NEXUS Green Building Resource Center

Your Most Important Environmental Choices

Paper or plastic? Minivan or station wagon? Beef or chicken? Some choices have a huge impact on the environment; others are of negligible importance. Warren Leon will reveal the findings from his landmark book, The Consumer’s Guide to Effective Environmental Choices, and will discuss new information that has emerged since its publication in 1999. He will discuss how individuals can most effectively improve environmental quality through their everyday decisions. He will identify eleven priority actions individuals should take in their personal lives to reduce environmental damage, but will also discuss the roles of community projects and government policy. Because some decisions—such as the choice of a home or a car—have such a disproportionately large effect on the environment, there is little reason to feel “green guilt� over, for instance, the occasional paper cup tossed into the trash. Find out what you should worry about and what you can ignore. Find out how you can most effectively reduce your carbon footprint improve the environment.

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