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Building a Better World in Your Backyard – Paul Wheaton

A real-world response to climate change

So much of the response to climate change is either technofuturism (“tech will save us!”) or austerity. YOU are cutting back on things, and turning the heat down – putting on that sweater while corporations do the same things they have always done and call it “sustainability”.

Or it is anger or an almost religious vision.

That is why Paul Wheaton’s book is so different. It has real-world solutions, and a positive mindset. Organic vs Local. How to cut your heat but still stay warm (rocket mass heater), Gardening, Greywater, Soil health, composting and composting toilets. All with Paul Wheaton’s winking smart-ass wit.

Check out Paul Wheaton’s book – Building a Better World in your Backyard- Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys

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Permaculture Solution and Luxuriant Environmentalism

What the heck does that mean?

Make a huge, positive, global difference from your own home! Prioritize comfort over sacrifice while saving thousands of dollars. Explore dozens of solutions and their impacts on carbon footprint, petroleum footprint, toxic footprint, and other environmental issues.

If 20% of the population implemented half the solutions in this book, it would solve the biggest global problems. All without writing to politicians, joining protests, signing petitions, or being angry at the people that are causing the problems.

Good solutions are often different from conventional environmental wisdom. The average American adult has a carbon footprint of 30 tons per year. Replacing a petroleum car with an electric car will cut 2 tons. But if you live in a cold climate and you switch from electric heat to a rocket mass heater, you will cut 27 tons!

Check out Paul Wheaton’s book – Building a Better World in your Backyard- Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys

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