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Find a collection of helpful and informative resources here. Select a category below to see the list:
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The 11th Hour |
Leonardo DiCaprio's documentary on the global environmental crisis shows us a planet at risk while also showing us exciting and radical solutions. Leading scientists and thinkers, such as Stephen Hawking and Mikhail Gorbachev, help the film deliver a hopeful message: our planet may be in crisis, but that doesn't mean it's too late change. |
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An Inconvenient Truth |
In this Oscar-winning documentary, Al Gore lays out the facts of global warming without getting political. Gore makes a sobering impact on the audiences who hear his message, urging them to act "boldly, quickly and wisely" ... before it's too late. |
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A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash |
Produced by award-winning filmmakers Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack, this documentary examines the world's dependency on oil and the impending chaos that's sure to follow when the resource is depleted. Expert interviews help the film clarify the challenge we all face and underscores our urgent need for renewable energy. |
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Everything’s Cool |
In this 2007 documentary, filmmakers Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand follow a group of self-proclaimed global warming "warriors" on a mission to make the world care about rising temperatures and melting polar ice caps. Taking a serious topic and applying humor that comes from living the human experience, the film gets across these seious environmental concerns in a highly entertaining manner. |
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Planet in Peril |
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Animal Planet host and wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin take viewers around the globe for a two-part documentary on the threats to the world's environment. Filmed in 13 countries, viewers see the stories behind the statistics, uncovering places where environmental change is not a theory or a future forecast but a crisis happening now. |
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Sacred Planet |
This 45-minute film takes us on a journey to some of the most exotic and beautiful places on earth. See the last remaining old growth forests of British Columbia, the glaciers of Alaska, the red rock canyons of Utah and Arizona, the tropical jungles and underwater mysteries of Borneo, the ancient ruins of Thailand and the remote deserts of Namibia. |
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Who Killed the Electric Car |
This documentary had its world premiere at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival to excellent reviews. It tells the tragic story of how a solid technology was thwarted by big corporate interests. Literally taken out of the hands of consumers, the electric car was destroyed before our very eyes. |
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Department of Energy |
www.doe.gov |
The Department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.
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Solar Energy Industries Association |
www.seia.org |
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is the national trade association for the solar industry. We work to expand markets, strengthen research and development, remove market barriers, and improve education and outreach for solar.
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Solar Electric Power Association |
www.solarelectricpower.org |
The Solar Electric Power Association is a nonprofit organization, formed in 1992 as the Utility Photovoltaic Group. From national events to one-on-one assistance, SEPA is the go-to resource for unbiased and actionable solar intelligence. SEPA is comprised of 300 utility and solar industry members. Breaking down information overload into business reality, SEPA takes the time and risk out of implementing solar business plans and helps turn new technologies into new opportunities.
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Pacific Gas and Electric |
www.pge.com |
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.
PGE is taking leadership as a public utility to support conversion to renewable sources of energy and education for energy conservation and renewable energy generation.
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American Wind Energy Association |
www.awea.org |
American Wind Energy Association’s mission is to promote wind power growth through advocacy, communication, and education.
AWEA is a national trade association representing wind power project developers, equipment suppliers, services providers, parts manufacturers, utilities, researchers, and others involved in the wind industry - one of the world's fastest growing energy industries. In addition, AWEA represents hundreds of wind energy advocates from around the world.
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CalCars |
www.calcars.org |
The California Cars Initiative (CalCars.org) is a Palo Alto-based nonprofit startup of entrepreneurs, engineers, environmentalists and consumers promoting 100+MPG plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Somewhat uniquely, we're ourselves a hybrid, focusing both on public policy and technology development, and harnessing buyer demand to help commercialize PHEVs. We're building demand among highly receptive markets to encourage auto makers to produce 100+MPG "no-sacrifices" high-performance, clean hybrid cars.
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Electric Auto Association |
www.eaaev.org |
EAA's purpose is to act as a source of information for the membership, other organizations and the public, on the current state of electric vehicle technology worldwide.
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Geothermal Energy Association |
www.geo-energy.org |
The Geothermal Energy Association is a trade association composed of U.S. companies who support the expanded use of geothermal energy and are developing geothermal Resources worldwide for electrical power generation and direct-heat uses.
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US Green Building Council |
www.usgbc.org |
The U.S. Green Building Council is a non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings accessible to everyone within a generation.
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Energy STAR |
www.energystar.gov |
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
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California Energy Commission |
www.energy.ca.gov |
The California Energy Commission is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency. The Commission has five major responsibilities:
- Forecasting future energy needs and keeping historical energy data
- Licensing thermal power plants 50 megawatts or larger
- Promoting energy efficiency through appliance and building standards
- Developing energy technologies and supporting renewable energy
- Planning for and directing state response to energy emergency
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