It’s Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living (Paperback)

Surveys find that over 80 percent of Americans agree with the goals of the environmental movement. Sadly, most Americans admit to doing little more than basic recycling when it comes to acting on that disposition. What is the reason for this great divide between environmental sentiment in this country and individual actions? Author and environmental consultant Crissy Trask seeks to answer this question-and solve the disparity-with a new book that makes it easy to be an environmenta (more…)

To Buy or Not to Buy Organic: What You Need to Know to Choose the Healthiest, Safest, Most Earth-Friendly Food (Paperback)

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“A slim, handy guide to how our food is produced and how to choose what to buy.” — Culinate.com, 6/8/07I’ve been hesitant to question the organic label because it offers such an easy answer, and I’ve worried that if I begin to tug on that string, pretty soon my whole natural fiber sweater will be unraveled and I won’t have a dominant food doctrine to blindly follow…Burke, who is a journalist and former chef, seeks to answer that question by delving into the polit (more…)

Bissell 1400B Little Green Multi-Purpose Compact Earth-Friendly Deep Cleaner

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Equipped with a 2-3/4 amp motor and safe to use on virtually all carpets, this compact-size Little Green multipurpose deep cleaner can handle both small and large clean-ups, even stubborn spots and stains, as effectively as a full-size machine. It combines a cleaning spray with powerful suction to lift spills before they set in–much better than store-bought chemical cleaners, which get sprayed on or rubbed in, pushing stains deeper into carpet or upholstery fibers. The (more…)