Everyday People Save the Planet and So Can You

While critical of green consumption and other overly individualized forms of social change, Everyday People Save the Planet and So Can You manages to stitch together an empirically rich argument about what meaningful change looks like from the perspective of everyday life. I also appreciate the attention given to 'green parenting'—one of the more thorough treatments of the concept that I have come across. -- Michael S. Carolan, Colorado State University
Individual behaviors may be insufficient in addressing our current environment and climate-related challenges, but Deborah McCarthy Auriffeille shows that they can be a crucial piece of the puzzle. Drawing on narratives of green parents and cyclists, and peppering the text with lively personal anecdotes about her own cycling and green parenting experiences, Auriffeille reveals how people conceptualize and practice ‘green living’ and shows how such lifestyles can inform public policy. This book is a welcome addition to the literature on the ways in which environmental changes can begin to take root through personal choices and relatively small, day-to-day practices. -- Leslie King, Smith College