The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists
by Michael Brower, Warren Leon
Book Summary Information
Author: Michael Brower, Warren LeonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-03-30
ISBN: 060980281X
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Product features:
- ISBN13: 9780609802816
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
- Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices
Book Reviews of The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists
Book Review: excellent green source book
Summary: 5 Stars
I have read and re-read this book over and over. There is always good information and a lot of good places to start for a weekend green project or a sustainability roundtable. I know a lot of people in various places in the green friendly living cycle, and this book never fails to get people interested and involved. Makes a GREAT gift.
More The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists reviews:
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6
Summary of The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists
From one of the most prestigious nonprofit organizations devoted to environmental issues comes a clear, practical, and rational overview of the relationship between consumers and the environment.????????
Paper or plastic? Bus or car? Old house or new? Cloth diapers or disposables? Some choices have a huge impact on the environment; others are of negligible importance. To those of us who care about our quality of life and what is happening to the earth, this is a vastly important issue. In these pages, the Union of Concerned Scientists help inform consumers about everyday decisions that significantly affect the environment. For example, a few major decisions--such as the choice of a house or vehicle--have such a disproportionately large affect on the environment that minor environmental infractions shrink by comparison.
????????????????
This book identifies the 4 Most Significant Consumer-Related Environmental Problems, the 7 Most Damaging Spending Categories, 11 Priority Actions, and 7 Rules for Responsible Consumption. Learn what you can do to have a truly significant impact on our world from the people who are at the forefront of scientific research.
Paper or plastic? Cloth or disposable? Regular or organic? Every day, environmentally conscious consumers are faced with the overwhelming catch-22 of a capitalist society--reconciling the harm we do by consuming, while still providing ourselves and our families with the goods and services we need. It's enough to make a city dweller crazy. Fret no more! The Union of Concerned Scientists has put together a well-researched and eminently practical guide to the decisions that matter. The authors hope that the book will help you set priorities, stop worrying about insignificant things, and understand the real environmental impacts of household decisions. For instance, you may be surprised to learn that buying and eating meat and poultry is much more harmful to the environment than the packaging the meat is wrapped in, even if it's Styrofoam. This guide takes on both sides of the consumer-impact argument, goring sacred cows of the environmentalist movement (like the strident emphasis on recycling) and the industrialist perspective (like the relentless message to buy more, more, more). If you're confused and overwhelmed by all the environmental decision-making in the modern world, you'll find new inspiration in this book. --Therese Littleton
Natural Resources Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Natural Resources Books
Eating Apes (California Studies in Food and Culture)by Dale Peterson
University of California Press; Published: 2003-05-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $5.50
Price in other shops:
The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community, and Placeby John Abrams
Chelsea Green; Published: 2005-05-30; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.77
Price in other shops:
The American West at Risk: Science, Myths, and Politics of Land Abuse and Recoveryby Howard G. Wilshire, Jane E. Nielson, Richard W. Hazlett
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 2008-06-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $20.24
Price in other shops:
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Airby David JC MacKay
UIT Cambridge Ltd.; Published: 2009-02-20; Paperback; Book
Best price: $29.60
Price in other shops:
Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planetby Frances Moore Lappe, Anna Lapp?
Tarcher; Published: 2002-02-04; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $7.50
Price in other shops:
Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Troubleby Lester R. Brown
W. W. Norton; Published: 2006-01-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.70
Price in other shops:
Hell and High Water: Global Warming--the Solution and the Politics--and What We Should Doby Joseph Romm
William Morrow; Published: 2007-01-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $9.49
Price in other shops:
Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industryby Stacy Malkan
New Society Publishers; Published: 2007-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.19
Price in other shops:
Reflections in Bullough's Pond: Economy and Ecosystem in New England (Revisiting New England)by Diana Muir
UPNE; Published: 2000-04-01; Library Binding; Book
Best price: $14.89
Price in other shops:
Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third EditionSkyhorse Publishing; Published: 2008-04-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $15.49
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
How to Live Well Without Owning a Car: Save Money, Breathe Easier, and Get More Mileage Out of Lifeby Chris Balish
Ten Speed Press; Published: 2006-08-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.50
Price in other shops:
Seven Wonders: Everyday Things for a Healthier Planetby John C. Ryan
Sierra Club Books; Published: 1999-10-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.98
Price in other shops:
The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Timeby Elizabeth Rogers, Thomas M. Kostigen
Three Rivers Press; Published: 2007-06-19; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.00
Price in other shops:
You Can Prevent Global Warming (and Save Money!): 51 Easy Waysby Jeffrey Langholz, Kelly Turner
Andrews McMeel Publishing; Published: 2008-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.99
Price in other shops:
The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Livingby Josh Dorfman
Stewart, Tabori & Chang; Published: 2007-05-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.98
Price in other shops:
365 Ways to Live Green: Your Everyday Guide to Saving the Environmentby Diane Gow McDilda
Adams Media; Published: 2008-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.58
Price in other shops:
Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earthby E Magazine
Plume; Published: 2005-05-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $0.99
Price in other shops:
It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Livingby Crissy Trask
Gibbs Smith, Publisher; Published: 2006-01-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.23
Price in other shops:
Living Green: A Practical Guide to Simple Sustainabilityby Greg Horn
Freedom Publishing Company (IL); Published: 2006-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.64
Price in other shops:
Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things (New Report, No 4)by Alan Thein Durning, John C. Ryan
Northwest Environment; Published: 1997-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.12
Price in other shops: