the low down on green living
April 4th, 2008
New Good Green Books
There are a couple of new green books on the market that are excellent and we wanted to let you know about them.
The first is by the CEO of Healthy Child Healthy World, Christopher Gavigan. Healthy Child Healthy World is a wonderful non-profit dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of children and families through cleaner, greener, and safer lifestyle changes. The new book, called Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home, is a great guide to all of us on how to live better. As more and more children are diagnosed with asthma, cancer, and other horrible conditions, more parents are asking why. A growing body of research points to unseen threats to all of us from exposure to chemicals in products like cleaning supplies, beauty care and cosmetics, home furnishings, plastics, toys and more. This book is a great guide to creating a healthy, nontoxic, and environmentally sound home. It shares easy clear steps on how to choose and use cleaning products, foods, home furnishings and much more. There are also lots of celebrity contributions, which are fun to read.
The second book is by our good friend and tireless environmental champion, Ed Begley Jr. His new book is called Living Like Ed, and we really can’t think of a better way to live. Ed is serious about green living– we know him, and we’re not foolin’! In the book, Ed shares his experiences on what works, what doesn’t–and what will save you money. There are tips for homeowners, renters, everyone. From quick fixes to bigger commitments and long-term strategies, Ed will help you make changes in every part of your life.
To see other great books we’ve selected on green building, green home improvement, organic gardening, water saving and MUCH more, click here to visit our books & DVDs section.
Comments
Caroline Nolan
April 8th, 2008 at 8:09 am
If anyone is interested in Green Roof design, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, a nonprofit, has just published its first book called Award Winning Green Roof Design (Schiffer Publishing). Every year, we give the Awards of Excellence for green roof, living wall and leadership in policymaking for living architecture. This book showcases the first five years of our award-winning projects including residential projects. enjoy!
victoria
April 9th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Hey! I work in the publishing industry, so I’m certainly all for buying books! What better use of paper is there?
But over all, this newsletter has gotten to be a lot more about buying stuff than about not buying, using, consuming…..
How about some more creativity about how NOT to buy so much stuff!?!?!?!
Yeah, if you NEED a new roof, by all means, make it a ‘Green’ roof.
If you NEED a new appliance, make sure it is Energy Star… etc, etc.
Let’s discuss new uses for old stuff that cannot perform its original function anymore.
What happens to your old roof? Does it just go to a landfill?
Can you sort out the stuff its made of and recycle the shingles by sending them to a company that makes road asphalt? Can you cut up the old wooden parts for your fireplace? If your roof was tile, can you use the old tiles to make a walkway or path around your garden?
What can you do with an old washing machine?
Dissasemble it. Take out the motor and wiring and strip out the copper. Can you dig a whole and put the old refrigerator in the ground with the opening up and use it (sans door) for a small water reservoir for your lawn, or maybe put an old window over it for a mini greenhouse for early spring vegetables?
Could we get more creative and not spend so much money please???
Have a Green Day!
Caroline Nolan
April 9th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Hi Victoria,
I agree with you — and would suggest in terms of books that people think about using their public libraries more!
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