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BookNotes is your monthly guide to good, informative
reading. Each month BookNotes will feature the Editor's choice of titles.
This month our Editor has selected these books on the issues of being
a green consumer.
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You Can Prevent Global Warming (and Save Money!):
51 Easy Ways
Publisher:
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003
Author:
Langholz and Turner
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"You Can Prevent Global Warming (and
Save Money!): 51 Easy Ways" spells out simple steps
Americans can take to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions
AND save cash. Doing the tips will save a typical U.S.
family over $2,000 per year and reduce their carbon dioxide
emissions by 25,000 pounds. You can help the planet and
save cash at the same time.
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GreenTrading: Commercial Opportunities for the Environment
Publisher:
GreenTrading Inc, 2004
Author:
Fusaro and Yuen |
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This book originated from the Second Annual GreenTrading
Summit™: Emissions, Renewables & Negawatts,
held April 7-8, 2003, in New York City. Ten chapters
of this book were developed from the conference presentations.
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Good News for a Change: How Everyday People are Helping
the Planet
Publisher:
Greystone Books, 2003
Author:
Suzuki, Dressel and Saunders
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Good News For A Change: How Everyday People
Are Helping The Planet is an upbeat amalgamation of working
solutions for the improvement human life while enhancing
the quality of the environment. Successful plans to save
species, conserve soil, and right social wrongs, range
from keeping the ocean stocked with fish to preserving
biodiversity among grasses and carnivores alike.
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The Renewable Energy
Handbook for Homeowners
Publisher:
Hushion House, 2004
Author:
Bill Kemp |
This book is the most comprehensive source for people
who want to lessen their impact on the planet, and
save money by making their living spaces more efficient.
The author provides conservation techniques to help
you to stretch your energy dollar. Easy to understand
instructions will help to pave the way to better
energy management and renewable energy production.
The launch of The Renewable Energy
Handbook for Homeowners heralds a new age in clean,
green, efficient electricity for North Americans. It
includes practical tips regarding:
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energy conservation (both for
on and off the grid).
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heating (and cooling)
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grid interconnection (linking your
renewable energy system to the existing hydro-grid)
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stand-alone systems (off-the-grid)
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