{"id":2715,"date":"2008-02-05T18:10:24","date_gmt":"2008-02-06T00:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/2008\/02\/05\/book-giveaway-tell-us-the-book-that-could-green-the-white-house\/"},"modified":"2008-02-05T18:10:24","modified_gmt":"2008-02-06T00:10:24","slug":"book-giveaway-tell-us-the-book-that-could-green-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/book-giveaway-tell-us-the-book-that-could-green-the-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Giveaway: Tell Us the Book That Could Green the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"books-and-castle-nufkin.jpg\"<\/a>In the spirit of the seemingly endless campaign for the presidency of the U.S., I am going to put a little green twist on a question that was raised on the PBS program, Bill Moyers Journal<\/a>, the other night. Moyers showed clips of one question that CBS’ Katie Couric<\/a> had asked of all the candidates she interviewed;<\/p>\n

“What is the one book, other than the Bible, that you would take with you into the White House as the next president<\/strong>?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But as soon as I heard the question, my irrational fascination with all things green led me to wonder, what book with an environmental<\/em> theme would I consider to be an essential read for the next president. I thought about that question a lot and came up with too many answers.\u00a0 Please help me flesh these out a little by helping me answer the green version of Katie Couric’s question:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

[Other than the Bible] what ‘green’ book should the next president take into the White House?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Leave a comment with the name of the green-themed book you think is a must read for the incoming president and you could win a book yourself. Here’s the catch, you’ve got to make a case for it.<\/p>\n

Valid entries will consist of a reply that is concise, clearly articulated and well-reasoned. One submission meeting those very simple requirements will be randomly drawn to win a copy of …<\/p>\n

Power of the People: America’s New Electricity<\/em><\/a> (2008) by NREL<\/a>‘s Carol Sue Tombari. A winner will be randomly drawn from all valid entries received by Friday February 8 at 5pm MST<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you choose a book that does not have an overt environmental theme, please be explicit about why you think it should\/could be. I am very interested in what you all have to say and I look forward to reading your responses. Be sure to leave a valid email address (that will only be used for notifying the winner).<\/p>\n

FYI: Video clips of the candidates’ answers to Katie Couric’s question can be seen here<\/a> and the text answers are below. Moyers viewers have posted several replies at his blog<\/a> and he has said he would answer the question soon himself (the non-green version).<\/p>\n