Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living
New UCS guide offers expert advice on the best ways to reduce your global warming emissions
Read an excerpt from Cooler Smarter
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As we try to live a climate-friendly life, we face a seemingly endless series of decisions: what to drive, what to wear, what to eat, what technologies to use.
Meanwhile, we're bombarded with often conflicting messages from advertisers and the media about what products and lifestyle choices can lower our carbon footprint.
What we really need is a reliable source of practical, science-based advice to help us make smart choices about the things that matter most.
And now we have it.
Based on an in-depth, two-year study, Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living (May 2012, Island Press) shows you the most effective strategies for reducing your global warming emissions, and how to take action at work, in your community, and politically.
"Cooler Smarter provides great advice backed by data, analysis, and examples. I was surprised how only a few simple steps can cut your environmental footprint by 20 percent....I plan on implementing several of these strategies and hope others do, too!”
—Rick Needham, director of energy and sustainability, Google
Cooler Smarter challenges you to cut your carbon emissions 20 percent this year and gives you the information you need to succeed.
And Cooler Smarter helps you “sweat the right stuff”—the smartest choices you can make for the climate—with answers to dozens of questions about your carbon emissions, such as:
- Do books or e-readers cause more emissions?
- Is it worth washing clothes in cold water?
- Is buying organic cotton really a better option for the climate?
Cooler Smarter also challenges you to become a low-carbon leader in your community—our Cooler Smarter Trivia Night Kit provides you with a fun and engaging way to get started.
Join the Union of Concerned Scientists today for $35 and receive a complimentary copy of the book with your membership. Or order copies now and receive a 35% discount off the cover price—use the discount code 5UCS.
While you're waiting for the book to arrive, find out more about how you can reduce your global warming emissions with our Cooler Smarter interactive web tool!
