global warming teach-in: bu, pa february 2008 dr. richard ganahl

GLOBAL WARMING:AN INTERNET FOOTPRINT

Global Warming Teach-In: BU, PAFebruary 2008

Dr. Richard Ganahl

Global Warming: An Internet Footprint: Ganahl

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THE BLUE MAN GROUP ON GW

THE BLUE MAN GROUP ON GLOBAL WARMING

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snPdEl0Duoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snPdEl0Duoo


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OUTLINE: GW & THE INTERNET

GW: UBIQUITOUS I-FOOTPRINT

GW: INFORMATION / EDUCATIONAL

GW: DEDICATED MEDIA COVERAGE

GW: PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH

GW: PUBLIC OPINION: WHAT IS IT?

GW: ADVOCACY / OPPOSITION GROUPS

GW: WEB 2.0-SOCIAL INTERACTIVITY


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GW: UBIQUITOUS I-FOOTPRINT

GOOGLE SEARCH: 36,700,000

GOOGLE BLOGS: 6,474,406

delicious BOOKMARKS: 440,541

YouTube VIDEOS: 68,000

TECHNORATI BLOGS: 1,416

FACEBOOK GWGROUPS: 458


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DEDICATED MEDIA COVERAGE

THE NEW YORK TIMES: GW & SCIENCE

MSNBC.com: CLIMATE CHANGE

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19463513/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19463513/


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INFORMATION / EDUCATION

WIKIPEDIA: OVER 150 CITATIONS

EPA: CLIMATE CHANGE

EPA: GW FOR KIDS

NRDC: GOOGLE GW I-MAPS

NOAA: GW: FAQ’S

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

http://www.nrdc.org/reference/maps.asp

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html


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PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH

PEW RESEARCH FOR PEOPLE / PRESS

THE GALLUP ORGANIZATION

PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY

YALE SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT STD

http://pewresearch.org/

http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx

http://poq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/71/3/444

http://environment.yale.edu/news/Research/5310/american-opinions-on-global-warming-summary/

http://environment.yale.edu/news/Research/5310/american-opinions-on-global-warming-summary/

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WHAT IS PUBLIC OPINION?

PEW RESEARCH

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WHAT IS PUBLIC OPINION?

PEW RESEARCHPEW: 2008


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ADVOCACY & OPPOSITION

WE CAN SOLVE IT

TAKE PART BLOG

AL GORE’S MOVIE

GW: GLOBAL HOAX

RUSH LIMBAUGH

GM/VICE CHR LUTZ

Global warming is a “total crock of sh*t.” “I’m a skeptic,

not a denier. Having said that, my opinion doesn’t matter.”GM VICE CHR ROBT LUTZ, 2.27.2008

http://www.wecansolveit.org/

http://www.takepart.com/blog/

http://www.climatecrisis.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo-Tb7vTamY

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.guest.html

http://www.psfk.com/2008/02/gm-vice-chair-dismisses-global-warming-blogs-apology.html


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WEB 2.0: SOC-INTERACTIVITY

FACEBOOK: SOCIAL NETWORKING

MEETUP.COM: INTERNET ORGANIZING

Delicious: SOCIAL BOOKMRKING

Technorati: BLOGGING

RSS: NEWS FEEDS

OBAMA/BIDEN: CHANGE WE NEED

http://www.facebook.com/

http://globalwarming.meetup.com/

http://delicious.com/rganahl

http://technorati.com/search/Global+Warming+Blogs?language=en

http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/index.html

http://www.barackobama.com/index.php


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WHAT IS GW’s C-FOOTPRINT?

“…Worried about the carbon footprint of your (GLOBAL WARMING) searches?

A Harvard University physicist says a typical search on a desktop computer generates about 7 grams of carbon dioxide. Thus, performing two searches is comparable to bringing a kettle to boil…”

CNET NEWS, 1.11.2009

http://www.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10140142-54.html


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GOGREEN!

THANK YOU!DR. GANAHL

global warming teach-in: bu, pa february 2008 dr. richard ganahl

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