Climate Change Resource Document

Climate Change Summit Wisconsin Communities Take Action Climate Change Resources December2008 Table of Contents Hold down the “ctrl” key while clicking on the colored section heading to go directly to that section. You may find information for a specific issue under both the “general” heading as well as for an individual topic.

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General References Provided by Terry Tamminen, Summit Opening Keynote Speaker •

Terry Tamminen’s Home Page www.terrytamminen.com

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The New America Foundation www.newamerica.net The New America Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States.

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Pegasus Capital Advisors www.pegasusinvestors.com Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P. is a U.S.-based private equity fund manager that provides creative capital and business solutions to middle market companies across a wide variety of industries.

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Seventh Generation Advisors www.seventhgenerationadvisors.org Seventh Generation Advisors focuses on ways to preserve the environment by advocating policy and promoting a sustainable economy.

Office of Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton http://www.ltgov.wisconsin.gov . A website maintained by the Office of the Lt. Governor. Keep up to date on her projects and initiatives and keep her updated on your work. If you have an idea or have hit a roadblock with your planning, visit the “contact us” page to stay in touch Lt. Governor Lawton. Wisconsin Climate Change Summit http://www.wiclimatechangesummit.com Summit website containing speaker power point presentations and copies of handout materials. Sustainable Communities Capacity Center http://www2.uwsuper.edu/sustainability/ A website maintained by UW Extension to provide access to educational materials and resources to expand the capacity of communities to explore, understand, create, implement, evaluate, and share sustainability strategies. Climate Protection Strategies and Best Practices Guide http://www.usmayors.org/climateprotection/documents/2007bestpractices-mcps.pdf A report created by the U.S. Council of Mayors that provides a wide range of illustrations of how cities are tackling the need to conserve energy and other resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and what they are accomplishing as a result of their efforts. Climate Change: a Multidisciplinary Approach. 2007. Book by William James Burroughs. (UWSP Library call number: QC981.8 .C5 B86 2007). Current knowledge of climate change and its implications for society.

Earth, the Sequel: the Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming. 2008. Book by Fred Krupp. (TJ163.4 .U6 K78 2008). The innovators and investors who are reinventing energy and the way it is used. Economics and the Environment. 2008. Book by Eban S. Goodstein. (HE75.6 .G66 2008). Includes an economic discussion of global warming. The Last Polar Bear: a Photographic Journey. 2008. Book by Steven Kazlowski. (QL737 .C27 K39 2008). Addresses the history of climate change and the fate of the polar bear in the warming Arctic. Climate Information and Services http://www.climateservices.gov/ Provides links to climate resources from 9 different government agencies (Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Interior, Transportation and the EPA, NASA, and the National Science Foundation). EPA Climate Web Site http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/index.html Includes scientific discussion, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental impacts and other resource materials. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://www.ipcc.ch/ Fourth annual climate change assessment report and topical technical papers. Regional Initiatives to Address Global Climate Change. 2008 Wisconsin Legislative Council. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/publications/im/im_2008_02.pdf Identifies four regional initiatives in North America, the European Union Climate Change Program, and the International Carbon Action Partnership. Print copy in Library, WI Documents Dept. (WI LEG. 3: IM/2008/2). Personal Emissions Calculator (EPA) http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_calculator.html An online tool to calculate your household greenhouse gas emissions and how you can lower your total emissions. Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States 2008. http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-3/final-report/default.htm The U.S. Climate Change Science Program studies the effects of global warming on the environment. Pew Center on Global Climate Change http://www.pewclimate.org A non-profit research group that brings together business leaders, scientists, policy makers and other experts. They also sponsor the Business Environmental Leadership Council. Center on Wisconsin Strategy http://www.cows.org/ The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) conducts research and policy analysis to demonstrate "high road" (high wage/productivity/profits, low waste, democratically accountable) economic growth and government is possible for Wisconsin and beyond.

Wisconsin Green Building Alliance http://wgba.org/ State organization promotes using sustainable materials in building and remodeling. Blueprint for Congress www.climatecommunities.us/documents/blueprint.pdf A copy of the blueprint for the new president and Congress from local communities, sending a message about the need for federal support to empower greater local action to create green jobs and address climate and energy challenges. Links to Wisconsin Climate Change Sponsors Boardman Law Firm http://www.boardmanlawfirm.com/ Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin http://www.meuw.org/ Orion Energy Systems http://www.oriones.com/home.html Wisconsin Alliance of Cities http://www.wiscities.org/ Wisconsin Public Service http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/ Alliant Energy http://www.alliantenergy.com/ Return to the Table of Contents

The Impact of Climate Change in Wisconsin Climate Information and Services http://www.climateservices.gov/ Provides links to climate resources from 9 different government agencies (Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Interior, Transportation and the EPA, NASA, and the National Science Foundation). Regional Initiatives to Address Global Climate Change. 2008. Wisconsin Legislative Council. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/publications/im/im_2008_02.pdf Identifies four regional initiatives in North America, the European Union Climate Change Program, and the International Carbon Action Partnership. Print copy in Library, WI Documents Dept. (WI LEG. 3: IM/2008/2). State Climatology Office Web Site www.aos.wisc.edu/~sco/ This site has many graphs and maps showing climate variability and trends in Wisconsin. Midwest Regional Climate Center http://mcc.sws.uiuc.edu/ Graphs and maps focusing on the multi-state region surrounding Wisconsin. Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts . http://www.wicci.wisc.edu/about.htm The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts was formed in response to questions raised by a bipartisan committee of state legislators who wanted to know how climate change could impact their districts and constituents.

Wisconsin’s Strategy for Reducing Global Warming http://dnr.wi.gov/environmentprotect/gtfgw/documents/Final_Report.pdf July 2008 Final Report of the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming. Return to the Table of Contents

Dealing with Risk, Uncertainty and Local Capacity for Change An Unfamiliar State: How Global Warming Could Change Natural Wisconsin. 2007. http://www.environmentamerica.org/uploads/Uh/NM/UhNMNKKS4XIGqGDc4LtLTQ/_A n_Unfamiliar_State_Wisconsin_Global-Warming.May2007.pdf . Report of the WI Environment Research & Policy Center describing how water, forests, farming, and natural recreation may be affected by global warming. DSIRE http://dsireusa.org Information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency which includes summary maps with contractor license requirements, income tax incentives, property tax exemptions, rebate programs, and other topics. Return to the Table of Contents

Energy Options Wisconsin Land Use Megatrends: Energy. 2008. http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/Publications/EnergyMegatrendswhite.pdf WI Center for Land Use Education investigates the connections between energy and land use. Clean Energy Wisconsin: a Plan for Energy Independence. 2008. http://cdm267601.cdmhost.com/u?/p267601coll4,1009 . Print copy in WI Documents Dept (WI ENE 2.1/6:I 53/2008). WI Office of Energy Independence on WI energy policy and renewable energy sources. Energy Independent Communities http://power.wisconsin.gov/section.asp?linkid=1238&locid=131 The section of the Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence website explaining the voluntary program for communities that adopt the Wisconsin Governor’s 25x25 Energy Goal. Contains information and resources for implementation as well as funding opportunities. Understanding Renewable Energy Systems. 2005. Book by Voker Quaschning. (TJ808 .Q37 2005). Renewable sources with high development potential such as solar thermal, photovoltaics and wind power.

Renewable Energy Handbook: a Guide to Rural Energy Independence, OffGrid and Sustainable Living. 2005. Book by William H. Kemp. (TJ808.3 .K44 2005). Creating energy from clean sources and stretching the energy dollar. Government Green Building Programs Inventory www.shwec.uwm.edu/governmentgreen Learn how municipalities around the country are moving green building into practice. This site contains the municipal government green building policies spreadsheet of UW-Extension which is now a searchable GIS system. Wisconsin Green Building Alliance http://wgba.org/ State organization promotes using sustainable materials in building and remodeling.

Focus on Energy http://www.focusonenergy.com/ Focus on Energy is the state wide energy program that works with home and business owners to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy programs through education and cash-back rewards.

Midwest Renewable Energy Association http://www.the-mrea.org The MREA promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable living through education and demonstration. The MREA conducts year round training on renewable energy technology and offers education to the general public through its annual Energy Fair.

DSIRE http://www.dsireusa.org/ DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. Searchable by state.

Appalachian Voices http://www.ilovemountains.org/ Find out of your community is connected to mountain top removal, and what you can do to take action.

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Transportation Options National Complete Streets Program http://www.completestreets.org/ Information on how communities can implement this national program including fact sheets and assessment tools. Wisconsin Safe Routes to School http://www.dot.state.wi.us/localgov/aid/saferoutes.htm Website for the State of Wisconsin Safe Routes to School program including background material, toolkits, surveys and funding opportunities. Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter – October 2008 - Prepared by the Office of Planning, Environment and Realty Federal Highway Administration http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/climatechange/newsletter/index.htm

Climate Change Predicted To Have Major Impact On Transportation Infrastructure And Operations. Mar. 12, 2008. Science Daily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080311120617.htm. Wisconsin Energy Transportation. 2008 Pew Center on Global Climate Change . http://www.pewclimate.org/node/1064 1000 Friend of Wisconsin: Perfecting the Places We Live and Protecting the Places We Don’t. 2008. http://www.1kfriends.org/Transportation/Transportation.htm. Information focuses on helping communities make the connection between land use and transportation decisions and the state's economic, environmental and cultural health. Wisconsin Bicycle Facilities Design Handbook http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/state/docs/bike-facility.pdf A detailed resource for including bicycle and pedestrian facilities in all street and highway facilities. Return to the Table of Contents

Waste Management Options Waste Reduction and Recycling: Apartments. 2007. Print copy in WI Docs Dept (WI NAT. 9/4: R42/12/2007). A guide for owners of apartments and other multifamily dwellings. Commercial Recycling in Wisconsin, Moving Beyond the Status Quo. 2007. http://cdm267601.cdmhost.com/u?/p267601coll4,665 . The DNR provides strategies to increase recycling among Wisconsin's businesses. WasteCap Wisconsin. 2008. http://www.wastecapwi.org A statewide, nonprofit, industry supported organization that provides waste reduction and recycling assistance to businesses. Recycle Bank http://www.recyclebank.com/ A state participation program to encourage personal recycling through a rewards program. Currently, no communities in Wisconsin participate in this program. Curbside Values Program http://www.recyclecurbside.org/ The Curbside Value Partnership was formed in 2003 to help communities grow and sustain their curbside recycling programs. The organization’s two goals are to help communities grow participation in their programs and to help them measure this growth to make better decisions. US EPA WARM model for calculating GHG impacts http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/calculators/Warm_home.html EPA created the WAste Reduction Model (WARM) to help solid waste planners and

organizations track and voluntarily report greenhouse gas emissions reductions from several different waste management practices. Return to the Table of Contents

Planning and Infrastructure Wisconsin Strategy for Reducing Global Warming: Interim Report to Governor Jim Doyle. 2008. http://cdm267601.cdmhost.com/u?/p267601coll4,1237 Print copy in Library, WI Document Dept (WI GO GLO. 1:2008). Interim report of the Governor's Task Force including policy recommendations. EPA Climate Web Site. 2008. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/index.html Includes scientific discussion, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental impacts and other resource materials. State Climate Action Plans. 2008. EPA State and Local Government Planning site. http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/stateandlocalgov/state_action.html. Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts. http://www.wicci.wisc.edu/about.htm The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts was formed in response to questions raised by a bipartisan committee of state legislators who wanted to know how climate change could impact their districts and constituents. Sustainable Communities Capacity Center http://www2.uwsuper.edu/sustainability/ A website maintained by UW Extension to provide access to educational materials and resources to expand the capacity of communities to explore, understand, create, implement, evaluate, and share sustainability strategies. LEED for Neighborhood Development http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=148 The LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into the first national system for neighborhood design. Center for Land Use Education http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/ Reports, handbooks, fact sheets and workshops on a wide range of planning topics. 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin http://www.1kfriends.org/ Information focuses on helping communities make the connection between land use and transportation decisions and the state's economic, environmental and cultural health. Return to the Table of Contents

Developing Local Food Systems Worldchanging: a User's Guide for the 21st Century. 2006. Book edited by Alex Steffen. (HC79 .E5 W676 2006). Ideas for buying locally produced food, workplace sustainability, eco-building, and advocating for change. Developing a Vibrant and Sustainable Regional Food System: Suggestions for Community-Based Groups. August 2006. http://www.valuechains.org/rfswg/RFSWG_guide_081406.pdf Prepared by The Leopold Center’s Regional Food System Working Group Subcommittee. This site provides suggestions for community groups as they: envision their food future, identify key elements that will make their regional food system more sustainable, and consider, which indicators will best inform whether they are making progress toward their goals. Wisconsin’s Farm-to-School program http://www.reapfoodgroup.org/farmtoschool/ Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch is a grassroots program whose goal is to enhance Wisconsin schools' existing meal programs by introducing fresh, nutritious, local and sustainably grown food to children. Madison area R.E.A.P. (Research, Education, Action and Policy on Food Group): http://www.reapfoodgroup.org/ The city of Madison’s program to build a regional food program. Wisconsin’s Institutional Food Market Coalition http://www.ifmwi.org/ The Institutional Food Market Coalition works to connect large volume institutional buyers in the private, public and not-for profit sectors with local WI produce auctions and growers. Wisconsin Local Food Network Wiki http://wisconsinlocalfood.wetpaint.com/ Provides information about and for local food initiatives in Wisconsin. Dane County Food Policy Council http://www.countyofdane.com/foodcouncil/ The Dane County Food Council explores issues and develops recommendations to create an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable local food system for the Dane County region. Central Rivers Farmshed http://www.farmshed.org Central Rivers Farmshed is a growing movement in Central Wisconsin to build and strengthen relationships between local farms, restaurants, retailers, and consumers. American Planning Association’s Food System Planning Whitepaper. 2005. http://myapa.planning.org/divisions/pdf/foodwhitepaper.pdf Provides background material on food system planning and its relationship to other types of land use planning. Contains an extensive bibliography on the topic.

Center for Land Use Education’s Land Use Tracker Winter 2007 edition on Food Systems http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/tracker/winter2007/Tracker.html Return to the Table of Contents

Community Purchasing Green Purchasing http://www.ofee.gov/gp/gp.asp This government website offered by the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. This site provides information on the acquisition of recycled content products, environmentally preferable products and services, biobased products, energy- and water-efficient products, alternate fuel vehicles, products using renewable energy, and alternatives to hazardous or toxic chemicals. Green Purchasing. 2008. http://www.noharm.org/us/greenpurchasing/issue The Health Care Without Harm Website provides information on the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing system for hospitals and health systems. REGREEN http://www.regreenprogram.org/ The American Society of Interior Designers’ Foundation and the U.S. Green Building Council have partnered on the development of best practice guidelines and targeted educational resources for sustainable residential improvement projects. This program will increase understanding of sustainable renovation project practices and benefits among homeowners, residents, design professionals, product suppliers and service providers to build both demand and industry capacity. Green Government Purchasing – King County, WA http://www.metrokc.gov/procure/green/ The Environmental Purchasing Program provides county employees with information to help them identify, evaluate, and ultimately purchase, economical and effective environmentally preferable products and services. Responsible purchasing 101 http://gpnews.com/Issue/Article/78795/Issue An introductory primer presenting the basics of responsible purchasing. Responsible Purchasing Network http://www.responsiblepurchasing.org/ Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN) is an international network of buyers dedicated to socially responsible and environmentally sustainable purchasing. Our membership program and consulting services provide institutional purchasers with cutting edge procurement tools and resources designed to save money, conserve resources, reduce waste, and improve efficiency. RPN Purchasing Guide http://www.responsiblepurchasing.org/purchasing_guides/all/ Purchasing Guides for a range of products and services.

Montana DEQ - Responsible Purchasing in State Government http://www.deq.mt.gov/Recycle/3Rs/3RPurchasing.asp Resources compile by the State of Montana to support green responsible purchasing. Minnesota Environmentally Responsible Purchasing http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/envir.htm Resources compiled by the State of Minnesota Materials Management to help state agencies purchase environmentally preferable products. Penn Purchasing Services, Socially Responsible Purchasing http://www.purchasing.upenn.edu/social/ Website of the University of Pennsylvania Purchasing Services department with information that supports the seven principals of "socially responsible purchasing". Return to the Table of Contents

Biofuels and Bioenergy Wisconsin Biofuels and Alternative Fuel Use Report: 2008 Annual Report. http://power.wisconsin.gov/docview.asp?docid=13666&locid=131 Print copy in WI Documents Dept (WI ENE.1/2:G 37/2008). WI Office of Energy Independence report on biofuels production and state fleet vehicles and consumption. Wisconsin Guide to Building Biofuels Facilities. 2007. http://power.wisconsin.gov/docview.asp?docid=11265&locid=131 Print copy in WI Documents Dept (WI ENE 2.6:F33/2007). WI Office of Energy Independence report on biofuel facilities site considerations, design, and business considerations. Biofuels for Transportation: A Climate Perspective, June 2008. http://www.pewclimate.org/biofuels-transportation Report prepared by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. This paper offers an introduction to the current state of play for biofuels: the technologies used in their production, their GHG emissions, and associated policy issues. Return to the Table of Contents

Opportunities for Innovative Businesses The Clean Tech Revolution: the Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity. 2007. Book by Ron Pernick. (UWSP Library call number: TD145 .P46 2007). Developing clean technologies is not just a social issues, but it's a moneymaking enterprise moving into the business mainstream. Greener Buildings. http://www.greenerbuildings.com A one-stop resource on designing, constructing, and operating environmentally responsible commercial and industrial buildings, created in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council.

Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy. 2008. http://www.ceres.org/BICEP BICEP’s goal is to work directly with key allies in the business community and with members of Congress to pass meaningful energy and climate change legislation that is consistent with our core principles. Strategies for the Green Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the New World of Business. 2008. Book by Joel Makower. (UWSP – on order) This book distills more than twenty years of watching the green business scene and offers insights and inspiration for understanding and untangling the complexities and controversies of profiting in the growing green economy. GreenBiz.com. 2008. http://www.greenbiz.com/ The leading online news and information resource on how to align environmental responsibility with business success. Southern Wisconsin’s THRIVE initiative http://www.thrivehere.org/ Thrive, the Madison Region Economic Development Enterprise, is a nonprofit organization created to grow the economy of Wisconsin's eight-county Madison Region in ways that preserve and enhance the quality of life. Return to the Table of Contents

Funding Federal and Private Funding http://power.wisconsin.gov Up-to-date information on current federal and private funding opportunities that are available for clean energy projects. Energy Independent Communities http://power.wisconsin.gov/section.asp?linkid=1238&locid=131 The section of the Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence website explaining the voluntary program for communities that adopt the Wisconsin Governor’s 25x25 Energy Goal. Contains information and resources for implementation as well as funding opportunities. Return to the Table of Contents