“Chris Turner, The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need, published by Knopf Canada. Turner embarked on … Continue reading The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need
Most people fear global warming and want a greener planet but they think that “going green” is a luxury they can’t afford. What if there were easy, simple things you could do that not only help protect the Earth but also help you get rich?
That’s the promise of David Bach’s Go Green, Live Rich, a practical, motivational book packed with fifty steps you can take to make your life, your home, and your shopping greener, while you follow a financial plan that puts you on a green path to wealth. As Bach says, “you really can go green, save money, and-if you’re smart-make a fortune by investing in green.” From driving the right car to making your home energy smart, Bach offers ways to spend less, save more, earn more, and pay fewer taxes. For every suggested change, he supplies resources, products, and services with phone numbers and website addresses so you can get started right away.
David Bach is on a mission to teach the world that you can live a great life by living a green life. With Go Green, Live Rich, you can live in line with your eco-values on the road to financial freedom.
As more and more people and companies enter the environmental arena,
the issues are getting less black and white (or more grey than green).
First biofuels were great, now we worry about their impact on growing
food crops. Is Company A’s sustainability mandate genuine, or are they
greenwashing? The latest debate here concerns BC’s new carbon tax – is
it a well-thought out attack on climate change, or political
grandstanding that discriminates against lower income citizens and the
rural population and fails to provide realistic incentives for
renewable energy alternatives?
That’s one of the reasons why we publish — to help you stay current
on the issues and give you the ideas, analysis, inspiration and
solutions you need. Stay tuned to our blog for green news and views every day, and check out our latest books below!
Continue reading “New Society News – It Ain’t Easy Being Green”
Become an Eco Chef – Learn about the conservation issues facing BC
fisheries and how you, as a consumer, can help make a difference. At
the same time, you can enjoy the favourite recipes of inspiring
Canadians like Sarah McLachlan and Peter Gzowski as well as local
heroes form BC’s coast.
The Greenpeace Green Living Guide reflects Greenpeace’s commitment to political and practical action. It offers real solutions for environmental living … Continue reading Greenpeace Green Living Guide
The remarkable, amusing and inspiring adventures of a Canadian couple
who make a year-long attempt to eat foods grown and produced within a
100-mile radius of their apartment.
When Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon learned that the average
ingredient in a North American meal travels 1,500 miles from farm to
plate, they decided to launch a simple experiment to reconnect with the
people and places that produced what they ate. For one year, they would
only consume food that came from within a 100-mile radius of their
Vancouver apartment. The 100-Mile Diet was born.
Published: Saturday, November 10, 2007
As
more vacationers have begun to contemplate the impact of their travels
on the planet, from the greenhouse gas emissions of their flights to
the litter they leave behind in scenic areas, mainstream travel
publishers have devised a new category of books to address their
concerns.
Read the article from Canada.com…
Continue reading “Travel guides publishing options for greener trips”
Energy Privatization in British Columbia
by John Calvert (Simon Fraser)
[from the publisher]
Cheap, reliable energy has been one of British columbia’s most important competitive advantages and a key contributor to the province’s prosperity. BC’s energy costs have been based on the actual cost of production. Under new government policy, future energy will not be generated by BC hydro, but will be purchased from private energy producers.
SO MANY BOOKS / SO LITTLE TIME
Proposals due October 23, 2007
“Give me books, fruit, French wine and fine weather and a little music out of doors, played by somebody I do not know.” — John Keats
Join Alternatives as we devote an entire special issue to the latest books that are breaking new green ground and shaping environmental thought. We are looking for book reviewers to join us in putting
together the issue’s collection of short and long reviews, which will complement excerpts and related articles.
The list below is not exhaustive, but it includes a selection of books for review that are currently in the Alternatives office. If you have a well-rounded grasp on a book topic, a desire to extract and analyze the
pearls of wisdom for a broad audience, and an engaging pen, then we look forward to receiving your offer to review one, or a pair, of the books below. If you know of a worthy book (published in 2007), video or other
media that is not on the list, and would like to review it or suggest a reviewer, we are also pleased to consider it.
We invite you to send us a short note (100 words maximum) on why you believe the book that you are willing to review is important. Published reviews will range from 100 to 700 words in length. We are primarily
interested in non-fiction works. Please provide us with an example of your writing and a brief (50 words maximum) bio.
PLEASE SEND YOUR LETTER OF INTEREST TO taarini @ alternativesjournal.ca
by October 23, 2007.
Continue reading “Alternatives Journal – Call for Book Reviewers”
Hot Air: Meeting Canada’s Climate Change Challenge by Jeffrey Simpson, Mark Jaccard, Nic Rivers Here’s a clear, believable book for … Continue reading Hot Air: Meeting Canada’s Climate Change Challenge
In her groundbreaking reporting from Iraq, Naomi Klein exposed how the trauma of the invasion was being exploited to remake … Continue reading The Shock Doctrine: the Rise of Disaster Capitalism
