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	Florida Oceans and Coastal Council A Special Report to the Florida Energy and Climate Commission and the People of Florida - June 2009 (pdf, 40 pages) Science-based, readable report on climate change impacts in Florida.

	Colorado State Web Portal Best Practices for Climate Protection: A Local Government Guide (pdf, 36 pages) Colorado Climate Action Plan: A Strategy to Address Global Warming (pdf, 35 pages) • Partner with K-12 educators • Partner with higher education to educate the work force needed for the New Energy Economy

	Massachusetts Department of Education Content Issues 2005 (pdf - 28 pages) Lists Science and Technology courses for Middle and High School that address or are principally about climate change.

Connecticut Connecticut Climate Change Action Plan 2005 Recommended Action 54: Public Education Initiative (pdf - 28 pages) "Foster a broad awareness of climate change issues and impacts among Connecticut citizens and to engage citizens in actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions" Connecticut's Official Climate Change Web Site What I Can Do Connecticut Climate Change: Climate Change Education Committee -pdf 2pg

	Maryland State Department of Education - Climate Change Resources

	Maine Energy Education Program: Green School News - Fall 2005: Empowering Students to Know Their Source (pdf, 8 pg) Challenge Learning Center of Maine $99,988 funds teacher learning on climate change State Global Climate Change Site University of Maine Climate Change Institute 2008 Conference videos (lecture-style)

Hawaii University of Hawai'i Economic Research Organization Developing the Knowledge Base to Address Climate Change (pdf, 4 pages) Developing education programs for K-12 and college students **UHERO's Energy and Greenhouse Gas Solutions Initiative**Presentations, streaming videos - 2008, 2009 Terra: The Nature of our World: Rising Tide (video) How will the coral reefs, monk seals, native plants, and honeycreepers of Hawai'i deal with climate change?

State of Vermont
Climate Change Curriculum Links for Educators

State Climate Office of North Carolina

Mississippi:
MSU, partners bring climate change curricula to high schools

Pennsylvania:
Dickinson College Climate Change Education Program

Indiana:
Purdue: Activities for Conceptualizing Climate and Climate Change

Minnesota
Minnesota Schools Cutting Carbon Program
[Check your browsing security filter if visiting actual program's website -- noted May 2011]

	Will Steger Foundation Especially strong in Language Arts, Writing, Reading --Stories Arctic-Antarctic: Resources Expeditions About WSF Emerging Leaders Program

K-12 Schools: Lesson Plans, Curriculum, Resources, Student Projects Educator Professional Development
By Subject -- Content Standards Examples: •Biology •Chemistry •Earth Sciences •Language Arts •Math	Interdisciplinary Curriculum: • High School • Middle School • Elementary School

	Clean Air -- Cool Planet New England Other Regions

	Climate Change 101 -- Impacts on California Department of Land, Air, Water Resources -- UC Davis Videos of seminar series for non-specialists on the science, technology and policy aspects of climate change Davis Education Programs at Calif. Climate Conference

Air Resources Board Releases Draft of California Plan for Reducing Emissions Draft Scoping Plan (93 pg pdf) [Part IV-B: Page 66 - 68 addresses Public Outreach & Education] Components Include: Flex Your Power Spare the Air Cool California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Million Solar Roof Initiative Press Release Part of Western Climate Initiative Pursuant to AB 32: California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006

UCS -- California Region (US) • Our Changing Climate: Assessing the Risks to California Overview and Full Report (PDF) • California Climate Choices • Coasts: Critical Coastlines • Electricity: The Energy Gap • Confronting Climate Change in California (PDF) • An Open Letter on Global Warming from California Economists • Solutions: Capping Emissions • Solutions: Limiting Global Warming Offsets • Solutions: Clean Car Discount • Solutions: Energy • Support the California Clean Car Discount Bill • Action: Reduce Your Impact • California Global Warming Impacts and Solutions

	UCS -- Great Lakes Region (US) • Great Lakes Communities and Ecosystems at Risk (Sol > Regional) Links to many sub-regional study areas by state • Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems (K-12 > Enviro Sci, Biology)

UCS -- Northeast Region (US) • Extreme Heat in Our Cities ( animated graphic ) • Northeast Climate Choices • Rising Temperatures • Dramatically Changing Climates - state by state animations • Extreme Heat in Our Cities - state by state animations • Regional Consequences, by activity and impact • Meeting the Climate Challenge, by Sector • Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) • Take Action - Contact Your Representatives • My Climate Choices: Share Your Photos and Stories • The Northeast Report - with State Summaries

	UCS -- Other United States Regions • Regional Cap-and-Trade Programs to Cut Global Warming Emissions (Sol > Governments, Regional & Local;)

	City and County of San Francisco Mayor: Certification of GHG Emissions Department of the Environment Climate Change Program SF's Climate Action Plan [140 pg pdf] Business Council on Climate ChangeRegularly working together with: Mobile Climate Science Labs

All working together to take on global warming: •Scientists •Educators •Museums •Kids •State of California •TV News Photos from 2008 Conference 2009 Exhibits

	Boulder , Colorado First US City to Implement Carbon Tax: New York Times MSNBC Funding, in part, public awareness campaigns. Climate Smart 2007 Progress Report (32 pg pdf) Climate Action Plan Tax A Community Takes Charge (13 pg pdf) FAQ (2 pg pdf)

	UCS -- Great Lakes Region (US) • Great Lakes Communities and Ecosystems at Risk (Sol > Regional) Links to many sub-regional study areas by state • Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems (K-12 > Enviro Sci, Biology)

	Pew Center on Global Climate Change • U.S. States & Regions Climate policies that US states and regionsare adopting • The Expanding Role of U.S. State Renewable Portfolio Standards - PDF •A Look at Emissions Targets - By State Entity Table with live links to state policies and plans

	Nature Conservancy Local Impacts and Threats from Climate Change (PDFs); regional policy recommendations • Alaska • Arkansas • Connecticut • Louisiana • Massachusetts • New Jersey • New York