LEADER 04847nam 22009015 450 001 9910963885703321 005 20250730101908.0 010 $a1-61091-234-9 024 7 $a10.5822/978-1-61091-234-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000176679 035 $a(EBL)3317572 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000645292 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12206480 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000645292 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10682375 035 $a(PQKB)10545658 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-61091-234-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3317572 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1156162 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3317572 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10554421 035 $a(OCoLC)923188082 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1156162 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10969122 035 $a(OCoLC)831115909 035 $a(PPN)168305607 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000176679 100 $a20120602d2012 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCooler Smarter $ePractical Steps for Low-Carbon Living /$fby The Union of Concerned Scientists 205 $a1st ed. 2012. 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cIsland Press/Center for Resource Economics :$cImprint: Island Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-59726-344-3 311 08$a1-61091-192-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aForeword -- 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. 330 $aHow 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 climate? This science-based guide shows you the most effective ways to cut your own global warming emissions by twenty percent or more, and explains why your individual contribution is so vital to addressing this global problem. Cooler Smarter is based on an in-depth, two-year study by the experts at The Union of Concerned Scientists. While other green guides suggest an array of tips, Cooler Smarter offers proven strategies to cut carbon, with chapters on transportation, home energy use, diet, personal consumption, as well as how best to influence your workplace, your community, and elected officials. The book explains how to make the biggest impact and when not tosweat the small stuff. It also turns many eco-myths on their head, like the importance of locally produced food or the superiority of all hybrid cars. The advice in Cooler Smarter can help save you money and live healthier. But its central purpose is to empower you, through low carbon-living, to confront one of society?s greatest threats. 606 $aEcology 606 $aClimatology 606 $aEnergy policy 606 $aEnergy policy 606 $aCogeneration of electric power and heat 606 $aFossil fuels 606 $aEnvironmental health 606 $aEnvironmental Sciences 606 $aClimate Sciences 606 $aEnergy Policy, Economics and Management 606 $aFossil Fuel 606 $aEnvironmental Health 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aClimatology. 615 0$aEnergy policy. 615 0$aEnergy policy. 615 0$aCogeneration of electric power and heat. 615 0$aFossil fuels. 615 0$aEnvironmental health. 615 14$aEnvironmental Sciences. 615 24$aClimate Sciences. 615 24$aEnergy Policy, Economics and Management. 615 24$aFossil Fuel. 615 24$aEnvironmental Health. 676 $a363.7/0525 686 $aNAT011000$aSEL031000$2bisacsh 701 $aShulman$b Seth$01835334 712 02$aUnion of Concerned Scientists. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963885703321 996 $aCooler Smarter$94411875 997 $aUNINA