{"product_id":"inconspicuous-consumption-the-environmental-impact-you-dont-know-you-have-hardcover","title":"Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTatiana Schlossberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e*First Place Winner of the Society of Environmental Journalists' Rachel Carson Environment Book Award*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you're looking for something to cling to in what often feels like a hopeless conversation, Schlossberg's darkly humorous, knowledge-is-power, eyes-wide-open approach may be just the thing.\"--\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a former \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003escience writer, this urgent call to action will empower you to stand up to climate change and environmental pollution by making simple but impactful everyday choices.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith urgency and wit, Tatiana Schlossberg explains that far from being only a distant problem of the natural world created by the fossil fuel industry, climate change is all around us, all the time, lurking everywhere in our convenience-driven society, all without our realizing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By examining the unseen and unconscious environmental impacts in four areas-the Internet and technology, food, fashion, and fuel - Schlossberg helps readers better understand why climate change is such a complicated issue, and how it connects all of us: How streaming a movie on Netflix in New York burns coal in Virginia; how eating a hamburger in California might contribute to pollution in the Gulf of Mexico; how buying an inexpensive cashmere sweater in Chicago expands the Mongolian desert; how destroying forests from North Carolina is necessary to generate electricity in England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cataloging the complexities and frustrations of our carbon-intensive society with a dry sense of humor, Schlossberg makes the climate crisis and its solutions interesting and relevant to everyone who cares, even a little, about the planet. She empowers readers to think about their stuff and the environment in a new way, helping them make more informed choices when it comes to the future of our world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Most importantly, this is a book about the power we have as voters and consumers to make sure that the fight against climate change includes all of us and all of our stuff, not just industry groups and politicians. If we have any hope of solving the problem, we all have to do it together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compelling-and illuminating-look at how our daily habits impact the environment.\"--\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Shows how even the smallest decisions can have profound environmental consequences.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTatiana Schlossberg \u003c\/b\u003eis a journalist writing about climate change and the environment. She previously reported on those subjects for the Science and Climate sections of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where she also worked on the Metro desk. Her work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloomberg View\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eRecord\u003c\/i\u003e (Bergen County), and the \u003ci\u003eVineyard Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53170097062221,"sku":"9781538747087","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/czBONk82clo0Q1ZlWUEwMXU4S0ZjZz09.webp?v=1768297873","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/inconspicuous-consumption-the-environmental-impact-you-dont-know-you-have-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}