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The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Your Carbon Footprint: What It Is. Why It’s Important. How You Can Lower It. Kindle Edition

by Nancy S. Grant (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Take the first step toward a better environment.

Awareness of global climate change has reached critical mass around the world, and people are looking to see how the choices they make affect the environment. This highly practical and easy-to-use reference helps readers understand how to do their part to combat global warming in simple, but effective ways.

•  Clear explanations of the relationship between energy use and carbon emissions, and an individual’s carbon “footprint.”
•  The topic is gaining momentum on a worldwide basis.
•  Easy-to-use, with accessible information.
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    978-1592577743
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    On Kindle Scribe
  3. Publisher
    DK
  4. Publication date
    May 6, 2008
  5. Language
    English
  6. File size
    2412 KB
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Nancy Grant writes the “Future of Electricity” column for the award-winning Kentucky Living. She frequently serves as a public speaker and panelist discussing issues related to global climate change. Grant is the author of two non-fiction books, Old Glory: A History and Celebration and Christmas in America.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ANW4GTQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DK (May 6, 2008)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 6, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2412 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 225 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

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Nancy Grant

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Nancy Grant is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Please visit her website www.nancygrant.us to learn more about her career and upcoming events, and to read Nancy's Trailside Blog. Nancy's been exploring the habitats of the Ohio River Valley for more than two decades, and travels widely throughout the eastern United States.

She lives on an old farm near Louisville, Kentucky, with her three indoor cats and a Russian Tortoise. Her "yard list" for birds observed at her farm includes 101 species. Her life list for North America now includes more than 300 species.

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M. W. Naka
1.0 out of 5 stars For Idiot's Only
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2011
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I guess the title should have tipped me off, but maybe the Idiot's Guide series should have a companion set of volumes labeled the Completely Uninformed Guides. This book was written to perhaps a third grade level audience, particularly third graders who have no current events education whatsoever. Anyone reading/watching/surfing any media will learn nothing new.
I bought the book because there was nothing else available; if you are looking for a guide to calculating carbon footprints, keep searching, as I am.
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John Stroube
4.0 out of 5 stars What you need to know
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2008
This book assembles information about the choices we make, pointing out some of the false economies we typically engage in. For example, the author points out how a woodfire can leave less of an environmental impact than other forms of heating, since fuel is often burned in the transportation of the other fuels. I would not have expected that use of an efficient woodstove would reduce my carbon footprint.

Helpful web links are sprinkled throughout the book, providing in-depth reading on topics of particular interest.

It's a great, informative starting point for the responsible person who wants to equip him- or herself to be more responsible.
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