Cooler Smarter Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living /

• Main Authors: Shulman, Seth (Author), Deyette, Jeff (Author), Ekwurzel, Brenda (Author), Friedman, David (Author), Mellon, Margaret (Author), Rogers, John (Author), Shaw, Suzanne (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, 2012.
• Subjects: Environment.; Fossil fuels.; Energy efficiency.; Climate change.; Environmental health.; Environment, general.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Environmental Health.

How can each of us live Cooler Smarter? While the routine decisions that shape our days—what to have for dinner, where to shop, how to get to work—may seem small, collectively they have a big effect on global warming. But which changes in our lifestyles might make the biggest difference to the clima...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Part I. Thinking about Your Climate Choices. 1. Can One Person Make a Difference?
• 2. Sweat the Right Stuff
• 3. The Weight of the Evidence: How We Know the Planet Is Warming
• Part II. Making Effective Climate Choices. 4. Driving Down Emissions
• 5. Home Is Where the Heat Is
• 6. Taking Charge of Electricity at Home
• 7. A Low-Carbon Diet
• 8. The Right Stuff
• Part III. Rescuing the Future. 9. Step Up, Connect, Transform
• 10. Stepping Up at Work
• 11. Making Government Work for Us
• 12. Welcome to Our Low-Carbon Future
• Acknowledgments
• Appendix A: Resources
• Appendix B: Our Paths to 20: Team Member Statements about Reducing Our Own Carbon Footprints
• Appendix C: An Explanation of Our Research and Analysis Methodology
• Appendix D: Research Results
• Notes
• About the Authors
• Index.