A great place to commence your fight against global warming is by equipping your home with Energy Star rated appliances. Start with one of the biggest energy guzzlers in any abode, the refrigerator, which works 24/7 keeping all that tofu, yogurt and Red Bull cold and fresh.
Consumer Reports GreenerChoices.org provides a good list of refrigerators of all types and configurations with pricing and energy efficiency ratings.
Pictured at right is the economical, Amana 19 cu. ft. Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator
(ABB1921DEW), which retails for $749 @ amana.com rated a Best Buy by Greener Choices.
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The poorest people in the world’s poorest countries will suffer the earliest and the most from climate change, according to this year’s edition of the Environmental Review. The report says that due to their geographical location, low incomes, and low institutional capacity, as well as their greater reliance on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, the poorest countries and people are suffering earliest and are poised to suffer most.