Resources

Clean Air Challenge Teacher Resources
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Clean Air Challenge Trainer Resources
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Online Resources

Clean Air Now
www.cleanairnow.us
Clean Air Now is an internationally recognized NPO working to improve the air we breath through the promotion of renewable hydrogen. Their website is an excellent source of information on renewable hydrogen and other alternative energy sources (both stationary and for transportation) The site also contains an excellent power point presentation that can be used for classroom demonstrations.
EPA Air Now
http://www.airnow.gov
The U.S. EPA, NOAA, NPS, tribal, state, and local agencies developed the AIRNow Web site to provide the public with easy access to national air quality information. The Web site offers daily AQI forecasts as well as real-time AQI conditions for over 300 cities across the US, and provides links to more detailed State and local air quality Web sites.
Air Now AQI / Pollutant Concentration Calculator
http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqi.aqi_conc_calc
Several teachers have asked how the AQI is related to the actual concentrations of various pollutants. We found this handy dandy calculator that lets you put in the AQI and it gives you the concentrations. It is on the AirNow site, but is a little difficult to find...so here is the direct link.
Smog City (Online Game)
http://www.smogcity.com/welcome.htm
Smog City is an interactive air pollution simulator that shows how your choices, environmental factors, and land use contribute to air pollution. In Smog City you're in control so your visit can be a healthy or unhealthy experience depending on the decisions you make. You'll see how ground-level ozone, the biggest part of summertime smog, increases or decreases when you spend a day in Smog City. And since ozone can irritate respiratory systems, cause breathing difficulty, coughing, and chest pain, knowing how and why ozone forms and what you can do about it is important to the residents of Smog City and everyone else on the planet.
Calculate Your "Carbon Footprint"
http://www.bp.com/carbonreduction
This is an interesting link that allows you to calculate your "carbon footprint."
Spare The Air
http://www.sparetheair.org/teachers/primer.htm
The Spare The Air - Bay Area website is an online resource for the causes and consequences of air pollution and what we can do about it.
Spare The Air
Ride Today's Air Currents
Take a journey from the Pacific Coast far inland into California, flying over sources of pollution and geographic landscapes--so detailed you can find your house.
AirNow
http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.webcams
See live photos from AirNow visibility webcams
AirNow
http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.DisplayStory&myItemID=584&StoryType=3
Print out data for your city, county or metropolitan area!
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
BAAQMD Website
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is committed to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment in the San Francisco Bay region.
California EPA, Air Resources Board DVD
http://www.arb.ca.gov
Click on this link to get a DVD from the Air Resources Board, California EPA. It is in both English and Spanish! It is called "With Every Breath: Health Effects of Smog" It is 20 minutes long and can be obtained at 1-800-END SMOG or www.arb.ca.gov .
Joint EPA & DOE on Fuel Cell Technology and Vehicle Selection
http://www.fueleconomy.gov
This is a joint site by the EPA and DOE EERE (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) office. It provides information on fuel cells and how they work, and it provides consumers with mpg info on all current models to help them buy the right vehicle.

Government Resources

Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov
The EPA website is full of information on US and international energy policy issues.

Academic Papers/ Scholar

Prof. Stanbury Presentation, University of California, Berkeley
**click here to download talking notes**
This website is an excellent source of information on renewable hydrogen and contains a power point presentation that can be used for classroom demonstrations..