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.
Since 1969, the Union of Concerned Scientists has brought Scientists and citizens together to work for a healthy environment and a safe world..
D., is deputy director for programs at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
WARREN LEON, PH.
D., is a physicist and expert on energy and Environmental issues.
About the Author: MICHAEL BROWER, PH.
Learn what you can do to have a truly significant impact on our world from the people who are at the forefront of scientific research.
This book identifies the 4 Most Significant Consumer-Related Environmental Problems, the 7 Most Damaging Spending Categories, 11 Priority Actions, and 7 Rules for Responsible Consumption.
For example, a few major decisions--such as the choice of a house or vehicle--have such a disproportionately large affect on the environment that minor Environmental infractions shrink by comparison.
In these pages, the Union of Concerned Scientists help inform consumers about everyday decisions that significantly affect the environment.
To those of us who care about our quality of life and what is happening to the earth, this is a vastly important issue.
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.
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
