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The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook: Slowing Climate Change and Saving Money

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This winter's storms made me realize how quickly global warming's impact is escalating. We need common solutions but we also need to do what's right as individuals. What's great about this book is that it walks us through the process and even allows us to save money in the process. Just a handful of the book's simple and almost costless suggestions will save me several hundred dollars a year. And it gives a great perspective on which of the larger investments to undertake, and how they pay back in both dollars and carbon savings. I've already recommended this book to a dozen friends and will be recommending it to more.

It's the best handbook I know for immediate practical steps that any of us can take to save energy.

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Godo Stoyke is a true master of bringing carbon reduction strategies into the hands of the everyday person. Backed by rigorous research, each suggestion in the book is worthy of consideration and completely achievable. Most professionals within the "green" technology industry are aware that market appeal lies in the wallet; to this effect, Mr. Stoyke has infused the book with money-saving tips that provide significant returns. Such an appeal will lead to implementable steps at reducing one's carbon footprint whilst being rewarded economically for sound decision making.

Due to this implementable nature, the book will appeal greatly to a wide audience, from the environmentally-aware to the fiscally-conservative.

Checking up on Carbon Busters (the research organization which Mr. Stoyke is a partner in) it is clear that professional accuracy is well within their means. I take heart in this, due to the wide proliferation of relatively ballooned perspectives that plague the enviro-informational space.

Bush's energy bill should make this book required reading! How many tons of carbon reduction per person would that initiate?! Likely enough to pull tanks out of the Middle East.

To the author: Well done sir.

Joseph L. Hundert
President
Biowest Energy Inc.

The positivism inherent in the title (The Carbon-buster's Home Energy Handbook) carries through to the text and tables which are dramatically informative and easily understood. Mr. Stoyke has done our planet an enormous service by showing the rest of us how to be kinder to our unique home. This book should be read by every home-owner and potential car-buyer.

A well written guide to reducing carbon output and energy consumption. Home conservation based, without the "sit and shiver in the dark" attitude that we are sick of. These techniques allow you to be environmentally responsible without sacrificing comfort or productivity. Two things readers need to be aware of: 1. Not all measures are applicable to everyone - for instance, if you don't have a natural gas pipe to your house, the high efficiency gas furnace option won't work with propane. 2. Some of the product information is dated and no longer accurate, especially in the automotive areas. But how was the author to know that the Mercedes Smart Car was going to turn into a Daimer Chrysler dud? Don't worry - VW is still making high mileage diesels.
Overall, I say it is a well written book that will not only get us started down the path to a better environment, it should get us well down the road.

Home owners and renters alike can slow climate change and save money with the first book to provide a detailed carbon accounting of a typical family's carbon emissions. From contrasting and assessing the value of solar panels vs. hybrid cars to what home devices to invest in, this offers a fine survey any general-interest library will find popular.

This is a good book but it is about as much fun as reading the Dictionary. It's a data book. A reference book of technical data. It has some useful information about energy use in the home. I don't regret that I bought but it didn't turn my crank. Regards, Keith Renick, Peachtree City, Ga.