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The Five-Ton Life: Carbon, America, and the Culture That May Save Us

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Winner of the 2018 Nautilus Book Award, Silver, for Green Living/Sustainability

At nearly twenty tons per person, American carbon dioxide emissions are among the highest in the world. Not every American fits this statistic, however. Across the country there are urban neighborhoods, suburbs, rural areas, and commercial institutions that have drastically lower carbon footprints. These exceptional places, as it turns out, are neither “poor” nor technologically advanced. Their low emissions a...