Read Your Way Green

To kick things off here are the current results from last week’s poll:

It looks like out of those who voted the majority voted that they think Obama is doing a good job with helping the environment. That being the case, let’s hope he continues to do so, and there is always room for improvement when it comes to the environment.

As for this week’s poll, the question is: What Type of Books Do You Read (i.e. paperback, e-book)? Click Here to vote.

There are a lot of helpful books out there that help people to live a green life. Below you will find a few of my picks for helping to green your life, along with a way of compensating for the use of paperbacks.

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth’s natural beauty. This makes for a very nice children’s book.

Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives by Carolyn Steel
The gargantuan effort needed to feed cities across the world on a daily basis has a massive and vastly under appreciated social and physical impact on both human populations and the planet. The rise and impact of such American hallmarks as industrialized food and meat production, the supermarket, fast food restaurant chains, and processed edibles on city life is examined alongside the historical roots and the contemporary issues at each stage of the food cycle, from farm to plate to landfill. Original and inspiring, this is a warning call to the waste and destruction caused by today’s food systems, and a guide to correcting its errors.

Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living by Josh Dorfman
In The Lazy Environmentalist, Josh Dorfman-host of the Sirius Satellite Radio program of the same name-provides comprehensive guidance to fashion-forward consumers who are as concerned about the long-term health of our planet as they are about the design of their bathroom fixtures. Covering topics that range from clothing to electronic gadgetry, home decor to recreation, and gardening to financial investment, Dorfman lets us know which trends to watch and which eco-conscious products-cars, toothbrushes, cell phones, pet accessories-to buy.

365 Ways to Live Green: Your Everyday Guide to Saving the Environment by Diane Gow McDilda
365 Ways to Live Green will educate, inspire, and motivate you to do your part. With easy-to-implement tips, you’ll learn how to create biodegradable home cleaning products, find the hidden ingredients in bad-for-you-foods, invest in green technology and stocks, buy eco-friendly clothes and accessories, and choose the right plants to nourish your yard.

Love reading but hate the idea of cutting down trees just to do it, and also really dislike e-books? There is a nice option for those who really would rather not give up their paperback books. Roughly 20 million trees or so are cut down about every year to create the books sold in the U.S. This can be roughly compensated for. A company called Eco-Libris is aimed toward planting a tree for every book that you read, which costs you a dollar per tree. Simply go to their website by clicking here and you will see on their front page how to go about donating.

jennl | My Bio & Articles

Jennifer is a freelance writer, and has written for various health and environmental blogs, which includes running her own green living blog. Currently she is studying to become a C++ Programmer.