We always hear the same old green advice: fly less, turn the thermostat down, drive a hybrid car. But what about all the other things we buy and do? Part green-lifestyle guide, part popular science book, this books provides the facts we need to make carbon-savvy purchases and lifestyle decisions. It discusses the carbon footprint, the carbon emissions used to manufacture and transport everyday items, including paper bags and imported produce, and provides information to help build carbon considerations into everyday purchases. It also helps put things into perspective with entries for the big things (bushfires, volcanic eruptions and the Iraq war) as well as the little things (newspapers, sending a letter, a pint of beer). This book is packed full of surprises: a plastic bag has the smallest.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 363.738/747
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781553658313 9781553658320
- LCCN
- QC981.8.G56
- LCCN Item number
- B47 2011eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (232 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00228197 (OCoLC)701589963 (CaOOCEL)442175
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- How Bad Are Bananas 1
- T h e C a r b o n F o o T p r i n T 1
- Contents 6
- Introduction 10
- A quick guide to carbon and carbon footprints 14
- Under 10 grams 25
- 10 grams to 100 grams 33
- 100 grams to 1 kilo 2 . 2 pounds 46
- 1 kilo to 10 kilos 2 . 2 pounds to 22 pounds 86
- 10 kilos to 100 kilos 20 pounds to 200 pounds 114
- 100 kilos 220 pounds to 1 ton 125
- 1 ton to 10 tons 138
- 10 tons to 100 tons 148
- 100 tons to 1 million tons 158
- 1 million tons and beyond 166
- More about food 184
- Further information 192
- Notes and references 205
- Acknowledgments 233
- Index 235
- And finally... this period 241
- How Bad Are Bananas 242
- T h e C a r b o n F o o T p r i n T 242
