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Making It by Kelly Coyne Publisher Comments If you have ever wondered how to grow vegetables in an apartment, build a chicken coop, homebrew beer, or make your own soap from scratchthis book is for you. The essential guide to becoming a producer instead of a consumer, Making It is full of... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper 
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Green Guide: The Complete Reference for Consuming Wisely by National Geographic Publisher Comments Paper or plastic? Organic or conventional? In a world that is rapidly going "green," how does the average person make decisions that are smart for the family—and good for the planet? The Green Guide is here to help, with the concepts and choices for... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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How Bad Are Bananas?: The Carbon Footprint of Everything by Mike Berners-Lee Publisher Comments Is it more environmentally friendly to ride the bus or drive a hybrid car? In a public washroom, should you dry your hands with paper towel or use the air dryer? And how bad is it really to eat bananas shipped from South America? Climate change is... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Clean Tech Revolution: Discover the Top Trends, Technologies, and Companies to Watch by Ron Pernick Publisher Comments Newly revised with the latest market trends and growth opportunities In The Clean Tech Revolution, authors Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder identify the major forces that have pushed clean tech from back-to-the-earth utopian dream to its current revolution... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen Staff Pick From the creators of the urban homestead blog HomeGrownEvolution.com comes this thorough and accessible manual to self-sufficient city living. Whatever your desired skill — beekeeping, dumpster diving, greywater, vermiculture, lacto-fermentation... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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True Green Life: In 100 Everyday Ways by Kim Mckay Publisher Comments National Geographics very popular True Green series has always featured a winning blend of easy-to-follow advice, informative or surprising facts, and dynamic illustrations, integrated by a simple, clean design. Now, in our fifth title, we explore the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Energy: Use Less-Save More: 100 Energy-Saving Tips for the Home (Chelsea Green Guides) by Jon Clift Publisher Comments ENERGY: USE LESS--SAVE MORETHE CHELSEA GREEN GUIDES--A NEW SERIES OF POCKET-SIZED BOOKS TO HELP SAVE THE EARTH!Did you know that lowering the temperature of your thermostat by a mere 2 degrees Fahrenheit could reduce your energy bill by 10 percent? Or... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: An Easy Household Guide (Chelsea Green Guides) by Nicky Scott Publisher Comments REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE: AN EASY HOUSEHOLD GUIDETHE CHELSEA GREEN GUIDES--A NEW SERIES OF POCKET-SIZED BOOKS TO HELP SAVE THE EARTH!Do you know what to do with your old cell phone? Where you can responsibly dispose of old medicines? What happens to the... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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50 Simple Steps to Save the World's Rainforests: How to Save Our Rainforests with Everyday Acts by Kim Henderson Publisher Comments Despite the very best conservation and environmental policy-making efforts, at least 80,000 acres of tropical rainforest disappear each day. If action is not taken now, experts estimate that the world's rainforests will mostly disappear within 50 years... (read more) Your price: $10.95 New - Trade Paper
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Do One Green Thing (10 Edition) by Mindy Pennybacker Publisher Comments If you can only read and reference one green thing, make it this book: an easily comprehensible, clearly presnted source for green living. Everything you need to know is right here at your fingertips. Unlike a lot of other overwhelming green guides... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Going Green: A Wise Consumer's Guide to a Shrinking Planet by Sally Kneidel Publisher Comments Going Greenfocuses on the biggest environmental culprits of the American lifestyle-diet, housing, clothing, and transportation-and provides practical, effective steps we can take to reduce our carbon footprint and live more sustainably. Comprehensive and... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $11.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Scavengers' Manifesto by Anneli Rufus Publisher Comments Destined to become the bible for a bold new subculture of eco-minded people who are creating a lifestyle out of recycling, reusing, and repurposing rather than buying new. An exciting new movement is afoot that brings together environmentalists... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Healthy Home: Simple Truths to Protect Your Family from Hidden Household Dangers by Dave Wentz Publisher Comments In The Healthy Home, father-and-son team Dr. Myron Wentz and Dave Wentz walk readers room-by-room through a typical house, pointing out the surprising health risks posed by the everyday products and behaviors of any modern family. With the help of... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Little Green Handbook: Seven Trends Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ron Nielsen Publisher Comments Published for the first time in the United States, The Little Green Handbook is a unique reference work that illustrates the most important global developments facing us today, explains them, and suggests area for positive change. It relates... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth by Jim Merkel Publisher Comments Imagine you are first in line at a potluck buffet. The spread includes not just food and water, but all the materials needed for shelter, clothing, healthcare, and education. How do you know how much to take? How much is enough to leave for your... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things by John C. Ryan and Alan T. Durning Publisher Comments If you don't know your stuff, you don't know your world. Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things takes you to the places and people you touch every day-when you sip your coffee, tie your shoes, click your mouse, or step on the gas. Once you follow a... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability by David Owen Publisher Comments Read David Owen's posts on the Penguin Blog. From the acclaimed New Yorker writer, a thought-provoking, innovative, and challenging new approach to protecting our environment. Most Americans think of cities as ecological nightmares-wastelands of concrete,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Scavengers' Manifesto by Anneli Rufus Publisher Comments Destined to become the bible for a bold new subculture of eco-minded people who are creating a lifestyle out of recycling, reusing, and repurposing rather than buying new. An exciting new movement is afoot that brings together environmentalists... (read more) Your price: $5.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Whole Green Catalog: 1,000 Best Things for You and the Earth by Michael W. Robbins Publisher Comments As interest in living a sustainable life has exploded, so has the green marketplace. It has become difficult to distinguish companies that provide truly eco-friendly products and services from those that greenwash. Now, from the company that founded... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Green's Not Black & White: The Balanced Guide to Making Eco Decisions by Dominic Muren Publisher Comments (back cover) YES . . . There are many lifestyle choices you can make to help the environment, from using cloth rather than disposable diapers to buying Fair Trade goods. BUT . . . Do you know the bigger picture? How much energy are you using to wash... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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