The consumer's guide to effective environmental choices : practical advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists / Michael Browner and Warren Leon.

By:

Brower, Michael [Author]

Contributor(s):

Leon, Warren [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Three Rivers, c1999.Description: xii, 292 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

060980281X

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HF 5415.33 .U6 .B76 1999

Contents:

Part I. Consumers and the Environment.--Part II. What you can do.

Summary: 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 effect 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.

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Includes index.

Part I. Consumers and the Environment.--Part II. What you can do.

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 effect 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.

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