101 ways to reduce your carbon footprint
Subtitle: simple things you can do to lessen your impact on the environment
By: Andrea Bohmholdt
Publisher: Silverleaf Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Salt Lake City, Utah
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9781934393345
Subjects: Home economics; Environmental aspects; Sustainable living; Environmental protection; Citizen participation
Other titles: One hundred one ways to reduce your carbon footprint; One hundred and one ways to reduce your carbon footprint
Description: Packed with 101 creative tips for conserving the environment, this guide helps burgeoning environmentalists gradually change their lifestyle to consume less energy. Easy to follow and understand, the succinct guide explains the environmental crisis and how individual ways of living contribute directly to the problem. It then focuses on offering simple solutions to help the environment, such as reducing heat by one or two degrees, unplugging mobile phones when they are finished charging, and completing weekly shopping goals in a single excursion. Additional resources are provided to help readers begin to make the changes that will ultimately make a global difference.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-149) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : what is a carbon footprint?; title: section I. Personal habits (The little things; title: Purchasing decisions); title: section II. At home (Getting started; title: Chores and relaxation; title: Cooling your home; title: Heating your home); title: section III. Transportation (Automobiles; title: Travel and commuting alternatives); title: section IV. Community involvement (In your "neighborhood"; title: Personal and political activism).