Go Green: How to Build an Earth-Friendly Community
Go Green is an indispensable resource for those who are ready to stop talking the talk and start walking the walk! There is a huge movement already underway toward going green, living sustainably, and creating a smaller carbon footprint. This book tells you how to get started. Homeowners, students, profes sionals and elected officials can all learn valuable solutions to saving money and energy. Go Green offers user-friendly suggestions for:\ Remodeling an existing home to create a healthier,...
Search in google:
"The world is a better place because Nancy Taylor is in it. In this much-needed and most welcome book, Taylor provides simple, clear stories about powerful ways we can change our daily lives to leave the world of the future better than that of the past."--Devra Davis, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director of the Center for Environmental Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public HealthGo Green is an indispensable resource for those among us who are ready to stop talking the talk and start walking the walk! There is a huge movement already underway towards going green, living sustainably, and creating a smaller carbon footprint. This book provides the means to do so. Homeowners, students, professionals and elected officials can all learn valuable solutions to save money, energy and combat global warming. Go Green offers user-friendly suggestions for individuals, schools, hospitals, businesses and communities. Nancy Taylor, has written a weekly column called "Going Green" for the last five years for the newspaper Planet Jackson Hole. In her community, she teaches the course "The Art of Green Living and Building." She is currently working with a committee to draw up green-building guidelines for the town of Jackson and Teton County, Wyoming.
Introduction x Chapter 1 Save Energy, Save Money 1Chapter 2Remodel Green: Here Comes the Sun 12Chapter 3Green Building 28Chapter 4Green Schools and Hospitals 42Chapter 5Cars, Trains and Planes: Energy Solutions 59Chapter 6Local, Organic, Sustainable Food 75Chapter 7Save Water, Recycle 89Chapter 8Alternative Energy 105Chapter 9The Looking Glass 118Chapter 10The Long View 132Notes 136Resources 140Index 161
