xv, 183 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Note
"A project of the Wildlife Conservation Society Adirondack Program."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : we have a climate problem -- The weather is changing -- The climate problem is an energy problem -- How much could the Adirondacks change? -- What we might lose -- Biology and recreation are changing -- Assessment : Adirondack carbon emissions -- Reduction : low-carbon transport -- Reduction : low-carbon buildings -- Replacement : low-carbon energy -- Offsets : carbon in Adirondack forests -- Can the Adirondacks become energy independent? -- How can we finance energy independence? -- The path forward -- Appendix : calculating energy and emissions.