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Article: Low-carbon life: helping churches go green.(Chris Goodall)(Interview)

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October 30, 2007
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CHRIS GOODALL'S BOOK How to Live a Low-Carbon Life (Earthscan, 2007) was described by New Scientist magazine as "the definitive guide to reducing your carbon footprint." Goodall, a Brit who has an MBA from Harvard Business School, works for a software firm in England and is active in politics and environmental issues, especially in the Oxford area. He is working with several churches in the United Kingdom to help them analyze and reduce their environmental impact. He also runs the Web site lowcarbonlife.net.

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A year ago I did my first carbon footprint analysis of a parish church. I measured the ...

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