April 17- Earth Day- Presentation
Doug Smith-Guest Presenter
- Environmental Scientist
- Owner and CEO of Adventure Travel company that began concept of EcoTrekking in the Himalayas.
- Senior Compliance Investigator for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (30 years)
- Author of EPA Inspector/Investigator inspector training manual. 9th edition and dozens of languages
- United Nations and World Bank Advisor on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
- Science Teacher on the Navajo Reservation for 9 years.
- Author of the Blue Marble Report and frequent contributor to Planet Experts website
Great Sources to Learn More about Climate Change!!!
1. Here is the official U.S. National Climate Assessment Report: http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/
2. National Academy of Sciences/climate change evidence & causes: http://nas-sites.org/americasclimatechoices/events/a-discussion-on-climate-change-evidence-and-causes/
3. U.S. EPA/Climate Change: https://www.epa.gov/climatechange
4. Yale University (Search climate change topics) : http://e360.yale.edu/
5. NOAA: http://www.noaa.gov/climate
6. NASA: https://climate.nasa.gov/
7. World Meteorological Organization: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/provisional-wmo-statement-status-of-global-climate-2016
8. World Bank: http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/
9. European Union: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/eccp_en
10. China: https://www.c2es.org/international/key-country-policies/china
11. U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Climate Change and security: https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-defense-secretary-cites-climate-change-national-security-challenge
12. The American Association for the Advancement of Science: whatweknow.aaas.org/get-the-facts/
2. National Academy of Sciences/climate change evidence & causes: http://nas-sites.org/americasclimatechoices/events/a-discussion-on-climate-change-evidence-and-causes/
3. U.S. EPA/Climate Change: https://www.epa.gov/climatechange
4. Yale University (Search climate change topics) : http://e360.yale.edu/
5. NOAA: http://www.noaa.gov/climate
6. NASA: https://climate.nasa.gov/
7. World Meteorological Organization: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/provisional-wmo-statement-status-of-global-climate-2016
8. World Bank: http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/
9. European Union: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/eccp_en
10. China: https://www.c2es.org/international/key-country-policies/china
11. U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Climate Change and security: https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-defense-secretary-cites-climate-change-national-security-challenge
12. The American Association for the Advancement of Science: whatweknow.aaas.org/get-the-facts/
Before the presentation please take time to learn more about the science behind climate change. Some great sources (mostly peer reviewed) are posted above.
NGSS science standards and climate change
www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/hs-ess3-earth-and-human-activity
www.nextgenscience.org/dci-arrangement/hs-ess3-earth-and-human-activity