Living Green
Subtitle: the Missing Manual
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sebastopol
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781449379469
Subjects: Environmental Studies; Ecology; Environmental protection; Citizen participation; Human ecology; Environmental engineering; Engineering
Description: Taking care of the earth is more important than ever, but the problems we're facing can seem overwhelming. Living Green: The Missing Manual helps make earth-friendly decisions more manageable by narrowing them down to a few simple choices. This all-in-one resource is packed with practical advice on ways you can help the environment by making simple changes in your home routine, work habits, and the way you shop and get around town. You don't have to embark on a radical new lifestyle to make a difference. Living Green: The Missing Manual shows you how small changes can have a big impact. With t.
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Table of contents: title: Home Green Home: Creating a Safe, Earth-Friendly Place to Live; The Chemicals You Live With; How Household Chemicals Can Affect Your Health; Clean and Green: Environmentally Friendly Cleaning; Nontoxic Furnishings; A Greener Lawn; Save Energy, Money, and the Earth; How Efficient Is Your Home?; Should You Downsize?; Heating and Cooling Efficiently; Getting More out of Your Appliances; Water-Saving Strategies; Let There Be (Compact Fluorescent) Light; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; A Trashy Odyssey; How Low Can You Go? Aiming for Zero Waste; Reducing: Doing More with Less; Reusing: Use It Again, Sam.; title: Recycling: What Goes Around Comes AroundSo Hard to Say Goodbye: Special Problems in Recycling; Building and Remodeling; LEEDing the Way to Green Buildings; Principles of Green Building Design; Special Problems in Remodeling; Finding a Builder; Financing Green Construction; Raising a Green Family; Babies; Kids; Teens; Pets; Eating Green: It's Not Just Spinach Anymore; What's in That Cheeseburger?; Genetically Modified Foods; Go Organic; How Green Does Your Garden Grow?; Can I Ever Eat Out Again?; Responsible Shopping; Think Globally, Buy Locally; Buy Recycled; Giving Fair Trade a Fair Shake.; title: Compassion in FashionGreen Health and Beauty Products; Environmentally Friendly Gifts; Finding Companies That Get It; Going Green: Transportation and Travel; Getting Around Without a Car; Driving Smarter; Green Cars in Every Color; Long-Distance Travel; Ecotourism; Green Business Is Good Business; Greening the Workplace; Greener Business Travel; Buying Carbon Offsets; Corporate Giving; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Why We Need New Energy Sources; Wind Energy; Solar Energy; Water Power; Geothermal Plants; Bioenergy; Hydrogen Fuel Cells; Getting Involved; Activism Begins with You.