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[...] we are uncertain about what we need to do about it.  In Creating a Personal Plan for Confronting Climate Change: Part 1 – Sources of Information, I argued that the first step is to stop reading [...]

[...] In “Creating a Personal Plan for Confronting Climate Change: Part 1,” I argued that if people are serious about confronting climate change, they [...]

Although climate change denial is alive and well, most of us are beginning to acknowledge the wisdom in Governor Schwarzenegger’s analogy:  denial [...]

[...] Full Citation:  David W. Orr.  Down to the Wire:  Confronting the Climate Collapse.  New York:  Oxford [...]

[...] Full Citation:  Rogers, Heather.  Green Gone Wrong:  How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental [...]

[...] Full Citation:  Vogel, David.  The Market for Virtue:  The Potential and Limits of Corporate Social [...]

[...] Full Citation:   Sachs, Jeffrey.  Common Wealth:  Economics for a Crowded Planet.  New York.  Penguin Books, [...]

[...] In “Creating a Personal Plan for Confronting Climate Change: Part 1,” I argued that if people are serious about confronting [...]

[...] problem.  This leads to the realization that political action must be part of any effective personal plan for confronting climate change. Read more... [...]

[...] to solve the problem and, therefore, we are off the hook?  No . . . it means that an effective personal plan to confront the problem requires action on three fronts: gathering information, taking [...]

[...] reputable programs that certify particular products as beneficial to the environment.  Certification programs vary in terms of cost as well as the level of assurance they can provide.  Some are very [...]

[...] In addition to certification programs and FTC regulation, the consumer has several online resources that can help with [...]

[...] The following information was gathered from Maria Carreno and the Baladarshan website and newsletter. Maria Carreno is the owner of The One-Eyed Turtle, [...]

[...] to obtain their electricity through renewable sources, this is a vehicle that will create no carbon emissions.  Reservations for orders will be opened to the general public on May 15. Read more... [...]

[...] issues for the ethical consumer who is faced with weighing the benefit of reductions in carbon emissions against possible harm caused by replacement of more diverse eco-systems and the likely use [...]

[...] and population growth, we need to implement changes in behavior that will reduce our carbon emissions by 8 billion tons annually.  The problem is too big to fix through changes in personal habit [...]

[...] Information, I argued that the first step is to stop reading endless “Tips for Reducing Your Carbon Footprint” and find readable, reliable sources that address the actual scope of the [...]

[...] about what, and how much, we need to do.  Yes, an internet search on “Tips for Reducing Your Carbon Footprint” turns up plenty of information – 325,000 links last I checked.  About 300,000 of [...]