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Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective 9 reviews Anne Nadakavukaren
Waveland Pr Inc, 2005
The Environment and a Bit More...
+ a satisfied customer once again + "Our Global Environment: A Global Perspective" + Interesting reading~ + Engaging read on environmental issues
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Green Building Products: The GreenSpec Guide to Residential Building Materials 5 reviews
New Society Publishers, 2006
Excellent Job of Research
+ Excellent Resource + An excellent catalog featuring the latest 'green' residential building material choices + Excellent Reference For Your Green Library
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Living Green: A Practical Guide to Simple Sustainability 19 reviews Greg Horn
Freedom Press, 2006
Important Read...
+ Good Intro to Living Green
I first saw this book at my doctor's office, and knew I needed to add this to my ever growing library of books on 'greening' our lives. I've done extensive research on living healthier and less toxic lives. We recently completed building a green home and I give talks to groups about how ...
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Green This! Volume 1: Greening Your Cleaning (Green This!) 60 reviews Deirdre Imus
Simon & Schuster, 2007
Lifestyle changing book!
+ Greenify your home + Great Book + Good, but sometimes vague
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Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet 2 reviews
Imagination Publishing, 2007
Fantastic
+ Hot ideas for a Cooler Planet
Hot Ideas for a Cooler Plant does a great job of celebrating Chicago's successful Cool Globes exhibition while also providing valuable insight into the critical problem of global warming. A perfect gift for anyone who wants to know more about how they can help prevent a global crisis. Beautiful ...
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Hands on Environmentalism 4 reviews Brent Haglund
Encounter Books, 2005
The Environmental Book of the Year
+ Our Environmental American Revolution + An intriguing survey of volunteer efforts which are making a difference
Hands on Environmentalism is the environmental book of the year. In time it may prove to be more than that. This book tells an important story and it tells it without the preaching from on high that too often is the hallmark of this field. Instead it tells the story that improving the envornment ...
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Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action in Your Community 2 reviews Bill McKibben
Holt Paperbacks, 2007
Interesting, useful, and highly readable
+ Global Warming Handbook for Action
This wonderful book is equally useful for those who are just beginning to learn about Global Warming and for those who are are already activists. The first couple of chapters give a clear and persuasive explanation of what is causing climate change and the impact these changes will have in the ...
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NOVA - World in the Balance: The Population Paradox 10 reviews
WGBH Boston, 2004
Informative and Eye-opening
+ World population concerns + Population
I first watched this program on PBS. It was very compelling and telling about how our world and the people in this world are suffering as a result of population growth. I now share this DVD with friends and family that have children or who are planning to have children. Definitely had an impact ...
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An Inconvenient Truth 1118 reviews Al Gore, Billy West
Paramount, 2006
WAKE UP ! The world's in danger!!
+ Al Gore is my hero
Excellent work Mr. Gore!! Very clear, eloquent, comprehensive, balanced, well researched and well presented. If after watching this DVD you still don't understand or care about global warming, you'd better get your I.Q. tested and start seeing a shrink. The problem is real and the consequences for ...
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Outgrowing The Earth 6 reviews Lester R. Brown
W. W. Norton & Company, 2005
must read for people who expect to eat in the future
+ Outgrowing The Earth by Lester Brown + enlightening review of the upcoming global food crisis + A sober, apparently scientific presentation of relevent facts
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Food to Live By: The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook (Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbk) 38 reviews Myra Goodman, Linda Holland, ...
Workman Publishing Company, 2006
Organic Foods
+ Best cookbook ever! + So many different options! + a cookbook for those of us looking to add more natural foods to our diets
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The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living 18 reviews Josh Dorfman
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007
Going green made easy
+ It's easy to be lazy & green! + Small Changes multiplied by Millions Means a Network Effect of New Green Consumers + This is the Living Green Dictionary!!!
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To Buy or Not to Buy Organic: What You Need to Know to Choose the Healthiest, Safest, Most Earth-Friendly Food 15 reviews Cindy Burke
Da Capo Press, 2007
answers the question being asked...
+ Very informative, helpful + Good to know! + Great for the organics beginner! + Easy to Read!
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Who Killed the Electric Car? 284 reviews Martin Sheen
Sony Pictures, 2006
Absolutely excellent documentary!
+ DVD lauched my interest not to buy another gas car. + Corporate malfeasance once again exposed + made many good points but missed one + Informative - an Eye Opening Look at the U.S. Auto Industry
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Organic Living in 10 Simple Lessons 3 reviews Karen Sullivan
Piatkus Books, 2001
Great introduction to Organic living
+ Very good, easy to follow advise + Simple wise advise
Loved the simple approach, but best of all learned Organics is not a marketing hype, but an increasing, interested way of life for many. This motivated me to search out organics, laws, labeling, government agencies and other web sites. I have learned Americans are bombarded with unnecessary ...
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The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time 50 reviews Elizabeth Rogers, Thomas M. Kostigen
Three Rivers Press, 2007
Should be a Reading Requirement
+ Going green
This book should be required reading for all Americans. In a practical non-preachy style, you'll be inspired to be greener! I was amazed at the simple things I can do to decrease my footprint, many without much of a sacrifice. The book is written in sections (such as beauty, home, shopping, ...
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Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build ... 18 reviews Daniel C. Esty, Andrew S. Winston
Yale University Press, 2006
Green to Gold
+ Green to Gold + Solid Book / Good Content + Must read + Green to Gold
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Greenhouse: The 200-Year Story of Global Warming 9 reviews Gale E. Christianson
Walker & Company, 1999
Excellent book on a sobering subject
+ Fascinating Historical & Current Global Warming Overview + A great synopsis...
I highly recommend this well-written, exhaustively researched history of global warming. The author takes us on the path of energy use by Western societies, in particular Britain and Europe, that began about 200 years ago with the insatiable burning of coal. Back then, for a while, at least, people ...
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Global Warming: The Signs and the Science 10 reviews Artist Not Provided
PBS (Direct), 2006
Alternative to "An Inconvenient Truth"
As a science teacher who specializes in the natural sciences, the topic of Global Warming is (finally) becoming an acceptable topic to introduce. Resistance has usually come from parents who see the teaching of Global Warming as linked to a political statement. Viewing of the film "An ...
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Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility 23 reviews Michael Shellenberger; Ted Nordhaus
Houghton Mifflin Co, 2007
A New Conversation
+ Thoughtful, provocative read + No action plan, but fresh point of view, worth reading anyway + accurate and necessary but incomplete
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