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Cooler Smarter

Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Seth Shulman
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  2. Jeff Deyette
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  3. Brenda Ekwurzel
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  4. David Friedman
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  5. Margaret Mellon
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  6. John Rogers
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  7. Suzanne Shaw
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  • Scientific authority of the Union of Concerned Scientists
  • Backed by a 2-year research study
  • Practical information that readers can use to make a real difference
  • Provides advice to save money as well as reduce carbon emissions
  • Offers more substantial and useful information than many superficial green living guides

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Thinking about Your Climate Choices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Can One Person Make a Difference?

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 3-12

    3. Sweat the Right Stuff

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 13-25

    4. The Weight of the Evidence

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 27-47

  3. Making Effective Climate Choices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Driving Down Emissions

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 51-81

    3. Home Is Where the Heat Is

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 83-107

    4. Taking Charge of Electricity at Home

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 109-135

    5. A Low-Carbon Diet

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 137-157

    6. The Right Stuff

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 159-178

  4. Rescuing the Future

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Step Up, Connect, Transform

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 181-196

    3. Stepping Up at Work

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 197-214

    4. Making Government Work for Us

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 215-235

    5. Welcome to Our Low-Carbon Future

      • Seth Shulman, Jeff Deyette, Brenda Ekwurzel, David Friedman, Margaret Mellon, John Rogers et al.
      Pages 237-245

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 247-321
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About this book

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.

Based on an in-depth, two-year study by experts at The Union of Concerned Scientists, Cooler Smarter shows you how to cut your own global warming emissions by twenty percent or more. It offers science-based strategies to cut carbon, including chapters on transportation, home energy use, diet, personal consumption, as well as how best to influence your workplace, your community, and elected officials.

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.

About the authors

The Union of Concerned Scientists is a leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. UCS combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.

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