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Calculate your household’s climate impact with The Nature Conservancy’s Carbon Footprint Calculator at
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator/

Other informative web sites:

California Air Resources Board Climate Change
www.arb.ca.gov/cc/cc.htm

California Applications Program (CAP) &
The California Climate Change Center (CCCC)
meteora.ucsd.edu/cap/

California Climate Action Team & Climate Action Initiative
www.climatechange.ca.gov/climate_action_team/index.html

California Climate Change Home
www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/

California Climate Change Portal
www.ClimateChange.ca.gov

California Climate Data Archive
www.calclim.dri.edu/

California Evironmental Protection Agency
www.CalEPA.ca.gov

California State Climatologist
www.climate.water.ca.gov/

California Water Plan
www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/climate/index.cfm

California's Water Crisis
www.calwatercrisis.org

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
www.ipcc.ch/

IPPC Model Output
www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/ipcc/about_ipcc.php

Our Green Community
http://ourgreencommunity.org/

Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/QT/index.html

U.S. Climate Change Science Program
climatescience.gov/

Articles

Climate Change and Sustainability
In California, experts agree that climate change already is altering how and when precipitation falls... more
Climate Change, Water and Energy
It takes a significant amount of energy to treat and deliver water to homes and businesses... more
Wet or Dry Winter Aside,
Changes Ahead for Sierra Snowpack
Snowmelt from the Sierra provides more than a third of California’s drinking and irrigation water... more
New SSWD Policy Makes Sustainability a Guiding Principle
Meeting today’s needs without compromising the future is the idea behind sustainability... more
District Puts Green Concepts into Action
SSWD is a certified member of the Sacramento Sustainable Business Program... more
Conjunctive Use – Making the Most of our Water Resources
Groundwater is one of the Sacramento region’s most important resources... more
Use Energy, Water Wisely to Minimize Summer’s “Twin Peaks”
Everyone knows it takes energy to run an air conditioner, but few people realize how much energy it takes to deliver water to your home... more
Well Efficiency Programs Key to Reducing Energy Costs
Keeping energy costs down is more than a good idea. It’s a key part of Sacramento Suburban Water District’s (SSWD) pledge to promote sustainability ... more
Green Pest Control: Good for Your Plants, Good for our Rivers
Landscapes are part of the broader Sacramento and American River watersheds ... more
Bottled Water: A Growing Trend with a Growing Cost
With skyrocketing sales and extensive marketing, bottled water is big business in the United States and around the world. Bottled water sales have quadrupled in the past 20 years ... more
Cutting Down on Energy Costs – It’s all in the Timing
Timing is everything when it comes to energy use. SSWD is doing its part to take a bite out of rising energy costs by operating groundwater pumps during off-peak hours ... more
 
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