Green reads for Earth Day
Going green is not just for Earth Day anymore.
Green has become the daily imperative. But the annual observance of this planet and its perils -- originated in 1970 by Denis Hayes, who now lives in Seattle -- does provide a time for a checkup on one's progress toward a more sustainable lifestyle.
Publishers are happy to help with new green titles in the spring. What follows are some of this season's most consumer-friendly titles. All are filled with practical advice, surprising findings, plus little preaching.
As co-authors Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King advise in their clear-minded new book on global warming: "Don't be 'greener than thou.' The evidence suggests that making people feel guilty makes them less likely to act, not more. And none of us has the right to be smug, no matter what we are doing to reduce emissions."