Living Green: The Missing Manual

By: Nancy Conner
Publisher:: O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press
Released:: August 2009
Pages:: 320

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Description

Taking care of the earth is more important than ever. Living Green: The Missing Manual is an all-in-one resource packed with practical advice on ways you can help the environment by making relatively easy, earth-friendly changes in your home routine, work habits, and the way you shop and get around town. This book teaches you how a few small changes can have a big impact

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Table of Contents

Living Green Begins at Home
1. Chapter 1 Home Green Home: Creating a Safe, Earth-Friendly Place to Live
  1. The Chemicals You Live With
  2. How Household Chemicals Can Affect Your Health
  3. Clean and Green: Environmentally Friendly Cleaning
  4. Nontoxic Furnishings
  5. A Greener Lawn
2. Chapter 2 Save Energy, Money, and the Earth
  1. How Efficient Is Your Home?
  2. Should You Downsize?
  3. Heating and Cooling Efficiently
  4. Getting More out of Your Appliances
  5. Water-Saving Strategies
  6. Let There Be (Compact Fluorescent) Light
3. Chapter 3 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  1. A Trashy Odyssey
  2. How Low Can You Go? Aiming for Zero Waste
  3. Reducing: Doing More with Less
  4. Reusing: Use It Again, Sam
  5. Recycling: What Goes Around Comes Around
  6. So Hard to Say Goodbye: Special Problems in Recycling
4. Chapter 4 Building and Remodeling
  1. LEEDing the Way to Green Buildings
  2. Principles of Green Building Design
  3. Special Problems in Remodeling
  4. Finding a Builder
  5. Financing Green Construction
Greening Your Lifestyle
1. Chapter 5 Raising a Green Family
  1. Babies
  2. Kids
  3. Teens
  4. Pets
2. Chapter 6 Eating Green: It's Not Just Spinach Anymore
  1. What's in That Cheeseburger?
  2. Genetically Modified Foods
  3. Go Organic
  4. How Green Does Your Garden Grow?
  5. Can I Ever Eat Out Again?
3. Chapter 7 Responsible Shopping
  1. Think Globally, Buy Locally
  2. Buy Recycled
  3. Giving Fair Trade a Fair Shake
  4. Compassion in Fashion
  5. Green Health and Beauty Products
  6. Environmentally Friendly Gifts
  7. Finding Companies That Get It
4. Chapter 8 Going Green: Transportation and Travel
  1. Getting Around Without a Car
  2. Driving Smarter
  3. Green Cars in Every Color
  4. Long-Distance Travel
  5. Ecotourism
A Greener World
1. Chapter 9 Green Business Is Good Business
  1. Greening the Workplace
  2. Greener Business Travel
  3. Buying Carbon Offsets
  4. Corporate Giving
2. Chapter 10 Alternative and Renewable Energy
  1. Why We Need New Energy Sources
  2. Wind Energy
  3. Solar Energy
  4. Water Power
  5. Geothermal Plants
  6. Bioenergy
  7. Hydrogen Fuel Cells
3. Chapter 11 Getting Involved
  1. Activism Begins with You
  2. Environmentally Responsible Investing

Product Details

Title:

Living Green: The Missing Manual

By:

Nancy Conner

Publisher:

O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press

Formats:

Print
Ebook
Safari Books Online

Print Release:

August 2009

Ebook Release:

August 2009

Pages:

320

Print ISBN:

978-0-596-80172-4

| ISBN 10:

0-596-80172-6

Ebook ISBN:

978-0-596-80566-1

| ISBN 10:

0-596-80566-7

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About the Author

Nancy Conner

Nancy Conner holds a Ph.D. from Brown University and is the author of numerous books, including QuickBase: The Missing Manual and Google Apps: The Missing Manual. She lives in Ithaca, NY, recently named one of the greenest U.S. cities, where she shops for organic produce at the local farmers market and browses second-hand stores. Each day, she commutes up the stairs to her home office, where she works as an author, editor, and distance educator. Read Nancy's Living Green blog at missingmanuals.com.

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