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Tables of Contents for The Complete Idiots Guide to Saving the Environment
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Part 1: The Environment and You
1
74
It's Our Home
3
12
Happy Birthday, Earth Day!
4
1
The Environmental Century
5
1
What's All This Environmental Stuff?
5
2
Why Is This Important?
7
1
Lessons from Kindergarten
8
1
The ``Big Three'' Global Threats
9
3
Crisis? What Crisis?
12
1
There's Still Time
12
3
Something Old, Something New
15
12
An Old Problem
16
1
Hitting the Limits in the Past
17
1
Limitless Resources?
18
1
From Sea to Shining Sea
18
2
Voices in the Wilderness
20
1
Taking Action
21
1
The Rise of the Consumer Society
21
2
Out of Control!
23
1
Getting Our Act Together
23
1
Earth Day and the EPA
23
1
More Progress
24
1
The Throwaway Society
24
1
A Global Problem
25
2
The Air We Breathe
27
12
Up in the Air
28
1
Global Warming
28
2
Why Is It Important?
30
1
A Hole in the Sky
31
2
Ouch-Acid Rain!
33
1
Long-Term Consequences
34
2
Time Out
36
3
Water: Our Most Precious Resource
39
12
Water 101
40
1
Going, Going, Gone?
40
2
Similar Problems
42
1
Irrigation
42
1
Global Warming
43
1
Conservation
44
1
An Ocean of Trouble
45
1
Threats to Our Oceans
46
3
A Watershed
49
2
The Land We Live On
51
14
The Garbage Barge Incident
52
1
Talkin' Trash
52
1
Hot Stuff!
53
3
Where Have All the Forests Gone?
56
2
A Developing Dilemma
58
2
Auto-Hypnosis
60
1
Down on the Farm
61
2
The Web of Life
63
2
So, What Can You Do About It?
65
10
Don't Just Sit There---Do Something!
66
1
The Three Rs
66
1
Reduce Your Use
67
1
Why Reduce?
67
2
What to Reduce
69
1
Reuse Something
70
1
Why Reuse?
71
1
Recycle Something
71
1
Why Recycle?
72
1
Promote Sustainability
72
3
Part 2: Reduce Your Use
75
62
The (Not So) Quick Fix
77
10
Fast Track to a Greener Planet
78
1
Easier Said Than Done
78
1
Old Habits Die Hard
79
1
Eliminate That Waste
80
1
Do We Really Need to Reduce?
81
1
Our Trash-Filled Footprint
82
1
Home, Sweet Home
83
2
Waste Not, Want Not
85
2
A Houseful of Savings
87
12
Start Saving at Home
88
1
Cool Stuff
89
1
Hot Stuff
90
2
Round and Round
92
1
A Bright Idea
92
1
Beat Heat Loss
93
2
Water Conservation
95
1
Hazardous Waste
96
3
Food for Thought
99
12
The Overfed American
100
1
Time for Action
101
2
Do You Really Want to Eat That?
103
1
How Do You Pronounce This?
104
1
A Gradual Shift
105
2
Co-ops
107
1
Community-Supported Agriculture
107
1
Farmer's Markets
108
3
More Ways to Reduce
111
14
Become a Savvy Shopper
112
3
Avoid Excessive Packaging
115
1
Eliminate Single-Use Products
116
1
What About Seldom-Used Products?
117
1
Is Cheaper Better?
118
1
TV or not TV?
119
1
More Fun, Less Stuff
120
1
It's Vacation Time!
121
4
Help, I Wanna Get Off!
125
12
Waking Up from the American Dream
126
1
Affluenza
126
2
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
128
2
New Lifestyle Strategies
130
3
It's Not So Simple
133
1
Live Better on Less
134
3
Part 3: Reuse It
137
52
Choose to Reuse
139
10
A Very Old Strategy
140
2
Why Should You Reuse?
142
2
Types of Reuse
144
1
Reuse Basics
145
2
When Not to Reuse
147
2
Reuse Strategies
149
10
Green Design
150
1
Maintenance
151
1
Repair
151
1
Something Borrowed
152
1
Joint Ownership
152
1
Rental
153
1
Remanufacture
153
1
Regeneration
154
1
Donation
154
1
It's Free!
155
2
Special Reuse Events
157
2
At Home
159
10
Reuse at Home
160
1
Appliances
160
1
In the Kitchen
161
2
The Bathroom
163
1
The Bedroom
164
2
The Living Room
166
1
Throughout the Home
167
2
At Work ... and Beyond
169
10
In the Office
170
1
Computers
170
2
Computer Supplies
172
1
Copying Machines
172
1
Fax Machines
173
1
Office Supplies
173
1
Furniture
174
1
Shipping Supplies
175
2
Other Reuse Ideas
177
2
The Used Marketplace
179
10
Used Markets
180
1
Auctions
180
2
Classifieds
182
1
Exchanges
183
1
Flea Markets
184
1
Reuse Yards
185
1
Secondhand Stores
185
1
Surplus
186
1
Tag Sales
186
3
Part 4: Recycle It
189
44
Recycling Basics
191
10
Recycled History
192
1
The Great Debate
193
2
Recycling 101
195
2
Is It Really Recycled?
197
1
Composting
198
1
Can You Recycle It?
198
1
Which Stuff Goes Where?
198
1
It's Simple
199
2
Recyclable Products
201
12
Commonly Recycled Materials
202
1
Aluminum
202
1
Glass
202
1
Paper and Paper Products
203
2
Steel
205
1
Plastics Are (Almost) Forever
205
2
Hazardous Waste
207
1
Problem Items
208
5
Composting
213
10
Nature's Way
214
1
Which Method?
214
1
What You Will Need
215
1
How It Happens
216
1
Do You Need a Bin?
217
2
What Else Do You Need?
219
1
Troubleshooting Tips
219
1
Old Family Recipes
219
2
Back to the Garden
221
2
Completing the Circle
223
10
Why Buy Recycled?
224
1
Read the Fine Print
225
1
Buy Recycled Programs
225
2
What's Available?
227
2
Buying---and Selling---Recycled
229
1
Additional Resources
230
3
Part 5: A Sustainable Future
233
102
Sustainability
235
12
What Is Sustainability?
236
1
The Problems
237
1
The Solutions
238
3
A Team Effort
241
3
It's Already Happening
244
3
Renewable Energy
247
12
Beginning of the End
248
1
Renewable Energy
248
3
Here Comes the Sun
251
1
The Winds of Change
252
1
Water Power
253
1
Ocean Energy
254
1
Geothermal
255
1
Biomass
256
1
Hydrogen
257
1
Consumer's Choice
258
1
Transportation
259
12
Car Talk
260
2
Alternative Energy Vehicles
262
5
The Plane Truth
267
1
Mass Transit
267
1
Riding the Rails
268
1
Pedal Power
269
2
Living Patterns
271
10
Nightmare on Elm Street
272
1
The Trouble with Sprawl
272
3
The High Costs of Sprawl
275
1
Way to Grow!
276
2
Good Examples
278
2
Get Involved
280
1
Population
281
10
The Population Time Bomb
282
2
Resource Demands
284
1
Reaching the Limits
285
1
The Need for a Policy
286
3
Tough Decisions
289
2
Green Plans
291
12
Green Plans
292
1
Big Problems = Big Solutions
292
2
A New Partnership
294
1
Green Plans in Action
294
4
Red, White, and Green
298
1
Will It Work Here?
299
2
A Long-Term Process
301
2
You Can Help
303
32
Important Issues
304
1
Our Attitudes and Values
304
1
Education
305
1
Peace and Disarmament
306
1
Social Justice
307
1
All Politics Is Local
308
1
Groups and Organizations
309
2
Get Involved
311
1
It's Up to Us
312
3
Appendixes
A Environmental Timeline
315
4
B Glossary of Terms
319
4
C Further Reading
323
2
D Groups, Organizations, and Other Resources
325
10
Index
335