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Sleeping naked is green : how an eco-cynic unplugged her fridge, sold her car, and found love in 366 days
Title:
Sleeping naked is green : how an eco-cynic unplugged her fridge, sold her car, and found love in 366 days
Author:
Farquharson, Vanessa
ISBN:
9780547073286
Publication Information:
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pub. Co., c2009
Physical Description:
xiv, 267 p. ; 21 cm
Abstract:
Canadian journalist Farquharson takes readers on her 366-day journey to live a more environmentally conscious lifestyle, making one positive change each day. While a few changes are worthy (the author sells her car), some seem a bit bizarre (she turns off her fridge and freezer?though she doesn't divulge exactly where her food is coming from after that point) and many are superficial or symbolic efforts rather than well thought out and executed commitments. In her first month, for example, she pledges to check her tire pressure and opt for natural glass cleaners, while three months later she's promising to fill the kettle with exact amount of water needed,recycle her wine corks and forgo Q-tips
Subject:
Farquharson, Vanessa -- Friends and associates
Sustainable living
Green movement
Environmental protection -- Citizen participation
Journalists -- Canada
Summary:
Canadian journalist Farquharson takes readers on her 366-day journey to live a more environmentally conscious lifestyle, making one positive change each day. While a few changes are worthy (the author sells her car), some seem a bit bizarre (she turns off her fridge and freezer?though she doesn't divulge exactly where her food is coming from after that point) and many are superficial or symbolic efforts rather than well thought out and executed commitments. In her first month, for example, she pledges to check her tire pressure and opt for natural glass cleaners, while three months later she's promising to fill the kettle with exact amount of water needed,recycle her wine corks and forgo Q-tips