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Resources and References

The Constitution of the United States of America

The core documents of the United States,  these area often documents to reference to better understand the principles behind our laws and the evolution of this nation.

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Silent Spring

Carson influenced the environmental movement by presenting a view of nature compromised by synthetic pesticides, especially DDT.  These pesticides enter the biosphere, Carson argued, and make their way up the food chain to threaten bird and fish populations and eventually sicken children.  Carson was the first to put already published data together for the general public and draw stark and far-reaching conclusions. In doing so, Carson, the citizen-scientist, spawned a revolution.

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An Inconvenient Truth

 

2006 American documentary film about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming.  Premiering at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival the documentary was a critical and commercial success,  and An Inconvenient Truth has been credited for raising international public awareness of global warming  and reenergizing the environmental movement.

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Climate Change Report IPCC

An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emissions pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change.

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Global Footprint Network

UNDP Sustainable Development Goals

Global Footprint Network

Measure your Global Footprint, and compare it to the world, or to your country -- and then challenge yourself to improve! My "Earth Overshoot Day" is currently June 17.  The Earth's is August 2 (in 2017), and the United States' is March 24.  So, I'm doing twice as well as the average American, but still  about 3/4 as well as the average global citizen. 


  https://www.footprintnetwork.org/


2018 Report




Charity Navigator

UNDP Sustainable Development Goals

Global Footprint Network

Figure out how charities that you give to spend their money.  Is this satisfactory to you?  Would you make other choices?  Also, how does your giving compare to others, whether High Earners ($25K/year) or General Public ($2.5K/year)


https://www.charitynavigator.org/


http://www.ustrust.com/publish/content/application/pdf/GWMOL/USTp_ARMCGDN7_oct_2017.pdf




UNDP Sustainable Development Goals

UNDP Sustainable Development Goals

UNDP Sustainable Development Goals

On a Global Scale, what are the impacts you hope to make?  How are they measured? 


http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals.html

Buycott

Green America

UNDP Sustainable Development Goals

Buycott.com is an Internet-based platform that suggests whether a consumer should buy or avoid that product based on how well it aligns with your values and principles.You can "vote with your wallet".  


https://www.buycott.com/


Green America

Green America

Green America

Green America harnesses economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.


https://www.greenamerica.org/


ACLU

Green America

Green America

For almost 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.


https://www.aclu.org/


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Corporate Social Responsibility

A type of international private business self-regulation which, over the last decade or so, has moved considerably from voluntary decisions at the level of individual organisations, to mandatory schemes at regional, national and even transnational levels. 


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_social_responsibility

TED Talks

TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. They believe in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and, ultimately, the world. TED.com is a  clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world's most inspired thinkers — and a community of curious souls.


https://www.ted.com/

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