Global

"arming"arming


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Common &ense on Climate ChangeCommon &ense on Climate Change

#ractical &olutions to Global#ractical &olutions to Global"arming"arming


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#ennsylvania Global "arming 1egislation #ennsylvania Global "arming 1egislation

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"arming "arming 9egional Greenhouse Gas 7nitiative9egional Greenhouse Gas 7nitiative

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HOW TO COT!OL GLOB"LHOW TO COT!OL GLOB"L

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