Wake Up and Smell the Planet

The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day

 
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Sustainability is the new "bling," and Grist knows how to wear it.

Not a guide about guilt, but about making little choices throughout the day that improve the planet.

Grist is the hottest online magazine covering sustainability and popular culture.

Like Grist, this is a quirky, humorous, entertaining, and sometimes irreverent read. We all have our morning routines, whether it's making coffee, walking the dog, feeding the kids, a shower and a shave, the office commute, or some combination thereof. And at each of these morning moments-in fact, at any given time throughout the day-we're making choices. What to eat, what to wear, how to dispose of dog poop or diapers, how to travel from point A to point B, where to have a post-work cocktail, and on, and on-this compact and resourceful handbook takes a look at how to simplify and "green" our daily choices, from the moment we get up in the morning, until we finally lay our heads down at night.

Grist magazine's news about green issues and sustainable living is far from predictable. A self-proclaimed "beacon in the smog," it provides some of the most refreshing and knowledgeable voices on how to live wisely and promote a healthy world. Consider this guide an off-line beacon, bringing Grist's edgy authority, impeccable research, and planetary cheerleading to a broader audience.

Product Details

  • Subtitle: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day
  • Media: Paperback Book, 175 pages
  • Publisher: Mountaineers Books (October 31, 2007)
  • ISBN-10: 1594850399
  • ISBN-13: 978-1594850394
  • Dimensions: 5.9 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.5 lbs
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Customer Reviews

  • Rating Full of fantastic tips for "greening" your daily routines  Oct 14, 2007 (30 of 32 found this helpful)

    This book gives you fun and easy ways to make your everyday chores more environmentally friendly, from choosing what to wear in the morning to what to do with kitty's doo doo. It's an easy, quick read, and I guarantee it'll give you some ideas you haven't thought of before. Even the smallest things can make a difference. One thing I'd like to see added in future books, when talking about coffee... it's important to get away from using coffee makers with hot plates. They waste a lot of energy. Purchase a coffee maker with a thermos for a pot. It will keep the coffee hot for hours, without sucking precious electrons out of the ground.

  • Rating A real book for real people  Nov 29, 2007 (14 of 14 found this helpful)

    I've never written one of these before, but when I was asked to review this book, I couldn't resist. It's hard to live green in the world today, but I feel every little bit counts. The thing I love about this book (beyond being easy and fast to read) is that it doesn't make you feel like a loser. It gives the straight-up this-is-what-is-killing-our-planet, and also the don't-lose-sleep-over-this-stuff. I know plastic coffee mugs aren't the best thing for the earth, BUT, I'd rather take a travel mug to the drive-thru coffee shops than throw away 5 paper/plastic cups a week. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to make a difference, even if they just start out with baby steps.

  • Rating Wake up and smell the planet  Oct 13, 2007 (11 of 14 found this helpful)

    Being ecologically responsible can be fun! The authors certainly had a ball writing this book -- full of laughs on what is a very serious subject. Well worth a read.

  • Rating not easy being green  Dec 7, 2007 (11 of 11 found this helpful)

    Is it possible for a guide to living green to go down easy? Over the course of it's day-to-night structure, this compact, printed on recycled paper with soy ink guide, reveals how just about every facet of modern life is founded upon wasteful, unsustainable, greenhouse gas-creating models. While infused with a realistic nod to the fact that we can't abide by all its suggestions, the information initially comes as a shock. But the suggestions seep in -- drive as little as possible, buy local and organic, use CFL light bulbs, neither paper nor plastic, bring your own bag, etc. This is information that we all need to have and however it gets out there is great. But who's going to send something similarly persuasive to global corporate heads?

  • Rating Some good tips  Dec 1, 2007 (8 of 8 found this helpful)

    A good place to look to maximize your earth friendly practices, although lots of tips are old hat for those who are usually interested in these things. Some good definitions though and the links to appropriate earth-friendlier businesses are appreciated. Worth supporting these clever and helpful folks and you'll probably learn a few things, too.

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