| Abstract: | This page is the activist organization Greenpeaces material on the effects of global warming and on energy policy issues. Citing the more than 2,500 of the worlds top scientists studying global warming who have determined that human activities are in fact changing the Earths weather, the organization says that it is not too late to take action on climate change. Greenpeace is building broad-based public support to demand that both government and corporate polluters begin shifting away from fossil fuels as a source of energy and toward solutions such as energy conservation and clean, sustainable energy sources such as wind and solar power. Material provided describes this problem in detail, and includes press releases, projections of major climate change effects, corporations and their contribution to the problem, United States government policy positions, and solutions and resources. Sections are also included on the environmental effects of global warming including information on floods, droughts, wildfires, intensified hurricanes, heat waves, the spread of infectious diseases and species extinction. Also included is information on solutions to global warming such as energy conservation, clean, sustainable energy sources, and efficiency. There is also a link to their fact sheet Planet Out of Balance, and a section on frequently asked questions on climate change. |