In its Climate Change 101 report, the Pew Center for Global Climate Change calls for innovative new approaches to address the many serious and potentially damaging effects of climate change in the decades ahead.  (Want regular information updates on climate change?  Add Pew's RSS feed to your newsreader.)

In April 2007 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change  issued a report, "Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability," warning that time was nearly out to prevent the dramatic, harmful and dangerous impacts projected for coming decades.

Ready to take action? The Natural Resources Defense Council offers advice on how to fight global warming, including simple steps like keeping your tires properly inflated and changing your car's air filter regularly. The Nature Conservancy also offers climate-saving tips, such as using compact fluorescent light bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs. Greenpeace International invites individuals to join their "energy revolution."

Global warming, local solutions What is left for donors to do?  Check out this audiocast that offers insight on how donors can participate as market forces are being aggressively harnessed to promote environmental sustainability.  In this one-minute video, Max King, president of the Heinz Endowments, offers insights into how donors can use their giving to bring issues of global warming to the local level.

The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation partnered with the Cascade Land Conservancy and the Tahoma Audubon to present our First Annual Donor Tour to learn about pressing environmental issues in Pierce County. We heard about the opportunities and challenges this region faces in stewarding our land and resources.