Human activity often leaves a trail of harmful carbon behind that directly impacts our planet. This informative book describes how every individual produces a "carbon footprint" by using energy made by burning fossil fuels and by creating waste from packaging that gets thrown away. Find out how to measure your own carbon footprint and see what effect you are having on Earth.
"Human activity often leaves a trail of harmful carbon behind that directly impacts our planet. This informative book describes how every individual produces a 'carbon footprint' by using energy made by burning fossil fuels and by creating waste from packaging that gets thrown away. Find out how to measure your own carbon footprint and see what effect you are having on Earth. Learn about new developments being made to reduce the amount of carbon we create and what steps you can take to make your own 'footprint' smaller"--Provided by publisher.
step-by-step instruction for living a budget-conscious, Earth-friendly lifestyle in eight weeks or less
Morgan, Erinn
2009
Offers step-by-step instructions to help people reduce their carbon footprint and live a budget-conscious, environmentally-friendly lifestyle in eight weeks or less.
"Curious readers want to know how things work. Easy-to-understand text explains how electricity travels from power plants to homes and describes the role of the community workers who make it all possible"--From the publisher's web site.
Describes how people worldwide are wasting energy and threatening the environment. Also provides information on how to live more sustainably through such activities as recycling, using green sources of energy, car-sharing, and reducing air travel.
A power outage gives David the opportunity he needs to teach his friend and her family about the limited sources of energy, what would happen if energy supplies ran out, and some of the ways in which they can all help conserve energy.
