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The Monster Steam Mop: My New Weapon for Indoor Air Pollution
My new Monster steam mop cleans beautifully while helping me maintain my status as an indoor air quality militant. Here’s my review of the EZ1XL.
New Film on Keystone XL Pipeline Debunks Industry “PipeLIES”
On Tuesday, the Center for Media and Democracy released a new short film that sets out to debunk the many false claims — the films calls them “pipeLIES” — used by promoters of the Keystone XL pipeline. These industry…;
The Story of a Tomato Farmer: Lester R. Brown’s Breaking New Ground
Please note: Earth Policy Institute provided me with a free review copy of Breaking New Ground. I’ve been reading Lester Brown’s work for about ten years now, and in the [ … ]
City 2.0: Making Urban Centers Viable, Sustainable, Livable
Think of cities as cesspools of crime and pollution? Or vibrant hubs of economic, cultural, and social innovation? New TED book City 2.0 shares the ideas of twelve thinkers on how we make the world’s cities – now home to over half of us – viable and sustainable.
The New Global Food Crisis: Lester Brown’s Full Planet, Empty Plates
The phrase “global food crisis” may strike us in the developed world as a bit overblown. But in his new book Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity, Lester R. Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute, aptly demonstrates that our current food security situation is anything but normal… and could even represent the “weak link” to maintaining the standard of living to which we’ve become accustomed.
ReCraft: How to Upcycle Old Clothes into Beautiful Things
Got holey, worn old clothes laying around that you’d like to get rid of… responsibly? Before cutting them into rags or tossing them in the trash, take a look at the projects in this new book: you might just find more useful possibilities.
How to Kick the Habit: Beth Terry’s Plastic Free
Fellow blogger Beth Terry has largely eliminated plastic from her life. Her new book Plastic Free shows you how you can do this, too, and the many reasons you might want to.
Book Review: The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian’s Hunt for Sustenance by Tovar Cerulli
Tovar Cerulli is less famous as a former vegan then, say, Natalie Portman, but he is more interesting because now he is a vocal hunter and proponent of ethical hunting. He recounts this personal journey from veganism to hunting and omnivorism in his forthcoming book The Mindful Carnivore: A Vegetarian’s Hunt for Sustenance.
Awesome Books Document Folks Who Build Their Own Awesome Eco Homes
In preparation for building my own straw bale home, I have been spending a lot of time flipping through a few specific books for inspiration. Lloyd Kahn‘s series of titles, [ … ]
New Children’s Book Aims to Help Kids Understand the Gulf Oil Spill (and Giveaway)
Author’s note: Publisher HIS Publishing Co. sent me a free review copy of Patti Pelican and the Gulf Oil Spill. Unless you went on a media fast yesterday, you likely [ … ]
B.T. Hope’s Curse of the Bone Pirates: Lively, Eco-Themed Juvenile Fiction
We do a lot of book reviews here at sustainablog, but non-fiction tends to dominate… and the little bit of fiction we have covered is aimed at an adult audience. [ … ]
Small Wood-Burning Stoves For Small Homes: A Review
Wood stoves are a highly economical way to provide heat for your home if you have access to a woodlot or live in a remote or rural area. To get [ … ]