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Featured Magazines
- Consumer ReportsGet the Expert, Unbiased Advice on how to save hundreds, even thousands on products and services.
- Natural Home MagazineOnline edition of publication -- an authority on green lifestyle and design. With an up-to-date outlook on current trends in sustainable building and wholesome living, Natural Home gives today’s eco-conscious homeowners the information they need to live in nurturing, healthy homes.
Favorite Books
75 Green Businesses gets you quickly up to speed on the fast-paced trends propelling the green economy and shows you where to find the opportunities.
Fred Pearce surveys his home and then sets out to track down the people behind the production and distribution of everything in his daily life, from his socks to his computer to the food in his fridge.
These engaging essays describe what sustainable agriculture is, why it began, and how it can succeed.
This straightforward guide provides multiple lists on good and bad choices for dozens of products and uses.
A complete guide to home improvement the environmentally friendly way, whether you want to redecorate or redesign.
From detailed instructions on turning old sweaters into hand-knotted rugs to tips on assessing local thrift shops and estate sales, Anderson makes re-styling a home practical and fresh at a very low cost.
An introduction and guide to accessible alternative energy sources for the average American.
Comparing a consumption-heavy lifestyle to a gas-guzzling SUV, Geagan arms readers with a dense but readable treatise on making healthier choices for body and planet.
The guide includes case examples, resources, questions to consider when making shopping decisions, and a chart showing the complex structure of the organic food industry.
Writers chronicle their personal experiences of gleaning—living, partially or completely, off the things others have thrown away
Green Business Practices For Dummies provides readers with the information they need to reduce the environmental impact of the business with out reducing their bottom line.
Written in a lively, accessible style, Green Cities takes the reader on a tour of the extensive economic literature on the environmental consequences of urban growth.
After making a strong case for sustainable building, they provide practical advice for the process from the layout and foundation to interior finishes and landscaping in this well- illustrated guide.
Sloan Barnett exposes the toxic truth behind the household products we use every day -- from laundry detergent to toothpaste to lipstick --- and offers an array of alternatives.
This comprehensive guide provides ideas and solutions for consumers who have made the decision to lead a more environmentally-conscious life.
Green Living For Dummies is packed with practical suggestions you can follow to make your lifestyle greener by doing as little damage as possible to the planet and the animal and plant life that depend on it.
These days, offering an innovative product or service is no longer enough to keep your business on the cutting edge. Customers want to know that they're supporting a sustainable, socially responsible company whose mission aligns with their values.
Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green-your road map to thrive and prosper as a green, ethical business in tough times and good times.
A desktop reference for any charitable organization to become greener, this essential book gives your organization the support it needs to take proactive steps to protect the environment while fulfilling its mission.
Concepts, processes, and products used in green projects are covered and all of the examples are centered around three broad principles of sustainable building: energy efficiency, resource conservation and healthy living environments.
Renovation that’s eco-friendly…AND economically smart
From Country Living contributing editor Randy Florke (Your House, Your Home) comes a gorgeous guide to decorating sustainably and inexpensively.
Save Energy Cut Your Bills is full of practical advice on how to cut your consumption and costs at home. From reducing your fuel and electricity use to generating your own energy, it has solutions that will work for you, however busy you are.
Green living is simply about moderation, efficiency, and—believe it or not—living less expensively. Shift Your Habit shows you how to make easy changes to your lifestyle that will do the most to benefit your budget and the planet.
Packed with helpful tips and surprising facts, this book--from the founders of the environmentally friendly brand of cleaning products, Method--is a totally informative and completely entertaining room-by-room guide to giving dirty the boot, the natural way.
Kibert describes the principles applicable to green building (environmentally sustainable building) as it pertains to larger commercial and institutional buildings, giving an overview of the entire building process and a detailed treatment of the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building assessment standard.
This idea-filled and inspirational work showcases model homes and products that make sense not only for the planet but also for down-to-earth budgets. Full-color photos throughout.
The Green House vividly illustrates the emerging collaboration between stylish architecture, interior design, and environmental responsibility.
This small volume describes in clear language the many synthetic chemicals found in everyday products and environments, discussing the risks, recommending alternatives, and surveying the history of chemical legislation (or lack thereof) in the US and elsewhere.
From eco-building to responsible shopping, political action to humanitarian relief, Worldchanging puts the power to solve problems into the reader's hands.
Thomas M. Kostigen reveals the vital missing link in today's environmental crisis: how we as individuals are connected to the most tenuous geography on the planet.
Web Sites of Interest
- U.S. Dept of EnergyThe Department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States and to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission.
- USDA Sustainability in AgricultureAs it pertains to agriculture, sustainable describes farming systems that are capable of maintaining their productivity and usefulness to society indefinitely. Such systems must be resource-conserving, socially supportive, commercially competitive, and environmentally sound.
- EPA's Office of Research and Development Sustainability ProgramThis Web site provides easy access to EPA programs and research activities related to: Safe and Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Water, Air, Climate and Energy, Safer Products for a Sustainable World.
- Energy StarEnergy efficient choices can save families about a third on their energy bill with similar savings of greenhouse gas emissions, without sacrificing features, style or comfort. ENERGY STAR helps you make the energy efficient choice.
- Texas Commission on Environmental QualityThe Texas Commission on Environmental Quality strives to protect our state's human and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development. Our goal is clean air, clean water, and the safe management of waste.
- San Antonio Office of Environmental PolicyOEP is committed to developing innovative, practical and wide-ranging environmental programs, city policies and regulations sustaining community-wide quality of life and economic growth
- U.S. Green Building Council's Green Home GuideProvides reviews and advice for green remodeling and living. Includes articles, directories of recommended products, and access to green building professionals and retailers.
- Environmental Working GroupOrganization's team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and their own laboratory tests to expose threats to health and environment, and to find solutions.
- Yahoo Green Living/Sustainable Development DirectoryYahoo directories focus searches to topical subject areas.
- The National Geographic Green GuideIntended for general consumers, GREEN GUIDE (in its book, magzine and online formats) shows people how to make small changes that add up to big benefits for their wallets, for their health, and, of course, for the health of the planet.
- Earth EasyMost of the pages on Eartheasy come from author's first-hand experience. The gardening pages, home-efficiency pages, recipes, non-toxic home care, natural pest control, and family play activities come from 30 years of past living experience. Others come from many hours in the library, on the web, interviewing 'experts' in various fields, and from many site visitors who've contributed a wealth of information.
- Greener Choices for a Better PlanetGreenerChoices.org, launched on Earth Day 2005 by Consumers Union, the non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, is a Web-based initiative to inform, engage, and empower consumers about environmentally-friendly products and practices.
- The Daily GreenThe Daily Green features daily news, tips, seasonal recipes and community photos. Features cover a variety of topics, including gardening, nutrition and food safety; saving money and energy at home, in the car and everywhere else; the latest research about global warming and the health risks of chemicals and toxic toys.
- Sustain LaneSustainLane.com is an online community where you can connect with local people interested in living healthy lives on a green planet. Our community members post and discuss local green news, events, tips, information, coupons and jobs. They also find and write user-reviews on more than 30,000 green products and local businesses across the country.
- Disney Family Going GreenMultitude of tips for the family on how to go green.
- Low Impact Living CalculatorThis household environmental calculator shows not only the carbon footprint but also energy, water, wastewater, trash, and stormwater runoff footprints of your home and lifestyle. In addition, it recommends projects based on your specific inputs that can save you money and/or reduce your environmental impact.
- Local HarvestThe best organic food is what's grown closest to you. Use this website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.
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