]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/books Blog Articles Tagged with 'books' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149200?rsstype=tag&tag=books New Guide to Oil Depletion for Local AuthoritiesWhether it's Boulder, Colorado enacting a carbon tax; Sydney becoming Australia's first carbon-neutral government body; or Somerset County Council becoming the first Transition Local Authority in ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149200?rsstype=tag&tag=books Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:39:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148625?rsstype=tag&tag=books Renew magazine has, for well over 25 years, been the digest that Australians have turned to when they wanted detailed how-to information for living a more sustainable life. A large part of its appeal has been its down-to-earth persona. This is no glo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148625?rsstype=tag&tag=books Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:25:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146120?rsstype=tag&tag=books Photo via Arwen Abendstern Feel like voting for a good idea and helping to make it happen? Dream Village has come up with a great idea for writing inspirational true-story books for kids that get them revved up about social change and environmental ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/146120?rsstype=tag&tag=books Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:14:42 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143732?rsstype=tag&tag=books Image source: David Paul Morris/Getty ImagesStudies show it takes as little as 2.5 seconds to make a purchasing decision. Companies today know they have less than 2 seconds to catch your eye, lure you in and make you a customer - hook line and sink... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143732?rsstype=tag&tag=books Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:25:29 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/143358?rsstype=tag&tag=books I've seen the movie, I've watched the TV show, now I'm reading the book. Friday Night Lights, the movie, focuses on the personal stories of football players for Permian High School in Odessa, Texas in their chase of the Texas state high school cham... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/143358?rsstype=tag&tag=books Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:56:17 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143151?rsstype=tag&tag=books Photo provided by BioneersThink of Janine Benyus, and your brain will likely bounce right to biomimicry. Benyus is someone we've talked about often before, but just to refresh you, she is the president of the Biomimicry Institute and spoke at last we... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143151?rsstype=tag&tag=books Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:25:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143153?rsstype=tag&tag=books Most people complain of hating high school. But that might be because they didn't get to do cool stuff like make an electric car - or it is because they didn't go to High Tech High. HTH started in 2000 as a single charter school, but it has grown by ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/143153?rsstype=tag&tag=books Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:59:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/142356?rsstype=tag&tag=books Tomorrow in London the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IFEES) will launch a Muslim Green Guide to Reducing Climate Change at the Islamic Cultural Centre and the London Central Mosque. The 20-page guide explains the impact o... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/142356?rsstype=tag&tag=books Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:27:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-base/142106?rsstype=tag&tag=books Once again, I have a stack of great books sitting on the Sciencebase desk ready for review.First up is Go Green - How to Build an Earth-Friendly Community, which you will be pleased to learn has been published on apparently sustainable paper. The aut... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-base/142106?rsstype=tag&tag=books Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:00:45 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/141126?rsstype=tag&tag=books The journey of the UK ethical fashion label People Tree has been a remarkable one. As founder Safia Minney says in the introduction of her new book By Hand the story started in Japan in 1991 and 14 years later I found myself sitting at the World Eco... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/141126?rsstype=tag&tag=books Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:22:51 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140676?rsstype=tag&tag=books Like all industries, the non-profit sector has its fair share of pockmarks and blemishes. Yet while it seems easy to take unflattering insider accounts from certain industries -- say, the energy and chemicals industries -- at face value, it is much m... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140676?rsstype=tag&tag=books Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:20:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140316?rsstype=tag&tag=books Like all industries, the non-profit sector has its fair share of pockmarks and blemishes. Yet while it seems easy to take unflattering insider accounts from certain industries -- say, the energy and chemicals industries -- at face value, it is much m... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/140316?rsstype=tag&tag=books Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:26:09 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dot-earth/139939?rsstype=tag&tag=books Are parrots too smart for people to keep captive?... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dot-earth/139939?rsstype=tag&tag=books Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:00:33 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/139425?rsstype=tag&tag=books Van Jones is one busy man. Based in Oakland, CA, the civil rights and environmental activist has been working tirelessly for the last decade and a half first as the co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, then Color of Change tw... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/139425?rsstype=tag&tag=books Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:07:53 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/139075?rsstype=tag&tag=books Apple has greened its MacBook, much to Greenpeace's delight. Is the iPod next?How bad is formaldehyde, really? Get the facts before bringing any more into your home.With the holiday season looming, the time is right for Celebrate Green! Creating Eco... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/139075?rsstype=tag&tag=books Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:44:26 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/138426?rsstype=tag&tag=books Farms, inns, bed & breakfasts of all sorts dot Go Slow England, a collection of insights written into the best Slow places to stay in the English countryside. Rapturously reviewed by the authors, these houses and halls and campgrounds are tied toget... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/138426?rsstype=tag&tag=books Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:40:19 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/137916?rsstype=tag&tag=books I wrote a review of Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded over at Climate411.org:New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, has completed his transformation from Middle East specialist to green energy expert. He wa... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/137916?rsstype=tag&tag=books Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:09:07 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136869?rsstype=tag&tag=books (Photo from The Mainichi)Today, we had the first snow of the year at Mt Tateyama in Toyama prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The Japanese Alps are a long mountain range with many peaks over 3,000 meters of still active volcanos. It reminds me of author... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136869?rsstype=tag&tag=books Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:50:26 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136579?rsstype=tag&tag=books There are some words that are difficult to translate across languages, and mottainai is one of them. But author Mariko Shinju's gives it a shot with the English translation of her book Mottainai Grandma, which teaches kids the basics of the 3Rs, but ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/136579?rsstype=tag&tag=books Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:26:25 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/136262?rsstype=tag&tag=books What a scary thought. Why would anyone ever want to ban The Lorax? In 1989, the Laytonville, CA Unified School District tried to do just that. They challenged the book based on someone's belief that it criminalizes the foresting industry.Why am I bri... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/136262?rsstype=tag&tag=books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:49:36 -0400