The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time
By Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, Three Rivers Press
Ask people for their opinions of the best ways to go green, and you’re bound to get myriad answers. Ask celebrity “green aficionados”—including Faith Hill, Robert Redford and Ellen DeGeneres—their ideas, and you get a tome of easy-to-implement ideas that both young and old alike will embrace. From refusing receipts at the gas pump to swapping your answering machine for a voice messaging service, this book is filled with a wealth of simple yet satisfying ideas. What’s more, the book provides insights about the specific challenges facing our global world and how the smallest changes we make can have a huge impact on our environment as a whole. $13.95
Cooking Green: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint in the Kitchen the New Green Basics Way
By Kate Heyhoe, Da Capo Lifelong Books
Many of us have embraced eating and cooking locally grown, organic foods, but rarely do we consider what it truly means to go green in the kitchen. Have you ever considered the energy efficiency of your cooking methods, tracked the energy output of your appliances or even considered the process used to manufacture your favorite cooking utensils? This book delves deep into the topic of being environmentally conscious through all facets of the cooking process—examining the impact your stainless steel appliances, gleaming granite countertops and the ingredients you choose to make your favorite dish can have on the planet. It provides insights into the “cook-print” each of us leaves behind, and how we can change purchasing, preparing and cooking methods to help minimize the impact on the environment. This book deserves a special spot among your favorite cookbooks. $17.95
365 Ways to Live Green For Kids
By Sheri Amsel, Adams Media
It’s never too early to have your kids jump on the green bandwagon. Parents, educators and camp counselors will love the wonderful ideas set forth in this book—simple, direct solutions that children can implement and understand. Written by an author with degrees in botany, zoology and anatomy, Amsel clearly addresses issues with which children and young adults can relate—while helping them understand that the three Rs—reducing, reusing and recycling—are as important as the traditional three Rs—reading, writing, ’rithmetic. $7.95
Maura Keller is a Plymouth mom, author, and freelance proofreader and writer.
