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The Climate Diet.


The Climate Diet

Jonathan Jonathan (jŏn`əthən) [short for Jehonathan, Heb.,=Yahweh has given].

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Sometimes people go on a diet to better themselves. Could the same be said of our climate? "The Climate Diet: How You Can Cut Carbon, Cut Costs, and Save the Planet" is a guide for humanity as a whole to cut back, so that the world can do the same. Emphasizing that the key purpose to saving the planet is curtail cur·tail  
tr.v. cur·tailed, cur·tail·ing, cur·tails
To cut short or reduce. See Synonyms at shorten.



[Middle English curtailen, to restrict
 the excesses that too many individuals have been accustomed to, and claiming that a healthier self can lead to a healthier planet, "The Climate Diet" is a solid choice for anyone concerned about the environment.
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Title Annotation:The Climate Diet: How You Can Cut Carbon, Cut Costs, and Save the Planet
Publication:Internet Bookwatch
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Date:Aug 1, 2008
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