Hey Mr. Green
For years, Bob Schildgen (aka "Mr. Green") has been answering real-world questions about green living in his Sierra magazine column. Readers know they're getting up-to-the minute, authoritative responses, backed by the research and experience of the Sierra Club. But they've also come to expect a refreshing dose of common sense-and often a good laugh-because Bob is a funny guy with his feet on the ground.\ Now the editors of Sierra have distilled the best of "Hey Mr. Green" into this useful...
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When is the right time to replace an old refrigerator? Is it okay to knit a sweater with acrylic yarn? Is it more environmentally correct to buy beer in bottles or cans? For the last several years, Bob Schildgen’s popular “Hey Mr. Green” column has tackled real-world questions from real people. Readers trust his answers, which are backed by Sierra Club’s research, but they also enjoy his realism and irreverent humor. This book distills the best of the column into one enormously useful and entertaining resource. It’s organized by subject — household issues, food and drink, transportation, reuse and recycling, and “big picture” environmental questions — making it easy to find answers to common questions. Whether puzzling over the intricacies of product life cycles or taking a reader to task for blasting his air conditioner, Hey Mr. Green is an indispensable, opinionated, and authoritative guide to minding one’s environmental footprint.
Introduction 7At Home: On Cleaning Up, Keeping Cool, and Other Domestic Details 13Food for Thought: What to Eat, How to Drink, and Answers to Other Dietary Dilemmas 57Out and About: On Getting Around, Fueling Up, and Enjoying the Great Outdoors 95The Three Rs: How (and Why) to Reduce, Reuse, or Recycle Almost Everything 123The Big Picture: Thoughts on God, Government, and Other Dinner-Table Topics 145Notes 177Index 206Talk Back to Mr. Green 221About the Author 223
