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Pittsburgh350.org
is a broad coalition of individuals,
grassroots groups, and environmental
organizations, working to target Climate
Change is the single biggest problem that
needs addressed NOW!
www.Pittsburgh350.org
Can We Afford to
Continue Doing Nothing?
NO!
Climate Change is Real!
Stay Connected &
Spread the Word!
How Can You Help?
Educate Yourself, Your Friends
and Family
Call, Write To or Meet With your
Elected Officials
Attend talks, neighborhood
meetings and utilize online
resources.
Make Public Comments to the
Allegheny County Council at their
scheduled meetings.
Use Social Media to Create
Unified Awareness.
GET INVOLVED!
Our Focus
Divestment/Investment
Divesting from companies that
generate pollution we can Re-Invest
in a cleaner, better future.
Clean Energy
Demanding the immediate shift
from dirty fossil fuel industries we
can lead the world and infuse the
economy while developing Clean
Energy Solutions.
Carbon Fees
By pursuing policies that charge
carbon polluters and providing a
rebate to consumers we will shift
resources positively.
Green Infrastructure
All new construction and
development should be incentivized
to be GREEN in every design and
construction.
Tax Shifts
We need to remove tax breaks for
the fossil fuel industries and
polluters to new GREEN,
environmentally friendly industries
to encourage their growth,
development and success.
Pittsburgh350.org
Climate Change is Real!
WE ALL NEED TO CARE…
Our Vision
We envision a future where
policies and actions at the local,
state, federal and international
levels will have ensured a stable
climate that provides an
opportunity for all people to
achieve health, prosperity and
fulfillment.
Our Mission
We will promote an
understanding of the
devastating impact of climate
change on
the urban
and
rural
Unified
Voices
will be
heard…
communities in the region.
WE ALL NEED TO SPEAK UP
AND DO SOMETHING
BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!
www.Pittsburgh350.org
Friends and Allies
The EPA and Climate Change
Information quoted directly from the EPA web site - http://www.epa.gov/climatechange
Weather and Climate
Creating the political will for a livable world
by empowering individuals to experience
breakthroughs in exercising their personal and
political power.
http://citizensclimatelobby.org
http://alleghenysc.org
Solarize Allegheny is a project funded by the
Heinz Endowments and managed by non-profit
SmartPower – to double the amount of solar
energy throughout Allegheny County.
http://www.solarizeallegheny.org
In recognition of our shared principles, we call on
Pittsburgh’s Mayor, City Council, and Pension
Board to protect our futures.
http://divestpittsburgh.com
http://thomasmertoncenter.org/projects/environmental-justice
http://www.natureabounds.org/
Greenhouse Gases
U.S. and Global Temperature
U.S. Greenhouse Gases
Average temperatures have risen across the
contiguous 48 states since 1901, with an
increased rate of warming over the past 30
years. Seven of the top 10 warmest years on
record have occurred since 1998. Average global
temperatures show a similar trend, and the top
10 warmest years on record worldwide have all
occurred since 1998. Within the United States,
temperatures in parts of the North, the West,
and Alaska have increased the most.
In the United States, greenhouse gas emissions
caused by human activities increased by 5
percent from 1990 to 2012. However, since
2005, total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have
decreased by 10 percent. Carbon dioxide
accounts for most of the nation’s emissions and
most of the increase since 1990. Electricity
generation is the largest source of greenhouse
gas emissions in the United States, followed by
transportation. Emissions per person have
decreased slightly in the last few years.
High and Low Temperatures
Many extreme temperature conditions are
becoming more common. Since the 1970s,
unusually hot summer temperatures have
become more common in the United States, and
heat waves have become more frequent—
although the most severe heat waves in U.S.
history remain those that occurred during the
“Dust Bowl” in the 1930s. Record-setting daily
high temperatures have become more common
than record lows. The decade from 2000 to 2009
had twice as many record highs as record lows.
Global Greenhouse Gases
Many Worldwide, net emissions of greenhouse
gases from human activities increased by 35
percent from 1990 to 2010. Emissions of carbon
dioxide, which account for about three-fourths of
total emissions, increased by 42 percent over
this period. As with the United States, the
majority of the world’s emissions result from
electricity generation, transportation, and other
forms of energy production and use.
U.S. and Global Precipitation
Atmospheric Concentrations
of Greenhouse Gases
Total annual precipitation has increased in the
United States and over land areas worldwide.
Since 1901, precipitation has increased at an
average rate of 0.5 percent per decade in the
contiguous 48 states and 0.2 percent per decade
over land areas worldwide. However, shifting
weather patterns have caused certain areas,
such as Hawaii and parts of the Southwest, to
experience less precipitation than usual.
Concentrations of carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have
increased since the beginning of the industrial
era. Almost all of this increase is attributable to
human activities. Historical measurements show
that current levels of many greenhouse gases
are higher than any levels recorded for hundreds
of thousands of years, even after accounting for
natural fluctuations.