{"product_id":"how-bad-are-bananas-the-carbon-footprint-of-everything-9781553658313","title":"How Bad Are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs it more environmentally friendly to ride the bus or drive a hybrid car? In a public washroom  should you dry your hands with paper towel or use the air dryer? And how bad is it really to eat bananas shipped from South America?  Climate change is upon us whether we like it or not. Managing our carbon usage has become a part of everyday life and we have no choice but to live in a carbon-careful world. The seriousness of the challenge is getting stronger  demanding that we have a proper understanding of the carbon implications of our everyday lifestyle decisions. However most of us dont have sufficient understanding of carbon emissions to be able to engage in this intelligently.  Part green-lifestyle guide  part popular science  How Bad Are Bananas? is the first book to provide the information we need to make carbon-savvy purchases and informed lifestyle choices  and to build carbon considerations into our everyday thinking. It also helps put our decisions into perspective with entries for the big things (the World Cup  volcanic eruptions  and the Iraq war) as well as the small (email  ironing a shirt  a glass of beer). And it covers the range from birth (the carbon footprint of having a child) to death (the carbon impact of cremation). Packed full of surprises-a plastic bag has the smallest footprint of any item listed  while a block of cheese is bad news-the book continuously informs  delights  and engages the reader.  Highly accessible and entertaining  solidly researched and referenced  packed full of easily digestible figures  catchy statistics  and informative charts and graphs  How Bad Are Bananas? is doesnt tell people what to do  but it will raise awareness  encourage discussion  and help people to make up their own minds based on their own priorities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953176043573,"sku":"ByrdShop_1553658310","price":20.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781553658313.jpg?v=1788180833","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/how-bad-are-bananas-the-carbon-footprint-of-everything-9781553658313","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}