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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Available online.
Lengthy report (900+ pages) that "can help reduce the potential impact of climate change on estuaries, forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and other sensitive ecosystems," identifying strategies to protect the environment as these changes occur.
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U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
Compiled every five years, this collection provides data on individuals involved in fishing, hunting, and other wildlife-associated recreation, such as wildlife observation, photography, and feeding. Data include state in which these activities occurred, number of trips taken, duration of trips, and expenditures for food, lodging, transportation, and equipment. Includes both national and state-by-state data.
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U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"Rising energy prices and concern over greenhouse gas emissions have focused congressional attention on energy alternatives, including wind power. Although wind power currently provides only about 1% of U.S. electricity needs, it is growing more rapidly than any other energy source."
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RAND Corporation.
Available online. Printed copy added to the collection.
"At the request of the Energy Future Coalition, the RAND Corporation undertook a study
that assesses the potential impacts on U.S. consumer energy expenditures and carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions of producing 25 percent of U.S. electric power and transportation fuels from renewable resources by 2025."
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Available online. A printed copy will be added to the collection.
This "Technical Paper addresses the issue of freshwater. Sealevel rise is dealt with only insofar as it can lead to impacts on freshwater in coastal areas and beyond. Climate, freshwater, biophysical and socio-economic systems are interconnected in complex ways. Hence, a change in any one of these can induce a change in any other. Freshwater-related issues are critical in determining key regional and sectoral vulnerabilities. Therefore, the relationship between climate change and freshwater resources is of primary concern to human society and also has implications for all living species."
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