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ISSUES
- Tax Facts
- Reproductive Rights
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Water Use
-
Climate
Change
- LWVUS Education Study
Resources
Where Does the Money Come From? Where Does It Go?
Get Your Tax Facts Here A LWVWA
Civic Engagement Project
Introduction to Taxes
Funding State Government
The Budget Process
The
3 Budgets of the Washington State
Government
The 3 Major General Fund
Taxes
Bonds 101: The Basics
How the Washington State Budget
Impacts You
Reproductive Rights
- PAPERS
- SEXUAL EDUCATION; ABSTINENCE ONLY VERSUS
SCIENCE BASED; FAITH VERSUS FACTS
Wayne E. Martin,
M.D., Chair for Reproductive Rights
League of Women
Voters of Washington
Water Use
- RESOURCE PAPERS
- Water Use Efficiency, 1989-91
LWV PNW Great River of the West 1959
LVW Seattle Columbia Basin Study 1959
Climate Change
FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Read the LWVWA Statement for the Climate Advisory
Team,
Washington Climate Challenge,
Seattle, August 7, 2007.
- DO A LITTLE...CHANGE A LOT
- Read what this family has done
to lessen their carbon footprint
and what you too can
do!
LWVUS Advocacy Statement on
Climate Change
Global climate change threatens the integrity of the
earth's climate system and there is a need to act without
delay to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
To reduce the likelihood of severe damage to both human
societies and natural ecosystems the League supports:
- The preservation of the physical, chemical and
biological integrity of the ecosystem and maximum protection
of public health and the environment.
- Energy goals and policies that acknowledge the United
States as a responsible member of the world community
through sound use of energy resources with consideration of
the entire cycle of energy production and emphasis on
conserving energy and using energy-efficient technologies.
In addition, the League believes that policy makers
must take into account the ramifications of their decisions on
the nation as a whole as well as on other nations.
LWVUS has signed onto a Statement of Principles on global
warming, along with several other environmental
organizations.
Climate Change Resources
WEBSITES
| Climate Solutions |
climatesolutions.org |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
www.epa.gov/globalwarming/greenhouse |
| National Center for Atmospheric Research |
www.ncar.ucar.edu |
| The Pew Trust |
www.pewclimate.org |
| Union of Concerned Scientists |
www.ucsusa.org |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility |
www.psr.org |
| Energy Star information |
www.energystar.gov |
| Alliance to Save Energy |
www.ase.org/consumer |
| Northwest Energy Coalition |
www.nwenergy.org |
| Puget Sound Clean Air Agency |
www.pscleanair.org |
BOOKS
Field notes from a catastrophe: man, nature, and
climate change by Elizabeth Kolbert (New York :
Bloomsbury Pub., 2006) is an expansion on an excellent
three-part series published in The New Yorker in 2005
(more details below under "magazines").
The
weather makers: how man is changing the climate and what it
means for life on Earth by Tim Flannery (New York:
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006) is credited with changing the
position of the Australian government on global warming.
Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair has stated, "Almost
uniquely, The Weather Makers provides insights not
only into the history, science, and politics of climate
change, but also the actions people can take now that will
make a difference."
Greenhouse: the 200-year story
of global warming by Gale E. Christianson (New York:
Walker and Company, 1999) is a very readable history of the
process of global warming and how it has developed as a
parallel to industrialization and the increasing consumption
of fossil fuels for transportation, energy, and development.
The official Earth Day guide to planet repair
by Denis Hayes (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2000) is a very
readable guide to understanding global warming. It offers many
ways to reduce energy use, affect policy, and test your
environmental IQ. It also lists numerous resources for further
information. The author is chairman and CEO of Earth Day.
Stormy weather: 101 solutions to global climate
change by Guy Dauncey, with Patrick Mazza (Gabriola
Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, 2001) is an excellent
resource book for everyone. It offers practical options for
individuals and institutions who want to find solutions to
climate change, and it offers a blueprint for contributing to
the survival of the planet. Described as "one-stop shopping
for global warming action for all sectors of society," this
book is a very readable and comprehensive explanation of
climate change.
LWVUS Education Study
Resources
Role
of the Federal Government in Public Education: History
(Powerpoint)
Role
of the Federal Government in Public Education: History
(PDF)
Equity and Funding
(Powerpoint)
Equity and Funding
(PDF)
Common
Core Standards and Assessments (Powerpoint)
Common
Core Standards and Assessments (PDF) |
