Green Living
There are many things you, the consumer, can do to make the planet a healthier place to live. These, and other similar books, can be found in the Adult nonfiction section.
| Food |
| Household/Health & Beauty |
| In the Workplace |
| In the Yard |
| Recycling |
| Remodeling/Building |
| Shopping/Finances |
| Transportation/Travel |
Food
Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. 2007.
(641.0973 K). Also available: CD, eBook
Kneidel, Sally Stenhouse. Veggie Revolution: Smart Choices for a Healthy Body and a Healthy Planet. 2005. (613.262 K).
Lappé, Anna. Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen. 2006. (641.302 L).
Manning, Ivy. The Farm to Table Cookbook: The Art of Eating Locally. 2008.
(641.5636 M).
Roseboro, Ken. The Organic Food Handbook: A Consumer’s Guide to Buying and Eating Organic Food. 2006. (641.302 R).
Household / Health & Beauty
Bawden-Davis, Julie. Indoor Gardening the Organic Way: How to Create a Natural and Sustaining Environment for Your Houseplants. 2007. (635.965 B).
Hunter, Linda Mason. Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home. 2005. (648.5 H).
Imus, Deirdre. Greening Your Cleaning. 2007. (648.5 I).
Imus, Deirdre. Growing Up Green: Baby and Childcare. 2008. (649.1 I).
Jeffery, Yvonne. Green Living for Dummies. 2008. (640 J).
Loux, Renee. Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home. 2008. (640 L).
McDida, Diane Gow. The Everything Green Living Book : Easy Ways to Conserve Energy, Protect Your Family's Health, and Help Save the Environment. 2007. (640 M).
McDida, Diane Gow. 365 Ways to Live Green: Your Everyday Guide to Saving the Environment. 2008. (332.72 M).
Sivertsen, Linda. Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life. 2008. (Adult Nonfiction -Teen 333.72 S).
Strutt, Christina. A Guide to Green Housekeeping: Live a Calmer, Healthier Life, Recycle and Reuse, Clean Naturally, Garden Organically. 2008. (648.5 S).
Trask, Crissy. It’s Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth Friendly Living. 2006. (640 T).
Uliano, Sophie. Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life. 2008.
(333.72082 U). Also available: eBook
Yarrow, Joanna. How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: 365 Simple Ways to Save Energy, Resources, and Money. 2008. (640 Y).
In the Workplace
Carlson, Kim. Green Your Work: Boost Your Bottom Line While Reducing Your Carbon Footprint. 2008.
Dallas, Nick. Green Business Basics: 24 Lessons for Meeting the Challenges of Global Warming. 2009. (363.73874 D).
Esty, Daniel. Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage. 2006. (658.4083 E).
Hirshberg, Gary. Stirring it Up: How to Make Money and Save the World. 2008.
(338.7637 H).
Makower, Joel. Strategies for the Green Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the New World of Business. 2009. (658.4083 M).
McKay, Kim. TRUE GREEN @ WORK: 100 Ways You Can Make the Environment Your Business. 2008.
Noon, Kevin Francis. Green Wealth. 2007. (332.63242 N).
Townsend, Amy K. Green Business: A Five-Part Model for Creating an Environmentally Responsible Company. 2006. (658.4083 T).
Velte, Toby J. Green IT: Reduce Your Information System’s Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line. 2008. (658.4038 V).
In the Yard
Garrett, Howard. Organic Manual: Natural Organic Gardening and Living for Your Family, Plants, and Pets. 2008. (635.0484 G).
Scott, Nicky. Composting: An Easy Household Guide. 2007. (631.875 S).
Rodale’s Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. 2009. (635.0484 R).
Tukey, Paul Boardway. The Organic Lawn Care Manual: A Natural Low-Maintenance System for a Beautiful, Safe Lawn. 2007. (635.9647 T).
Recycling
Recycle: The Essential Guide. 2006. (363.7282 R).
Stein, Kathy. Beyond Recycling: A Re-user’s Guide. 1997. (628.4458 S).
Remodeling / Building
Davis, Sid. Your Eco-Friendly Home: Buying, Building, or Remodeling Green. 2009.
(643.12 D).
DeGunther, Rik. Solar Power Your Home for Dummies. 2008. (690.8370472 D).
Energy Efficient Building: The Best of Fine Homebuilding. 1999. (696 E).
Freed, Eric Corey. Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies. 2008. (690.8047 F).
Ramsey, Dan, with David Hughes. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Solar Power for Your Home. 2007. (697.78 R ed. 2).
Roberts, Jennifer. Good Green Kitchens. 2006. (643.3 R).
Wilson, Alex and Mark Piepkorn, eds. Green Building Products: The GreenSpec Guide to Residential Building Materials. 2008. (693.8 G ed. 3).
Shopping / Finances
Blanchard, Tamsin. Green is the New Black: How to Change the World with Style.
2007. (646.3 B).
Garrett, Leslie. The Virtuous Consumer: Your Essential Shopping Guide for a Better, Kinder, Healthier World. 2007. (381.33 G).
MacEachern, Diane. Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World. 2008. (333.72 M).
Uliano, Sophie. Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth Friendly Life. 2008.
(333.72082 U). Also available: eBook
Transportation / Travel
Lorimer, Kerry. Code Green: Experiences of a Lifetime. 2006. (910.202 L).
Yost, Nick. The Essential Hybrid Car Handbook: A Buyer’s Guide. 2006. (629.2293 Y).