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Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5,000 Pounds

by David Gershon

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ISBN13: 9780963032720
ISBN10: 0963032720
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Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds is a book that is destines to become a movement. Arriving just in time to meet the groundswell of demand created by An Inconvenient Truth, it guides readers through an accessible step-by-step program for personal CO2-reduction that leaves them empowered and inspired at the difference they can make toward the issue of our time.
Grounded in over two decades of environmental behavior change research, this illustrated workbook offers readers much more than a to-do list of eco-friendly actions. With practicality and humor, bestselling author and environmental change pioneer David Gershon walks readers through every step of the carbon-reduction process, from calculating their current CO2 footprint to tracking their progress and measuring their impact. By making simple changes to actions they take every day, readers learn how to reduce their annual household CO2 output by at least 15%. And, for those who are more ambitious, there are chapters on how to become "carbon neutral" and help one's workplace, local schools and community do the same.
A recent Yale University study revealed that over three-quarters of Americans not only accept the reality that their lifestyle is contributing to climate change; they believe they have a responsibility to do something about it. Now, with the release of Low Carbon Diet, they have a practical tool to help them succeed.

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"This book is fabulous! It couldn't be more timely. It's practical, accessible and effective. Getting people to take on global warming at a personal level is critical to tackling the issue. The Low Carbon Diet can make a huge difference."
& Denis Hayes, Co-founder, Earth Day, President and CEO, Bullitt Foundation

About the Author

David Gershon is the author of nine books, including bestselling Empowerment: The Art of Creating Your Life As You Want It. The founder and CEO of Empowerment Institute, he is one of the world's leading authorities on behavior change and large-scale transformation. At the height of the Cold War, he conceived and organized, in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund and ABC Television, one of the planet's first major global initiatives, the First Earth Run, which engaged millions of people in the passing of a symbolic torch of peace around the world. Since that time, he has addressed issues ranging from environmental behavior change to organizational talent development, from emergency preparedness to low-income neighborhood revitalization. He has lectured at Harvard, MIT, and Duke and served as an advisor to the Clinton White House and the United Nations on behavior change and sustainability issues.

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Catherine Thomasson, January 25, 2008 (view all comments by Catherine Thomasson)
Great guide for reducing our CO2 footprint that anyone can follow! The concepts in this book were used by the City of Portland and the author to develop a neighborhood project that showed that working together and learning about efficiencies were significant in creating individual change. Other organizations have linked with the author's institute to help create the change we need to curb and ultimately stop global warming.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780963032720
Subtitle:
A 30 Day Program to Lose 5,000 Pounds
Author:
Gershon, David
Publisher:
Empowerment Institute
Subject:
Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
Subject:
Climatic changes
Subject:
Environmental protection
Subject:
Environmental Conservation & Protection
Subject:
Consumer behavior -- United States.
Subject:
Environmental protection -- United States.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
July 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
72
Dimensions:
11 x 8.5 in

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