50 Simple Steps to Kick Our Oil Habit

by Freedom Press

• ISBN13: 9781893910553
• ISBN10: 1893910555
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-30
• Publisher: Freedom Pr Inc

Summary

When can America tell the world that it doesn't need oil anymore from unfriendly, hostile or unstable governments? When will Americans become empowered to kick this extreme addiction to petroleum? Read this book for the tools to initiate an oil boycott. This consumer handbook provides easy and practical steps anybody can take to reduce their personal dependency on petrochemicals. From the cosmetics and household cleaning products we purchase to the foods we eat, our choice of transportation, how we heat our homes and even the clothing we wear, Americans can make daily, personal choices that add up to a tremendous difference for our future national security. Also listed are the many side benefits to abandoning petroleum products, from improved public health to a healthier economy.

Table of Contents

Dangerously Addicted	p. 9
50 Simple Steps
Attitude
Be a Green Patriot	p. 13
Transportation
Make Smart Transportation Choices	p. 15
Give Thy Car a Rest	p. 17
Carpool	p. 19
Use Public Transportation	p. 21
Telecommute One Day a Week	p. 23
Buy a Plug-in	p. 25
Buy Redreads	p. 27
Power Our Buses and Large Fleets with Natural Gas	p. 29
Support Smart Traffic	p. 31
Foods and Beverages
Buy Organic	p. 35
Become a Locavore	p. 39
Bring Your Own Bag and Containers	p. 43
Break the Bottled Water Habit	p. 47
Have Your Groceries Delivered	p. 49
Buy Organic Wine	p. 51
Buy Fair Trade Coffee	p. 53
Household Cleaning Products
Buy Petroleum-free Cleaning products	p. 57
Make Your Own Cleaners	p. 59
Cosmetics and personal Care
Buy Petrochemical-free Cosmetics	p. 63
Buy Dioxane-free Personal Care and Household Products	p. 65
Avoid Toxic Hair Dyes	p. 75
Make Your Own Beauty and Personal Care Formulas	p. 81
Home and Garden
Sleep on an Organic Mattress	p. 85
Buy Organic Sheets	p. 89
Do Your Bathroom in Hemp	p. 91
Use Sustainable Flooring and Carpets	p. 93
Use Biofuel Heating Oil	p. 97
Buy Soy Candles	p. 99
Use Nontoxic Bug Sprays	p. 101
Unplug Your Vampire-sucking Chargers	p. 103
Know Thy Appliances	p. 105
Go Solar	p. 109
Garden Organically	p. 113
Plant a Rooftop Garden	p. 119
Buy Bioplastics	p. 125
Pets
Buy Petroleum-free Pet Products	p. 129
Clothing
Be a Green Fasfuonista	p. 135
Get Real with Hemp Clothing	p. 141
Share Your Shoes	p. 145
Business and Office
Green Your PC	p. 147
Make That Ink Soy	p. 149
Shopping
Learn to Identify Products Made from Oil	p. 151
Use Less Packaging	p. 153
Upcycle	p. 155
Travel
Stay down on the Farm	p. 157
Kids
Turn Your Teen Green	p. 159
Activism
Buy Carbon Offsets	p. 161
Think Strategically	p. 165
Talk Up Energy Independence	p. 171
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