TY - BOOK AU - Jenkins,Jerry ED - Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.) TI - Climate change in the Adirondacks: the path to sustainability SN - 9780801476518 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - QC984.N7 J46 2010 U1 - 363.738/746097475 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Ithaca PB - Comstock Pub. Associates KW - Climatic changes KW - New York (State) KW - Adirondack Mountains Region KW - Energy consumption KW - Environmental aspects KW - Energy policy KW - Sustainable development KW - Environmental policy KW - Adirondack Mountains Region (N.Y.) KW - Environmental conditions N1 - "A project of the Wildlife Conservation Society Adirondack Program."; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -