Climate Change

Anthony J. Broccoli
Rutgers University. Phone: (732) 932-9817. E-mail. Web site. Publications: Rutgers and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/NOAA. Bio.

50+ Really Serious Scientist Sources on Climate
(who would probably be glad to talk to a journalist)

• Generalists (Overview, Policy, Multi-Disciplinary)

Robert W. Corell
American Society of Meteorology. Expertise: Science/Policy interface; Arctic. Phone: (202) 737-9032 x409 (voicemail only). E-mail. Bio: Wikipedia and American Meteorological Society. Contact Info.

James Hansen

50+ Really Serious Scientist Sources on Climate (who would probably be glad to talk to a journalist)

• Generalists (Overview, Policy, Multi-Disciplinary)
• Climate Modeling and

Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC is a litigation- and science-oriented national environmental group with a membership of 1.2 million. Wikipedia. Press Contact.

Climate Institute
The Climate Institute, founded in 1986, is possibly the oldest single-issue group focused on climate change. Its style is more informational than advocacy-driven, and large conferences and symposia are characteristic activities.

Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Sierra Club
Sierra is perhaps the largest and most politically active of U.S. membership-based environmental groups. Their long-established climate change program is focused on grass-roots organizing and policy advocacy. Wikipedia. Press Contact.

Environmental Groups

Journalists delving into climate change are likely to be bombarded by news releases, reports and offers of interviews with selected "experts" from a bevy of environmental groups. They can be useful in highlighting the latest developments in scientific research and in surveying the responses by government or business. However, it's important to remember that these are not disinterested groups, and the completeness and even accuracy of information conveyed varies.