Carbon Buster's Handbook: Press Release
News Advisory
For Immediate release
January 30th, 2007
New Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook focuses on reducing residential carbon emissions and increasing financial savings
Innovative book offers readers smart tips and practical advice for saving both the planet and their hard earned money
Edmonton, Alberta, January 30, 2007 - A new handbook released by New Society Publishers today shows readers how easy it is to reduce residential energy consumption, while saving thousands of dollars in the process. The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook is filled with practical tips, easy-to-follow calculations and plain language definitions that demystify both energy usage and environmental impact. The book walks readers through the process of creating a detailed carbon accounting of a family's emissions and then shows them how to get the biggest environmental and monetary payback.
The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook focuses on making smart buying decisions and incorporating simple, painless strategies for reducing carbon emissions. "We show readers how doing something as painless as unplugging your home's energy vampires or switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs can reduce your carbon emissions and save you hundreds of dollars each year," explains Godo Stoyke, the book's author. "And for people that are looking to make major purchases, like cars or appliances, we show them how to make a choice that's both environmentally and financially smart." Stoyke notes that typical homeowners who incorporate the suggestions included in the book could easily realize $17,000 in energy savings over five years, while at the same time reducing their carbon footprint by 73%. "What's really surprising to most people is that if you follow the advice in the handbook, you can exceed the Canadian requirements for the Kyoto protocol by 860% in the residential arena - and you can do it while saving money!"
Through extensive research and careful analysis, energy efficiency expert Stoyke helps answer questions such as:
"Which measure is more effective, solar panels or a hybrid car?"
"How do I cut my gasoline bills by 50%, and heating costs by 60%?"
"Is a $500 fridge that uses 800 kWh of power per year a good deal?"
"What car is best for the environment and my wallet?"
Stoyke also shows readers how to calculate what major purchases cost after you bring them home, and what you can expect to spend or save during the time you own that purchase.
While government savings bonds may yield a financial return of around 5% per annum, and pension funds in 2005 yielded 11%, the carbon buster strategies described in this book have an average annual return of 32% At the same time, they allow a typical family to reduce its carbon emissions far below the levels targeted under the Kyoto protocol.
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For more information, or to arrange an interview with the author, please contact:
Carbon Busters / Shanthu Mano contact@carbonbusters.org / 780.437.0023 / Media page at www.carbonbusters.org/handbook/media.php
