DEBATE ROLE HELP PAGE

SOME SITES TO GET YOU STARTED: 

A page devoted to GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE resources at the UA Library:

  http://www.library.arizona.edu/search/subjects/global/

  Here are two very good BLOGS with current info:

The RealClimate Blog "Climate Science from Climate Scientists" is an excellent source of material contributed by respected climate scientists:  http://www.realclimate.org/  

Includes:  Myth vs. Fact Regarding the "Hockey Stick" , Hurricanes and Global Warming - Is there a Connection? , Fact, Fiction, and Friction in the Hurricane Debate and many other topics.

Dot Earth Blog (from The New York Times)  is another good source of global change and global warming news stories    http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/

NEW!  Some Climate Change YouTube Videos  (with good science content )  NEW!

Some additional background reading from a few years ago (compiled during previous semesters -- some useful perspectives, but be aware that much more is known now that when some of these were written)  CLICK HERE

  INDIVIDUAL DEBATE ROLE starting points and sample links

After each title you will find a few sample links and information.  Note that many of the article are from past years.  They are posted so you can get an idea of what kinds of articles you should be looking for.  These links are just "starting points." YOU SHOULD USE THE MOST CURRENT REFERENCES YOU CAN FIND.

1.  IPCC Scientist
2.  Global Warming Skeptic
3.  Corporate Manager/CEO
4. Environmental Non-governmental Organizations (NGO)
5. Energy and Mining Interests
6.  Working Class American 
 7.  Upper Class American
8.  Farming and Logging Interests|
9. Automotive or Transportation Interests

IPCC / Concerned Scientist  

IPCC Website: http://www.ipcc.ch/  

Global Warming: All That Hot Air Must Be Having an Effect  (New York Times 1-12-03)

National Academy of Scientists report: Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions (2001)
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309075742/html/

Union of Concerned Scientists: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/global_warming/index.cfm

Information on opposing views:   http://info-pollution.com/warming.htm

 


  Global Warming Skeptic

 A skeptic is one who feels that the supportive argument has too many holes, or is defensive about supporting issue.

What are the holes?

Who would be defensive?

What do they have to lose by the supporting issue? 

  •     Anything that shows f1u:x in past climate and the proof behind it (i.e., proof: pollen, dust, vegetation)

  •     Anything dealing with CO2 -especially as a positive (i.e., plant life consumption)

  •     What are all the considerations. (i.e., volcanic eruptions, sun, terrestrial carbon cycle and reservoirs

 Resources for Global Warming Skeptic

From Skepticism.net:  http://www.skepticism.net/global_warming  

Responding to global warming skeptics: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/global_warming/page.cfm?pageID=499

          Info on both sides of the the debate, starting with the skeptics: http://info-pollution.com/warming.htm

Another anti/IPCC skeptic page:  http://www.warwickhughes.com/climate/index.htm

For interviews with skeptics in the "What's up with the Weather Video"   (from several years ago, however)  see 

                http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/debate/

Interviews were conducted by FRONTLINE/NOVA producer Jon Palfreman

 


Corporate Manager/CEO  

Global Warming: A Corporate Perspective: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec97/air_12-5.html 

Exxon CEO Lee Raymond's Stance On Global Warming Causes a Stir

Climate change speech by CEO of British Petroleum: http://dieoff.org/page106.htm  

Exxon-Led Group Is Giving a Climate Grant to Stanford  (New York Times 11-21-02)

Report Faults Big Companies on Climate (New York Times 7-10-03)

From Green Knight to Utility King (New York Times 7-6-03)

Exxon Backs Groups That Question Global Warming (New York Times 5-28-03)

U.S. Is Pressuring Industries to Cut Greenhouse Gases (New York Times 1-20-03

As the Earth Warms, Will Companies Pay?  (New York Times 8-18-02)

Pension Funds Plan to Press Global Warming as an Issue (New York Times 11-22-03)

 

Environmental Non-governmental Organizations (NGO)

WORLD DIRECTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (with links to many of their websites)

http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/intl/envirolinks/ngos.htm

http://students.washington.edu/uwearth/ngopages.htm

http://www.envir.ee/programmid/pharecd/soes/czech/cr97-htm/e3000003.htm

 

 


 Energy and Mining Interests

Interview with Fred Palmer (President of Western Fuels Association, Inc.): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/debate/palmer.html

National Mining Association: http://www.nma.org  

Mining USA.com:  http://www.miningusa.com  

Exxon Backs Groups That Question Global Warming (New York Times 5-28-03)

Exxon-Led Group Is Giving a Climate Grant to Stanford  (New York Times 11-21-02)

From Green Knight to Utility King (New York Times 7-6-03)

Climate change speech by CEO of British Petroleum: http://dieoff.org/page106.htm

Alternative Energy interests

http://www.knmi.nl/samenw/hydra/energy/  

Wind Turbines Are Sprouting Off Europe's Shores (New York Times  12-8-02)

Study: Energy options not yet feasible  (Arizona Daily Star 11-1-02)

Scientists Say a Quest for Clean Energy Must Begin Now  (New York Times 11-2-02)

 

  

Working Class American

Cars, tucks, SUV perspectives:

'Made in America,' and Never Mind the Gas Mileage  NYT 11-23-01 
Drivers Rethink Buying Gas-hog SUVs  AZ Daily Star 11-22-01
 

 


 Upper Class American

Pushing Energy Conservation Into the Back Seat of the S.U.V.  (New York Times 11-22-03)

Global Warming vs. Our Economic Health :  http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0731-08.htm

Pension Funds Plan to Press Global Warming as an Issue (New York Times 11-22-03)

An Eco-Friendly resort:  Where Being Green Can Be Easy (New York Times 10-31-04)

 


 Farming and Logging Interests

The heat is On: Sustainable Farming

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture & Food Supply 

EPA site on global warming and agriculture: http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/webprintview/ImpactsAgriculture.html 

Global Warming Found to Displace Species (New York Times 1-2-03)

Growing Poverty Is Shrinking Mexico's Rain Forest (New York Times 12-8-02)

 

Automotive or Transportation Interests

Check out the "your car and global change" links for the GC Savvy Consumer assignment -- plus any late-breaking news stories about the "Big Three" Automakers requesting bailout funds from Congress

U.S. Dept of Transportation Center for Climate Change and Economic Forecasting -- lots of interesting reports!

Climate Change Predicted To Have Major Impact On Transportation Infrastructure And Operations (Science Daily 3-12-08)

A Primer on Transportation and Climate Change [PDF] (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2008)

USEFUL BACKGROUND READING


q  The following article directly related to the debate question.  It encapsulates the differing views well and everyone should read this first!

    Can Global Warming Be Studied Too Much?  (New York Times 12-3-02)

q  Go to the following link and scan through the articles from earlier years to see a wider variety of perspectives on the topic -- have views evolved over time?

  Varying Perspectives on U.S. Policy on GHG Emissions Control / Global Warming Debate

 q       For more perspectives, especially if your role is "IPCC Scientist,"  "Global Warming Skeptic," or "Energy & Mining Industry Interests" see the links from the companion website for the NOVA/Frontline "What's Up with the Weather" show: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/, especially the DEBATE section containing interviews with persons in the video having different perspectives:  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/debate/

 q        For "point and counterpoint" ideas see the following articles by Christopher Flavin & Jerry Taylor (plus the introduction & postscript) from Taking Sides, Clashing Views on Controversial Environmental Issues, 2001, T.D. Goldfarb, ed. (9th Edition, pp.338-365)     

                        "Taking Sides" pdf file containing the following readings:

 Introduction:  Issue 18:  Are Aggressive International Efforts Needed to Slow Global Warming?  (pp 338-339 in Taking Sides)

YES:  by Christopher Flavin, from "Last Tango in Buenos Aires"  World Watch (November/December 1998) (pp 340-352 in Taking Sides)

NO:  by Jerry Taylor, from "Global Warming: The Anatomy of a Debate" Vital Speeches of the Day (March 15, 1998) (pp 353-364 in Taking Sides)

Postscript:  Are Aggressive International Efforts Needed to Slow Global Warming?  (p 365 in Taking Sides)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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