Alarmed

Tips from Six Americas study:

·         Don’t need motivation

·         Need action items – clear, actionable suggestions to become part of the solution

·         Adapting to climate change

·         Dangers of climate change for people in other nations, future generations, and other species, will be well received

My recommended case study: Pteropods or phytoplankton

Hatfield Visitors (7) Say:

• 100% will use it and learn about an animal, 5 of 7 will make a story
• Case study: 3 phytoplankton, 2 turtle, 2 salmon, 1 crab, newt, pteropod, farmer, "land animals"
• 100% would share their study including with audio and/ or video
• Resources wanted: 100% data charts and diagrams, text, 80% scientific data
• 60% videos and pictures
• 100% want local info, and some said they want local so they can know what to do
• 2 also want carbon footprint calculator and other action items
• 1 who wouldn't make a story wanted to read stories of others
• Some said they would only interact with the exhibit if it looked like they'd learn something new

Carbon Footprint Calculator

Chapter 2 of Big Energy Gamble by PBS- neighborly competition between Ed Begley and Bill Nye to reduce carbon footprint
Birch Aquarium exhibit- the science behind the exhibit. (This should be narrated so people can watch instead of reading)

Hybrid cars explained in Big Energy Gamble by PBS  time 42:50

Monterey Bay Aquarium animation- quick evolution of animals

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization 4 minute video (how to address needs of future generations - education, empowerment)

Case Study: Leatherback Turtle (Atmosphere warming, sea level rise)

Leatherback Turtle Range

Leatherback Turtle west coast critical habitat

Action Items for those who want to learn how to make more of a difference
List of action items (nice looking, with pictures), includes how many pounds of CO2 saved per year
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/take-action/action-items/

Choosing sustainable seafood: http://www.nrdc.org/oceans/seafoodguide/default.asp  or  http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_recommendations.aspx?c=ln

See how enviro savvy companies are (resource for consumers) http://www.climatecounts.org/scorecard_overview.php

Big facilities ghg stats http://ghgdata.epa.gov/ghgp/main.do

Find out if your mayor has signed up http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/petition-your-mayor/   

Choose your state to find renewable energy http://www.green-e.org/base/re_products

Buy local food search.  Also has a trip planner feature to find sustainable food along the entire route http://www.eatwellguide.org/i.php?pd=Home

Why to buy local:

http://foodroutes.org/whycare3.jsp

http://foodroutes.org/whycare2.jsp

http://foodroutes.org/whycare1.jsp

Farm to School program http://www.farmtoschool.org/

Local school program done by parent volunteers to educate K-8.  Also has girl scout cool the community program

http://www.cooltheearth.org/

Architecture http://www.architecture2030.org/  http://architecture2030.org/2030_challenge/the_2030_challenge - explains the 2030 challenge of architecture

http://architecture2030.org/files/Mazria_testimony.pdf shows presentation of housing savings with plan (interest rate down, energy improvements up)

Story of Stuff  http://www.storyofstuff.com/movies-all/story-of-stuff/

http://www.storyofstuff.com/movies-all/story-of-stuff/act/

Changes already happening:
What's being done:

http://www.thefreshwatertrust.org/president-speech Obama talks about Rogue River planting trees along the river to cool the water for the salmon  (The freshwater trust is an additional thing people can support through Blue Sky)

http://www.thefreshwatertrust.org/slide_joe-TEDx - TED talk on clean rivers, explains how the tree planting works, and includes the President speech, has background music and photos, cool.

Solutions around the world: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/climate/stories.aspx