WORDS OF WISDOM
Does the notion of a carbon footprint have you walking in circles? Author and sustainability expert Joanna Yarrow brings this term into clear focus in How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: 365 Simple Ways to Save Energy, Resources, and Money (Chronicle Books).
Yarrow defines carbon footprint as the amount of carbon dioxide emitted in our daily lives during myriad activities, from heating and lighting our homes and workplaces, to powering the appliances we use in them, to traveling between these places. These carbon emissions are largely caused by burning fossil fuels, she indicates. They are released into the atmosphere, concentrate there in overly large amounts, and contribute to the threat of global warming.
With understandable text and colorful diagrams, Yarrow’s book outlines hundreds of easy ways to “trim” one’s carbon footprint. For example, the author writes, “Use a task lamp to focus light just where you want it, rather than lighting up an entire room.” One might try it when reading this engaging book.
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