Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Landfill Methane

This fact sheet covers some of the basic aspects of landfill methane extraction policies including current regulations, EPA programs, case examples, and costs/financing topics

EPA: State Dept.’s Draft Keystone XL Assessment is “Insufficient”

A fact sheet summarizing the main criticisms and objections that the EPA has to the State Departments SEIS on the Keystone XL pipeline and the agency's recommendations for improvements

Tar Sands Oil Presents Unique Challenges to Pipeline

This fact sheet offers several key facts and figures (with sources) regarding the challenges posed by tar sands oil to traditional pipeline infrastructure

EPA Coal Plant Water Pollution Standards

This one-pager provides a brief overview of the hazards of toxic power plant water discharges and efforts by the EPA to increases regulation of this type of pollution

EPA Proposes Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards

This fact sheet offers a basic run-down of what the Tier 3 fuel standards are, where they fit within the context of past fuel standards, and statistics regarding the benefits of implementing these standards

Infographic: Sea Level Rise and Global Warming

A graphic that demonstrates how sea levels are rising and that climate change is the primary reason.

Polling the American Public on Climate Change

This fact sheet provides information on climate change polling in the United States over the last year from a variety of sources. 20 different polls are cited.

Call to Action: Support the Cleaner Gasoline and Tailpipe Standards (Tier 3)

A basic run-down of facts, calls to action, social media tips, and statments of support for the Cleaner Gasoline and Tailpipe Standards known as Tier 3

Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: Why Are They Important?

Because of the critical need to slow the rate of climate change, momentum is building for fast-action climate mitigation strategies that provide more sizeable short-term benefits than CO2 reductions. These strategies include efforts to reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), the set of gases and particulates that are primarily responsible for the half of global warming not caused by CO2 and that have atmospheric lifetimes of less than 20 years.

National Climate Assessment Fact Sheet: Southwest

The draft National Climate Assessment is the most comprehensive report on climate change impacts in the United States. Here are a few things we learned from the draft assessment about impacts in the Southwest region: California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.

National Climate Assessment Fact Sheet: Northeast

The draft National Climate Assessment is the most comprehensive report on climate change impacts in the United States. Here are a few things we learned from the draft assessment about impacts in the Northeast region: Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

National Climate Assessment Fact Sheet: Alaska

The draft National Climate Assessment is the most comprehensive report on climate change impacts in the United States. Here are a few things we learned from the draft assessment about impacts in Alaska.

National Climate Assessment Fact Sheet: the Great Plains

The draft National Climate Assessment is the most comprehensive report on climate change impacts in the United States. Here are a few things we learned from the draft assessment about impacts in the Great Plains region: Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

National Climate Assessment Overview

The draft National Climate Assessment is the most comprehensive report on climate change impacts in the United States. Here are a few things we learned from the draft assessment about impacts across the country.

Small Business Majority's Comprehensive Energy Resource Guide

These resource guides are meant to provide suggestions to help improve small business owners' bottom line, whether it is a body shop or a coffee shop - the guide outlines simple, low-cost tips to start saving money. Federal and state governments, public utility companies, and in some states, non-profit organizations offer incentives to help small businesses reduce energy costs, meet and exceed federal clean air standards and help our country achieve energy independence.

Impacts of Hurricane Sandy and the Climate Change Connection

Hurricane Sandy is the most recent event to expose the vulnerability of the United States to extreme weather, with costly disruptions to businesses, people's livelihoods, and critical infrastructure. This fact shee by WRI examines the connection between Hurricane Sandy and climate change as well as the impacts.

Sea-Level Rise and its Impact on Florida

As climate change has resulted in sea level rise, its impacts on states like Florida are profound. This fact sheet examines those impacts as well as what county governments and otehrs are doing to respond.

Fossil Fuel Subsidies vs. Fast Start Climate Finance in Annex 2 Countries

This is a fact sheet. For more information, visit http://priceofoil.org/fossil-fuel-subsidies/international/.

What an Obama Administration “Climate Reset” Could Look Like

 

Wind Energy Basics Fact Sheets

Fact sheets with information on wind energy basics.

State Fact Sheets

State-specific wind energy fact sheets, updated through the 3rd quarter 2012

Florida is Heating Up

Scientists have warned that if we keep polluting the way we do now, global warming will bring more floods, more intense hurricanes and hotter heat waves -- with serious consequences for our health, our safety, and our environment. Already, this state is experiencing more than its usual share of extreme weather.

Maine is Heating Up

Scientists have warned that if we keep polluting the way we do now, global warming will bring more floods, more intense hurricanes and hotter heat waves -- with serious consequences for our health, our safety, and our environment. Already, this state is experiencing more than its usual share of extreme weather.

Iowa is Heating Up

Scientists have warned that if we keep polluting the way we do now, global warming will bring more floods, more intense hurricanes and hotter heat waves -- with serious consequences for our health, our safety, and our environment. Already, this state is experiencing more than its usual share of extreme weather.

Wisconsin is Heating Up

Scientists have warned that if we keep polluting the way we do now, global warming will bring more floods, more intense hurricanes and hotter heat waves -- with serious consequences for our health, our safety, and our environment. Already, this state is experiencing more than its usual share of extreme weather.