Resources

Background materials

Cooling Creation is a campaign of the Evangelical Climate Initiative (ECI). On the ECI resources pageyou can find valuable background material, including

• The leaders' statement "Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action"

• Fact sheets for Christians on particular aspects of climate change

• Presentations by Sir John Houghton, one of the world's leading climate scientists and an evangelical Christian

Step One (Reduce what you can) materials

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has a page of tips for Driving Green.

The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have teamed up to create www.fueleconomy.gov. It compares cars, offers maintenance and driving tips, discusses fuel-efficient hybrid cars, and gives useful background information

The Energy Star web site of the Environmental Protection Agency is loaded with tips on how to save energy through efficiency.

Step Two (Offset what you can't) materials

Carbonfund.org (our partner organization in Cooling Creation) offers the best background in reading on what carbon offsets are and why they work.