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Low Carbon Diet - Lose 5,000 pounds in 30 days!

David Gershon's Low Carbon Diet is an effective way to begin to make the behavioral changes necessary to bring about a healthy and just world. Click here to watch the slide presentation (in PDF format) to learn more. Then, calculate your carbon footprint by using the Empowerment Institute's personal carbon footprint calculator presented on the next page (click read more, below). Contact us to start your diet today and then begin to mobilize your friends, family, congregation and community to do the same!

Click here to calculate your household's carbon dioxide emissions using the Empowerment Institute's Personal Carbon Dioxide Calculator. Then - DO SOMETHING TODAY to lower YOUR carbon footprint! In order to accurately answer the questions included in the form, you will need to have the following information:

1. Your last few statements from your electricity, natural gas and/or heating oil providers.

2. The average weekly or annual miles driven in each of your household’s cars.

3. The mpg of all your household's cars.

4. The amount of airplane miles traveled per year.

(Click here to calculate distances between airports).

Please Note: This calculator totals household - not individual - usage. If you would like to know your personal calculation, simply divide the final total by number of persons in your household. If you close down your computer before printing your answers, you will lose all your data and have to begin again.

Did You Know . . .

The typical U.S. household generates 55,000 pounds of CO2 annually- compared to only 27,000 pounds in Germany and a mere 15,000 pounds in Sweden? There are many ways we can lower our “carbon footprint.” And guess what - It’s easier when we all do it together.

EVERYBODY's Doing It!

Access the Chicago Low-Carbon Diet webpage and the Chicago Low Carbon Diet Wiki. Read about how organizations and individuals are working together to bring the low-carbon diet to half of Chicago's households. . . then sign on!

Click on the image to learn more about the Low Carbon Diet (PowerPoint Presentation). Click here to let us know you want to participate or be a team leader.

You can take on global warming, pound by pound, by making changes in your home, at work, or on the road that reduce your impact, save you dollars, and build community. Click here to learn what others say about the Low Carbon Diet!

Click here to access the new Chicago Low Carbon Diet website and here for our Wiki. Contact us if you want to join our team!

Visit National Geographic's Going Green website for tips on how to lower your carbon footprint and save $$! Click here to access each of nine videos for a household "makeover' and here for tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint at home (six videos).

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