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Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 2014, http://cdiac.ess-dive.lbl.gov/trends/emis/meth_reg.html; Justin Gillis and Nadja Popovich, “The U.S. Is the Biggest Carbon Polluter in History. It Just Walked Away from the Paris Climate Deal,” New York Times, June 1, 2017, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/01/climate/us-biggest-carbon-polluter-in-history-will-it-walk-away-from-the-paris-climate-deal.html.
“Climate Change: How Do We Know?” NASA, https://climate.nasa.gov/ evidence.
Там же.
“Climate Change Impacts in the United States,” National Climate Assessment, http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/our-changing-climate/changes-hurricanes.
Daniel Glick, “The Big Thaw,” National Geographic, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/big-thaw/; Carol Rasmussen, “Wind, warm water revved up melting Antartctic glaciers,” NASA, September 19, 2017, https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2631/wind-warm-water-revved-up-melting-antarctic-glaciers/
“Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch.
Michel Martin, “For the First Time in 146 Years Chicago Goes Without Snow During January and February,” All Things Considered, NPR, March 4, 2017, www.npr.org/2017/03/04/518527669/for-the-first-time-in-146-years-chicago-goes-without-snow-during-january-and-feb.
Colin P. Kelley, Shahrzad Mohtadi, Mark A. Cane, Richard Seager, and Yochanan Kushnir, “Climate Change in the Fertile Crescent and Implications of the Recent Syrian Drought,” PNAS 112, no. 11 (March 17, 2015): 3241–3246, www.pnas.org/content/112/11/3241.full.pdf; “National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate,” US Department of Defense, July 23, 2015, http://archive.defense.gov/pubs/150724-congressional-report-on-national-implications-of-climate-change.pdf?source=govdelivery.
Glen Althor, James E. M. Watson, and Richard A. Fuller, “Global Mismatch Between Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Burden of Climate Change,” Scientific Reports 6, no. 20281 (February 5, 2016), www.nature.com/articles/srep20281. Не плюй: В доме
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“How Much Energy Is Consumed in U.S. Residential and Commercial Buildings?”; “Consumption and Efficiency”; Tariq Khokhar, “Chart: Over 1 Billion People Had No Access to Electricity in 2014,” The Data Blog, World Bank, April 3, 2017, https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/chart-over-1-billion-people-had-no-access-electricity-2014; Nargi, “Think Your Household Is Sustainable? Think Again.”
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Viviana Solorzano and Andrew Edwards, “Memo: Executive Summary Report – Composting,” Harris Interactive, December 27, 2013, www.recycle.cc/2013-1227NW&RA_composting_survey_executive_summary_010814.pdf, Compost Study Memo.
“2015 Characteristics of New Housing,” US Department of Housing and Urban Development and US Department of Commerce: Characteristics of New Housing, 2015, www.census.gov/construction/chars/pdf/c25ann2015.pdf; Self Storage Industry Specifics, Statistic Brain, www.statisticbrain.com/self-storage-industry-statistics; Mary MacVean, “ For Many People, Gathering Possessions Is Just the Stuff of Life,” Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2014, http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/21/health/la-he-keeping-stuff-20140322.
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“Municipal Solid Waste,” US Environmental Protection Agency, https://archive.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/web/html; “Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures,” US Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/smm/advancing-sustainable-materials-management-facts-and-figures.
“Study Finds 73 % of U.S. Consumers Have Access to Curbside Recycling Programs,” RRS, https://recycle.com/spc-recycling-access-study.
Drew Desilver, “Perceptions and Realities of Recycling Vary Widely from Place to Place,” Pew Research Center, October 7, 2106, www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/10/07/perceptions-and-realities-of-recycling-vary-widely-from-place-to-place.
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Elizabeth Brackett, “Where Does Chicago’s Trash Go?” WTTW, June 26, 2017, http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/26/where-does-chicagos-garbage-go.
Alana Semuels, “Charging for Trash, Bag by Bag,” Atlantic, August 18, 2015, www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/08/charging-for-trash-bag-by-bag/425907.
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“Use Power Strips to Avoid Phantom Loads,” Wisconsin Public Service, https://accel.wisconsinpublicservice.com/home/tips/electronics_powerstrips.aspx; Brian Palmer, “Keep Your Devices from Wasting Energy and Money,” Natural Resources Defense Council, December 31, 2015, www.nrdc.org/ stories/keep-your-devices-wasting-energy-and-money.
Palmer, “Keep Your Devices from Wasting Energy and Money”; Michael Casey, “Always-On Devices Are Using Huge Amounts of Energy,” CBS News, May 8, 2015, www.cbsnews.com/news/always-on-devices-are-using-huge-amounts-of-energy.
Selene Aparicio, “Shut the Fridge Door – You’re Wasting Electricity,” Good Housekeeping, February 8, 2014, www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/a19095/refrigerator-door-wastes-energy.
“How Much Energy Is Used for Lighting in the United States?” Frequently Asked Questions, U.S. Energy Information Administration, www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=99&t=3.
“Lower Your Light Bill and Save Energy,” Good Housekeeping, February 21, 2008.
“How Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs Compare with Traditional Incandescents,” Energy.gov, https://energy.gov/energysaver/how-energy-efficient-light-bulbs-compare-traditional-incandescents.
Там же.
“Showerheads,” US Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-01/documents/ws-products-factsheet-showerheads.pdf; Debbie Arrington, “Showers vs. Baths: Which Use Less Water?” Sacramento Bee, February 13, 2014, www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article2591077.html; “How to Save Water,” Water Footprint Calculator, www.watercalculator.org/save-water/?cid=437.
Там же.
“Bathroom Faucets,” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/watersense/bathroom-faucets.
“Residential Toilets,” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/watersense/residential-toilets.
“5 No-Nonsense Ways to Cut Your Water Heater Energy Costs,” House Logic, www.houselogic.com/organize-maintain/home-maintenance-tips/water-heater-energy-saving-tips.
Там же.
“Watering Tips,” US Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/watersense/watering-tips.
“How Is Electricity Used in U.S. Homes?” Frequently Asked Questions, US Energy Information Administration, www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq. php?id=96&t=3.
“How to Cool a Hot Attic,” HGTV, www.hgtv.com/design/decorating/clean-and-organize/how-to-cool-a-hot-attic.
“Whole House Fan,” US Department of Energy, www.nrel.gov/docs/fy99osti/26291.pdf.
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“Indoor Air Quality,” EPA’s Report on the Environment, US Environmental Protection Agency, https://cfpub.epa.gov/roe/chapter/air/indoorair.cfm.
Wolverton, Douglas, and Bounds, “A Study of Interior Landscape Plants for Indoor Air Pollution Abatement.”
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MacVean, “For Many People, Gathering Possessions Is Just the Stuff of Life.”
“Clean Freaks” Newsweek, June 6, 2004, www.newsweek.com/clean-freaks-129009.
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“You can also define things that spark joy as things that make you happy.” Marie Kondo, Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 2016), 82.
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“Stopping Unsolicited Mail, Phone Calls, and Email,” Consumer Information, Federal Trade Commission, www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0262-stopping-unsolicited-mail-phone-calls-and-email.
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Mark Huffman, “Seniors Bombarded with Direct Mail Often Write Many Checks,” Consumer Affairs, June 26, 2013, www.consumeraffairs.com/news/ seniors-bombarded-with-direct-mail-often-write-many-checks-062613.html.
“EPA Reports 9.8 Million Tons Per Year in Furniture Waste,” Reuters, May 6, 2011, www.reuters.com/article/idUS126369713020110506.
“Planned Obsolescence,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence.
Lore Leibovich, “Turn Off the Tube, Have More Sex,” Salon, January 17, 2006, www.salon.com/2006/01/17/sex_tv.
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Claire Landsbaum, “How Gross Is Your Mattress?” Slate, November 24, 2105, www.slate.com/blogs/the_drift/2015/1½4/mattresses_dust_mites_and_skin_cells_how_gross_does_your_mattress_get_over.html.
Gary James, “Mattress Certifications, Standards, Seals, Tags and Labels,” BedTimes, November 2012, https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2012/11/certifications-standards-seals-tags-labels-key-programs-for-the-u-s-bedding-industry.
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“Use Power Strips to Avoid Phantom Loads”; Palmer, “Keep Your Devices from Wasting Energy and Money.”
Dan Stone, “Laptop vs. PC Power Consumption,” Chron, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/laptop-vs-pc-power-consumption-79347.html.