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After years of debate, most scientists now agree that Global Warming is a fact. There may be underlying natural cycles at work, but common sense says that adding the heat and CO2 from million barrels of oil per day cannot be helping matters. Although many people call it Global Warming or the Climate Change, we believe that Global Meltdown is a better term because the economic, biological, social, geo-political, national security, etc... impacts are likely to be so profound that they will change the world as we know it (faster than we thought possible). Are you or your organization looking for ways to help fight Global Meltdown by offsetting your impacts on the environment? If so, the Institute for Resource Information Systems (I.R.I.S.2 - the non-profit branch of I.R.I.S) needs your help to put FREE forestry and natural resource software into the hands of people who's decisions have major impacts on the environment every day. Forests are one of THE major carbon sinks on the earth. Furthermore, forests are the only economically feasible way of sequestering CO2 (ie removing CO2 from the atmosphere and converting it) into a product that can be used to meet human needs. As such, keeping forests healthy and growing well is important for controlling Global Warming, reducing the Global Change Crisis, and meeting human needs. For this reason, we have encouraged and helped people use Information Technology (IT) to intelligently manage and conserve natural resources since 1986. To date, our efforts have put FREE forestry and natural resource software into the hands of hundreds of people who did not even know that it existed. We have also produced the PC/Handheld User Interface which provides a standardized user interface for managing the software programs and their data. Over the years, we have paid the cost of finding, evaluating, learning, integrating, distributing, installing, providing training, and supporting the FREE forestry and natural resource software out of our own pockets (which are not deep). We have done this because we passionately believe that Information Technology (IT) is the only feasible way of improving forestry and natural resources management on 900+ million acres in the United States and Canada. If you and/or your organization are looking for a real way to offset your impacts on the environment, you can: 1) estimate your CO2 emissions using a Simple C02 Calculator; and/or 2) encourage your organization to perform a Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Management Plan. After calculating your CO2 emissions, multiply them by $9/ton to calculate the value of your impacts, and then click on a link below to offset them by supporting our distribution of FREE Natural Resource software. If you donate time, funds, computer equipment, vehicle(s), or whatever, your name will be included on our Honor Roll Of Donors; you will receive a receipt and a nice certificate acknowledging your contribution to the environment; you will receive periodic updates showing how your donation is being used to improve natural resources management and conservation; and you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have made the world a better place!
Other than acknowledging your name on our website (if you wish), none of your information will be shared with 3rd parties. 100% of your donation will be used to support this unique and innovative program!
HONOR ROLL OF ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORTERS
HONOR ROLL OF CLIENTS
HONOR ROLL OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS Last but not least, I.R.I.S. would like to thank the following individuals who stuck their necks out and supported our mission with their time, expertise, and/or funds, by awarding them the "Green Forest Seal Of Approval", including: 
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The "Green Forest Seal Of Approval" is a Trademark of the Institute for Resource Information
Systems, which encourages other entities to use the trademark for non-commercial purposes.
The associated "Green Forest Dividers With Birds" clipart was created by Bobbie Peachey, and
is used with permission from Andrea Mariano, New York Times Sydication, and About.com.