Winner of the 2007 Independent Publisher "Most Likely to Save the Planet" Book Award

Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds is a book that is destined to become a movement. Arriving just in time to meet the groundswell of demand created by An Inconvenient Truth, it guides readers through an accessible step-by-step program for personal CO2-reduction that leaves them empowered and inspired at the difference they can make toward the issue of our time.

Grounded in over two decades of environmental behavior change research, this illustrated workbook offers readers much more than a to-do list of eco-friendly actions. With practicality and humor, bestselling author and environmental change pioneer David Gershon walks readers through every step of the carbon-reduction process, from calculating their current CO2 footprint to tracking their progress and measuring their impact. By making simple changes to actions they take every day, readers learn how to reduce their annual household CO2 output by at least 15%. And, for those who are more ambitious, there are chapters on how to become "carbon neutral" and help one's workplace, local schools and community do the same.

A recent Yale University study revealed that over three-quarters of Americans not only accept the reality that their lifestyle is contributing to climate change; they believe they have a responsibility to do something about it. Now, with the release of Low Carbon Diet, they have a practical tool to help them succeed.

You'll learn how to:

Calculate your CO2 footprint with the book s easy-to-use carbon calculator

Create "cool household systems" that save the Earth while saving you money

Take on "cool lifestyle practices" that reduce CO2 emissions without cramping your style

Purchase carbon offsets to become "carbon neutral"

Form a Low Carbon Diet "EcoTeam" with friends, colleagues, co-workers or your faith community

Since its grassroots launch in early 2007, the book has been capturing the attention of key players in the climate change movement both in the U.S. and abroad. The book is being promoted by over 40 climate advocacy organizations, including Al Gore s The Climate Project many of whose 1,000 trained slideshow presenters now consider the book an essential part of their outreach arsenal and Interfaith Power and Light, a network of 4,000 congregations committed to environmental issues. It is also at the heart of a grassroots movement called Cool America whose goal is to help communities, using Low Carbon Diet, reduce their carbon footprint 20% by 2010. New organizations are joining Gershon s Low Carbon Diet alliance every week. On the other side of the globe, the Queensland EPA and Greening Australia are working to roll out the Low Carbon Diet statewide.

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