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50 Simple Steps to Save the Earth from Global Warming

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I'm quite impressed with this book I found at Barnes & Noble this week. It's extremely comprehensive and includes many green ideas that I have never heard before. Most of the 50 steps include a list of suggestions, so there must be several hundred ideas.

The book's suggestions are very practical and specific: for example, it talks about a company that will install solar power in your home at no cost and will charge you the same amount monthly that you currently pay for electric (and keep your payments at that same rate for up to 25 years).

There is a considerable amount of explanation why the steps are helpful. The Frequently Asked Questions section gave me a better understanding of greenhouse gases, global temperatures and global warming than I had before. And it gave examples of how mankind has achieved some success in reversing atmospheric trends in the past (the ozone layer and air pollution) to explain why we should be confident we can make an impact in the fight against global warming.

I also liked the section that explains how to use the book, and suggests ways to reward yourself for meeting your green goals. I think this book would be helpful for people who want to change a few things in their life or those who want to go green in every category. It will also help people to understand why environmentalists are making choices like buying organic food and clothing, and avoiding products that use petroleum, petrochemicals and petrochemical pesticides.

Global warming has freaked me out. So for 2008, I made a commitment to become more aware of what I could personally do to curtail global warming and to make changes. Out of all the books I looked at, I chose this one becasue it seemed really straight forward--there wasn't a lot of "fluff" (i.e.,rich celebrities telling me how they went green--although I'm all for the cause). I'm happy to say that it has proved to be a great resource for me in keeping my resolution. I've already taken a few steps and I plan to take more! It kind of lit my fire and now my family is getting on board, too. It has made me so aware of all the green choices I can make every day now. This book has helped me to take action and I'm really REALLY happy to be part of the solution rather than feeling helpless. It contains lots of suggestions that don't cost a fortune. Very handy--I highy recommend it. If I had read it sooner, I would've given it as a Christmas gift to all my friends!!! Oh well, next year...

I love the easy-to-use format of the book. It is compiled into brief sections that are packed full of important information.

The book is so positive, it seems that the Earth really can be saved from global warming, if everyone would just take the first baby steps! The inclusion of online resources make everything seem all the easier to achieve.

My favorite suggestions are the steps that not only save the environment, but save money too, another precious resource!

50 Simple Steps to Save the Earth from Global Warming by the Green Patriot Working Group offers manageable tools to help us do all we can for the environment. As the title suggests, these steps are simple. They're not expensive steps or time-consuming steps to rebuild your car or build methane power plants over landfills. They're also not steps that hit you over the head with stuff you already know--or should already know--by now: turn off extra lights, drive less, recycle when you can.

This handy little book covers everything from signing up to programs that automatically send an environmental e-mail a day to politicians to planting a rooftop garden. While this second example is perhaps not as simple as the first, 50 Steps proves it's simpler than you probably thought. With a list of Web resources at the end of each step as well as with books and organizations listed within tips, this book totally nixes the complaint, "I don't know where to start."

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