You Can Prevent Global Warming (and Save Money) 51 Easy Ways
By Jeffrey Langholz, Ph.D. and Kelly Turner
Andrews McMeel

In 1989-1990, 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth became a runaway #1 national bestseller with more than 1.3 million copies sold (PW, 3/8/1991). Now that "global warming" has exploded onto the world stage and has become a household term, the timing is perfect for an analogous book on the planet’s most pressing environmental problem. People from all walks of life are talking about rising sea levels, warmer winters, and severe weather events. What used to concern only egghead scientists and policy wonks has now gone mainstream. Yet, average citizens have trouble grasping how their individual actions can help solve such a global problem. What they can grasp, however, are their day-to-day lifestyles and household expenses – the money they spend, the resources they use, the choices they make. That’s where You Can Prevent Global Warming (and Save Money) 51 Easy Ways fills an important need. In 96 to 104 pages, it translates lofty scientific talk into practical things all of us can do to alleviate climate change. It also shows how, by following these 51 tips, the average household can save over a thousand dollars a year. Even those who are unsure or unconcerned about global warming will find the cost-saving tips well worth the book’s price. Instead of bogging down in global warming’s rhetoric and controversy, You Can Prevent Global Warming (and Save Money) 51 Easy Ways converts public concern into positive action, providing readers with both an ecological and financial payoff.

Polls consistently demonstrate that more than 70% of Americans consider themselves to be environmentalists. Recent Gallup polls on climate change report that "the number of Americans concerned specifically about global warming is at the highest level ever measured by Gallup" (currently 7 in 10 Americans). Membership-supported environmental groups have enjoyed phenomenal growth. In its most recent annual survey, the National Wildlife Federation reported more than 3,000 environmental groups operating in the U.S., several of which have over 1 million members.

Jeffrey Langholz is one of the nation’s leading environmental policy experts. He is on faculty at the prestigious Monterey Institute of International Studies – home of the world’s only graduate degree program in International Environmental Policy. This program trains students from around the world in the science and policy of environmental diplomacy. Dr. Langholz holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University in Natural Resources and a M.S. from the University of Maryland in Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development. He has published more than two dozen scientific articles, book chapters, and technical reports on environmental topics. His articles have appeared in prestigious scholarly journals, such as Conservation Biology, Society and Natural Resources, Ecological Economics, Environmental Conservation, and BioScience. Langholz is not only a popular and highly rated lecturer on campus, but also a sought-after public speaker. Kelly Turner is a writer who recently completed her B.A. from Harvard University in English Literature and Language, with a focus in creative writing.

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