The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Common Text 2019-2020)

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is the national trade association for the U.S. wind industry. With thousands of wind industry members and wind policy advocates, AWEA promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for American consumers.

At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), we focus on creative answers to today's energy challenges. From breakthroughs in fundamental science to new clean technologies to integrated energy systems that power our lives, NREL researchers are transforming the way the nation and the world use energy.

Fact Sheets from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

REN21 is the global renewable energy policy multi-stakeholder network that connects a wide range of key actors. REN21’s goal is to facilitate knowledge exchange, policy development and joint action towards a rapid global transition to renewable energy.

PNAS [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America] provides free and immediate online access to PNAS content in the developing world. By doing so, we are helping build the scientific capacity in low-income areas of the world. PNAS is committed to providing broad access to current scientific research across many fields and to fostering globalization of research tools and advances.

Build it Solar promotes sustainability by offering educational information and hundreds of Do-it Yourself projects surrounding solar energy and related sustainable energy practices.

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015.

NSTA has embarked upon a significant and substantial commitment to international science education. Beginning with its groundbreaking report entitled Developing a World View for Science Education: In North America and Across the Globe