Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists

Name: Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists
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ISBN: 9780609802816

ISBN-10: 060980281X

ISBN-13: 9780609802816

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Authors: Michael Brower, Warren Leon, Union of Concerned Scientists Staff

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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…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 3/30/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface



Consumers and the Environment



How Many Simple Things Do People Need to Do to Save the Planet?



Media Makes the Message - Garbage as a Case Study



The Real Impacts of Household Consumption



What You Can Do



Priorities for Personal Action



Avoiding High-Impact Activities



Seven Rules for Responsible Consumption



What You Can Ask Government to Do


Epilogue: From Walden to Wal-Mart - Consumers and their Critics



App. A. Research Methods and Results


App. B. Resources for Environmentally Concerned Citizens


Notes


About the Union of Concerned Scientists


Index