Building a Better World in Your Backyard Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys

Building a Better World in Your Backyard Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys - Paul Wheaton and Shawn Klassen-Koop
From the Introduction:
"For nearly every global problem, there are solutions we can implement in our backyard that also save us money and help us live more luxuriant lives. A few of us do these things and bask in the glow of the opulence and extra cash. Others observe and think "I want extra luxury and money too! Not fair!” and then they emulate. And on and on it goes. Then the global problems sorta just dry up and blow away. That’s what this book is all about.
I think the reason we see so many people angry is because they authentically care. But they seem to get stuck at being angry. Some people spend a hundred hours a week for 20 years being angry and not much changes. But I think that if you spend a tiny fraction of that time doing the things mentioned in this book, your global positive impact will be a thousand times greater."
Wheaton and Klassen-Koop discuss how to make a huge, positive, global difference from your own home by exploring dozens of solutions and their impacts on carbon footprint, petroleum footprint, toxic footprint, and other environmental issues. All of these are reachable by the average consumer. They offer solutions that differ from conventional environmentalism. For example: “The average American adult has a carbon footprint of 30 tons per year. Replacing a petroleum car with an electric car will cut 2 tons. But if you live in a cold climate and you switch from electric heat to a rocket mass heater, you will cut 27 tons.” The book features simple alternatives that you may have never heard of — alternatives which are about building a more symbiotic relationship with nature so we can all be more relaxed and open to positive human relationships.. ‘Nurture nature and nature nurtures us all.’