From amymcbi@erols.com Fri Apr 23 09:10:59 1999 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id JAA123870; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:10:57 -0700 Received: from smtp2.erols.com (smtp2.erols.com [207.172.3.235]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id JAA32041; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 09:10:51 -0700 Received: from erols.com (207-172-120-151.s151.tnt14.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com [207.172.120.151]) by smtp2.erols.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA25254; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 12:11:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3720C657.A1EFB297@erols.com> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 12:13:27 -0700 From: Amy Mathews-Amos X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.07 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: tdrew@u.washington.edu CC: community@u.washington.edu, polmajors@u.washington.edu, consbio@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: Union of Concerned Scientists Talk - May 4 References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit How can we get a copy of the book? From the Union of Concerned Scientists? Bookstores? T. Drew wrote: > Dear Friends, > > Please forward to all who might be interested. > > The Union of Concerned Scientists released its latest book this month. > **The Consumer's Guide To Effective Environmental Choices** > > To introduce the book, authors Warren Leon and Michael Brower will tour > the US, with appearances at college campuses and community organizations > across the United States. > > Warren Leon will give a talk and present the book in Seattle on > May 4th at 7pm > In the Forum, 3rd floor Parrington Hall > University of Washington > Refreshments Provided > > The Talk is hosted by the Graduate Environmental Policy Forum of the Evans > School of Public Affairs, University of Washington. > > The new book debunks some prevalent myths and offers a quantitative > appraisal of the relationship between consumers and the environment. It > identifies significant consumer-related environmental problems, harmful > consumer activities, priority actions for American consumers, and rules > for responsible consumption. > > Denis Hayes, Chair of Earth Day 2000, says of the book: "Too many people > drive their Land Rovers to the grocery store and think that 'paper or > plastic' is a meaningful choice. The Consumer's Guide to Effective > Environmental Action will help you distinguish the crucial from the > trivial and make choices that are congruent with your values." Ed Begley > Jr., actor and environmentalist, calls it a "clear and concise call to > action sure to create controversy in many circles." > > Proposed Discussion: "Consumers' Most Important Environmental Choices" > > Do consumers cause more environmental damage by driving cars or throwing > out paper and plastic? Is it important for the environment to avoid meat? > Is it better to buy a microwave or a television? Does it matter if parents > use cloth diapers rather than disposable ones? Some consumer decisions > have a huge impact on the environment, while others are of negligible > importance. > > Based on the findings from his new book, Warren Leon Deputy Director of > Programs for the Union of Concerned Scientists will identify > those practices that must be changed if we are to have a healthier, more > sustainable environment. He will identify eleven priority actions > individuals should take in their personal lives to reduce environmental > damage, but will also discuss the roles of community projects and > government policy. Because some decisions--such as the choice of a > car-have such a disproportionately large effect on the environment, there > is no reason to feel "green guilt" over, for instance the occasional paper > cup tossed into the trash. > > Find out what you should worry about and what you can ignore. Find out how > you can most effectively improve the environment. > > ******************************************************************************* > T i m D r e w Evans School of Public Affairs > (206)568-8754 University of Washington > ******************************************************************************* -- *********************************************************** Amy Mathews-Amos, MS, MPA * MCBI is a nonprofit, Program Director * tax-exempt organization Marine Conservation Biology Institute * dedicated to advancing 205 N. Edgewood St. * the science of marine Arlington, VA 22201 * conservation biology. ph: (703) 276-1434 * To learn more, please fax: (703) 276-1528 * visit our Web site at email: amymcbi@erols.com * http://www.mcbi.org *********************************************************** .