Book 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 this book, you will:
- Learn how to make your home energy efficient and free of toxic chemicals
- Discover how to reduce waste, repurpose and recycle, and do more with less
- Build and remodel earth-friendly homes with new techniques and materials
- Learn tips for buying organic food and what it takes to grow your own
- Get helpful information on fuel-efficient cars, including hybrid and electric models
- Make your workplace greener and more cost-effective -- from changes at your desk to suggestions for company-wide policies
- Explore how to choose renewable energies, such as wind and solar power
The book also provides you with ways to connect with like-minded people and offers a survey of exciting new green technologies. Learn how you can help the planet with Living Green: The Missing Manual.
Publisher resources
Table of contents
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Living Green: The Missing Manual
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- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. Living Green Begins at Home
- 1. Home Green Home: Creating a Safe, Earth-Friendly Place to Live
- 2. Save Energy, Money, and the Earth
- 3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- 4. Building and Remodeling
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II. Greening Your Lifestyle
- 5. Raising a Green Family
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6. Eating Green: It's Not Just Spinach Anymore
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What's in That Cheeseburger?
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Factory Farming
- Concern #1: Factory farms are too big.
- Concern #2: Factory farms are cruel.
- Concern #3: Factory farms misuse hormones and antibiotics.
- Concern #4: Factory farms cause disease.
- Concern #5: Factory-farmed food is less nutritious.
- Concern #6: Factory farms drive family farms out of business.
- Concern #7: Factory farms make bad neighbors.
- Concern #8: Factory farms cause pollution.
- The Meat Industry's Environmental Hoofprint
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Factory Farming
- Genetically Modified Foods
- Go Organic
- How Green Does Your Garden Grow?
- Can I Ever Eat Out Again?
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What's in That Cheeseburger?
- 7. Responsible Shopping
- 8. Going Green: Transportation and Travel
- III. A Greener World
- Index
- About the Author
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Product information
- Title: Living Green: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2009
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449379469
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