Global Warming and Air Pollution Science

Educating ourselves is key to understanding the causes of global warming as well as finding effective ways to be beneficial stewards of our environment. The following links are intended to help you and your congregation start the process of learning about certain environmental issues and engage in proactive ways from an informed perspective.

Frequently Frequently Asked Questions About Global Warming

Some Quick Facts On Global Warming

Current Situation in Texas

 

What you can do:

Calculate your carbon dioxide emissions using a Carbon Calculator

Texas Renewable Energy Sources

 
Information on Texas Air

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINKS TO STATE AND REGIONAL AIR QUALITY SITES

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Air Quality Page

http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/eq/eq_air.html

Facts and background information from the Texas Clean Air Roundtable

http://www.cleantexasair.org/

The North Texas Councils of Government clean air page

http://www.dfwcleanair.com/

Central Texas Clean Air Force website

http://www.cleanairforce.org/

Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) Air Quality page

http://www.harc.edu/harc/Content/OurWork/ShowTheme.aspx/5

The Texas Air Quality Study

http://www.utexas.edu/research/ceer/texaqsII/visitors.htm

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration "Understanding Air Quality"

http://www.research.noaa.gov/weather/t_understanding.html