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Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is
Undermining the Enviromental Revolution
by Heather Rogers

Rogers detailed everything that is wrong about wasteful packaging and choked landfills. Here she exposes how the “green” movement is failing to live up to the promise of sustainability and stewardship of the environment when the solutions are hijacked by economic and political interests. Industrial organic farms now resemble the conventional farms they were meant to replace; biofuels such as ethanol and palm oil raise food prices and replace precious rain forests, displacing indigenous peoples and creating more greenhouse gases than they save; carbon dioxide–offsetting projects are mismanaged into failure. Yet, despite the title, Rogers found solutions that do work, such as truly organic farming methods, cutting-edge green architecture in Germany and the UK, and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Publisher's Weekly Starred Review
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In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart
by Alice Waters

"Waters, restaurateur and chef extraordinaire, showcases basic cooking techniques every cook can and should master along with recipes using each method in this slim and attractive book. Derived from a Slow Food Nation event she helped organize, where notable chefs and foodies provided demonstrations on foundational procedures, Waters highlights a set of techniques that are universal to all cuisines. She covers the most basic of the basics, from stocking the pantry and washing lettuce to boiling pasta and wilting greens. In typical Waters fashion, recipes showcase just a few simple ingredients, allowing the natural flavors of the food to shine" Publisher's Weekly Starred Review.
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Do One Green Thing: Saving the Earth Through Simple, Everyday Choices
by Mindy Pennybacker

"This straightforward guide provides multiple lists on good and bad choices for dozens of products and uses. From an opening chapter on just why bottled water is the wrong choice in very nearly every instance imaginable to sections on fish, meat, and produce, Pennybacker includes not only “Choose it/Lose it” tables but also clearly elucidates why one should reach for canned wild salmon caught in Alaska as opposed to its farmed equivalent from the eastern seaboard.."Booklist
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