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Leaving our mark : reducing our carbon footprint / Nancy Dickmann.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Next generation energyPublication details: St. Catharines, Ontario ; New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, (c)2016.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781427117588
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • GE195 .L438 2016
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
What is a carbon footprint? -- Where gases come from -- Getting the full picture -- Around the world -- Carbon offsets -- How low can we go? -- Green transportation -- A low-carbon home -- Shopping -- Communication -- Maximum impact -- Power up!
Subject: "Human activity often leaves a trail of harmful carbon behind that directly impacts our planet. This informative book describes how every individual produces a "carbon footprint" by using energy made by burning fossil fuels and by creating waste from packaging that gets thrown away. Find out how to measure your own carbon footprint and see what effect you are having on Earth. Learn about new developments being made to reduce the amount of carbon we create and what steps you can take to make your own "footprint" smaller."--
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction GE195.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn929864125

Includes bibliographies and index.

"Human activity often leaves a trail of harmful carbon behind that directly impacts our planet. This informative book describes how every individual produces a "carbon footprint" by using energy made by burning fossil fuels and by creating waste from packaging that gets thrown away. Find out how to measure your own carbon footprint and see what effect you are having on Earth. Learn about new developments being made to reduce the amount of carbon we create and what steps you can take to make your own "footprint" smaller."--

Greenhouse Earth -- What is a carbon footprint? -- Where gases come from -- Getting the full picture -- Around the world -- Carbon offsets -- How low can we go? -- Green transportation -- A low-carbon home -- Shopping -- Communication -- Maximum impact -- Power up!

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