Books, Movies & Music:
Living Green
Whole green catalog : 1,000 best things for you and the earth / edited by Michael W. Robbins
The Whole Green Earth Catalog is poised to become the bible of green living for people who now take environmental and social issues into account when they make purchases. Leading experts in every imaginable category share their authoritative tips, reviews, and advice. Beautifully packaged with more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations, and manufactured with 100 percent post-consumer waste materials, this volume is the perfect book for those who care about the future of the planet.
Earthtalk : expert answers to everyday questions about the environment : selections from E-the environmental magazine's nationally syndicated column
A simple, straightforward series of answers to common questions posed by readers to E/The Environmental Magazine's (www.emagazine.com) column "EarthTalk." Specific questions are answered with names of sources, whereas more general questions are answered with facts and statistics. The E editors' answers are succinct, informational, and followed by contact information specific to each topic.
Green guide: the complete reference for consuming wisely / by the editors of the Green guide magazine
This comprehensive guide provides ideas and solutions for consumers who have made the decision to lead a more environmentally-conscious life. The chapters include topics such as: eating, housekeeping, power, design, health care, clothing and accessories, products for children, transportation, building, gardening, pet care, and school and office supplies.
Growing green babies : with eco-lifestyle expert Sara Snow
[videorecording]
Sara Snow and other sustainable lifestyle experts share tips and information on how to have a natural pregnancy and raise a green bundle of joy.
Raising baby green : the earth-friendly guide to pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care / Alan Greene,
In this illustrated and easy-to-use guide, pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, a leading voice of the green baby movement, advises parents how to make healthy green choices for pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care-from feeding your baby the best food available to using medicines wisely.
Eco-friendly families / Helen Coronato
Going green is a family affair. Eco-Friendly Families is the perfect guide to raising a family with green values, whether they’re celebrating their first Earth Day or are old hands at recycling, eating organic, and carrying a cloth bag to the store. Parents and children can all live by eco-example by following the tips in this book. Effective suggestions for raising responsible, eco-conscious citizens.
Recycle this book: 100 top children's book authors tell you how to go green / edited by Dan Gutman
This lively collection by 100 outstanding children's and young adult authors teaches through example by highlighting small steps taken by the writer toward a greener Earth. From Mem Fox's very serious "When the Rain Refuses to Fall" to Robert Lypsyte's silly "Captain Mean-Green's Ten Rules to Save the Planet," readers are encouraged to reduce their consumption of energy and goods. The essays are grouped by location Community and most end with a practical, doable suggestion, from the humble—use a clothesline—to the more complex—set up a worm compost.
Greening your home: sustainable options for every system in your house / Clayton Bennett
In this guide for those concerned about the environmental impact of their home, Bennett discusses criteria for green product selection, new technologies, and financial incentives to consider when making repairs or remodels.
How to reduce your carbon footprint: 365 simple ways to save energy, resources, and money / Joanna Yarrow
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint is a guide to pushing back the advance of global warming. This colorful handbook offers 500 practical, easily achievable ideas that conserve energy, prevent pollution, and save money. Whether the subject is jet travel, dishwashing, or any of the 50 topics in the book, surprising statistics and innovative graphics will inspire action and demonstrate that simple habits can lead to big results.
Living off the grid : a simple guide to creating and maintaining a self-reliant supply of energy, water, shelter, and more / David Black
An international consultant in emergency planning and disaster response, Black does not say it is easy or cheap, or that it is particularly a good idea for most people, but he does explain general principles of living without being connected to the major utilities: electricity, water, and waste disposal.
David Suzuki's green guide / David Suzuki & David R. Boyd
Suzuki, Canadian scientist and environmentalist, and Boyd, an environmental lawyer provide concise but thorough advice for those who want to live greener but are overwhelmed by confusing media reports. Broken down into sections on home, food, travel, waste management and green citizenship, they provide practical advice on how one can reduce one's carbon footprint. Their approach is summarized in Twelve Guiding Principles of Sustainable Consumption. www.davidsuzuki.org
Six degrees could change the world [videorecording] / produced by National Geographic Television
First broadcast in 2008, this documentary discusses why many scientists believe that the Earth's average temperature could rise by as much as six degrees Celsius by 2100. Exploring what each rising degree could mean for the future of humanity and our planet, the authors illustrate how global warming is already affecting the earth. It also explains what's real, what's still controversial, and how existing technologies and remedies could help dial back the global thermometer.
How can I stop climate change? / Helen Burley and Chris Haslam, Friends of the Earth
The essential guide to what global warming is, what causes it, and what you can do to stop it - either as an individual or as part of a bigger group. Written by experts at Friends of the Earth, it explains the facts in three easy-to-use sections. These and other questions are addressed so that we all can - collectively and individually - help stop global warming. www.foecanada.org/
Greening your office : from cupboard to corporation: an A-Z guide / Jon Clift & Amanda Cuthbert
Greening Your Office" shows us why we should green up at work, and covers the many areas where more environmentally friendly initiatives can be put into practice. The book shows how, by making small changes, individuals and organizations can reduce costs; reduce waste; increase sales; create a positive feeling at work; and do your bit for climate change.
Green your work: boost your bottom line while reducing your carbon footprint / Kim Carlson
Today's most innovative companies are going green. Environmentalist and green business consultant Kim Carlson shows you how making the right green choices not only can help save the earth but increase profitability as well by moving to a paperless office, recycling, developing eco-friendly packaging and more. Use green policies to build your competitive advantage.
Green for life : 200 simple eco-ideas for every day / Gillian Deacon
How do we do the things we do without making a mess of our world? Green for Life is a practical guide to living the life you want, but with the reduced impact the planet needs. Well known for her involvement in environmental issues, Gillian Deacon takes you through the stuff of everyday life and explains how to do it with minimal environmental impact.
Car of the future [videorecording] : engineering for the environment / a Nova production by New Wrinkle, Inc.
With soaring prices at the pump and worries about the global greenhouse, it's no laughing matter, but the car guys turn an expert, comic eye on the promise and pitfalls of tomorrow's auto technology.
The plot to save the planet : how visionary entrepreneurs and corporate titans are creating real solutions to global warming / Brian Dumaine
Separating the hype from the hope, Dumaine surveys the growing green economy born out of the unlikely partnership between investors, entrepreneurs and environmentalists and assesses the fruits of this collaboration. Green technology will be the largest, most lucrative industry of the future—a fact uniting the usually antagonistic forces of economic growth and ecological preservation. From technological innovations to the growing investments in eco-friendly startups, Dumaine sorts through the fact and fiction, bringing an informed and optimistic perspective to the revolution underway.
Unbuilding : salvaging the architectural treasures of unwanted houses / Bob Falk and Brad Guy
Falk and Guy describe the process of salvaging unwanted houses and how to remove materials safely, for anyone interested in the salvage and reuse of buildings, including professional builders, architects, and homeowners. They cover planning and organizing a project, safety and health issues, and specific details of the processes of "soft-stripping" and full deconstruction.
Cooking green: Reducing your carbon footprint in the kitchen, the new green basics way / Kate Keyhoe
The foods we eat and the ways we buy, store and prepare them are significant contributors to global warming. This information-packed volume, from cookbook author and newgreenbasics.com founder Heyhoe, provides detailed guidance for those looking to make their cooking and eating habits earth-friendlier. The book covers everything from appliances and cookware to shopping, ingredients, cooking techniques and cutting down on waste.
Ready, set, green: eight weeks to modern eco-living from the experts at TreeHugger.com / Graham Hill and Meaghan O'Neill
The time to save the planet is now. Ready? Set? Green! Living green means reversing climate change, but it also means protecting your kids and pets, improving your own health, and saving money. It doesn’t necessarily demand a radical overhaul of your life–just some simple adjustments, such as switching to healthier cleaning products and driving fewer miles each week. Written by the visionaries at www.Treehugger.com, the most heavily trafficked site of its kind, Ready, Set, Green is the definitive (and recyclable) guide to modern green living.
The Daily planet book of cool ideas: global warming and what people are doing about it / Jay Ingram
From icecaps to hot springs, Discovery Channel's Daily Planet travelled to remote corners of the Earth to find out what we can do to reverse global warming and what people are doing to create a sustainable future. This adaptation of the popular Daily Planet special series on global warming written by Jay Ingram explains what global warming is and possible solutions--even extreme solutions--for dealing with our warming planet. How does the average person make a difference in the fight to stop climate change and global warming? Ingram explains how people are making a difference, from using solar-powered ovens to living off the grid.
Mindfully green: a personal and spiritual guide to whole earth thinking / Stephanie Kaza
Kaza, a biologist and professor combines Zen Buddhist practices and teachings with her 40 years as an environmentalist for this guide to enlightened environmentalism, proposing a belief in the interdependence of people and nature as the genuine way to "go green": "When we come to see ourselves as part of the green web of life... we are naturally drawn to respond with compassion." She guides readers through the principles of Buddhism as they apply to taking responsible action toward the earth: reducing harm, understanding suffering, seeing the big picture and she gives practical steps for taking action in everyday life.
Careers in renewable energy: get a green energy job / Gregory McNamee
This handy text reviews careers in solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric energy, hydrogen energy and fuel cells, and nuclear energy as well as employment in green building, management, and transportation. Each chapter begins with a brief factual introduction and explains career opportunities, salaries, and required education.
The citizen-powered energy handbook: community solutions to a global crisis / Greg Pahl
Solar roof panels, backyard wind turbines and biofuel stills: in this how-to vision of a future without hydrocarbon fuels, small really is beautiful. We are faced with the paired dangers of global warming and are at the point at which half the total recoverable oil on Earth has been extracted. Pahl first provides technical information; then he reports on community and cooperative alternative-energy successes. Toronto powers homes with a lakeshore wind turbine. Micro-hydro projects power businesses and homes in Nepal and Pakistan A short-run train in Sweden runs on biogas generated by fermenting cow guts; it gets about two-and-a-half miles per cow, proof, as this book illustrates, that ingenuity and small-bore efforts are one way to deal with an energy crisis.
