Don't throw it all away - Friends of the Earth
http://www.foe.co.uk/pubsinfo/pubscat/practical.html#dont_throw
This easy-to-read illustrated book, fully updated and expanded for 2004,
examines the throwaway society. It looks at what we buy and bin, the social
and environmental problems caused by over-consuming and creating so much
rubbish, and the potential for re-use and recycling. Offers practical
advice on what we can all do to cut consumption and waste - from recycling
the stuff of everyday life to major home improvements
From here to sustainability:Politics in the real world - Friends
of the Earth
http://www.foe.co.uk/pubsinfo/pubscat/big_issues.html#from_h
To many people, politics appears increasingly divorced from the problems
it needs to tackle. This book explains the joined-up approach to sustainability
the Government should take to prove its commitment. It proposes a radical
agenda of economic and political reform to help regain quality of life
and a shared sense of purpose
Green Living in the Urban Jungle by Lucy Seigle
https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1903998042/202-7069620-5846246
Chapters including Absolute Beginners, Go Wild with Food, The World's
Smallest Vegetable Patch and Green Scene provide green and organic options
for a dynamic urban existence. They explore everything from severing the
cord to your local supermarket, looking at some other more exciting shopping
options, thinking creatively about recycling and transport, to enjoying
a green night out. The City Focus sections keep motivation high by honing
in on some successful projects in UK cities from Cardiff to Leeds, and
excerpts from the author's diary reveal the real thrills and spills of
altering your lifestyle.
Timeless Simplicity: Creating Living in a Consumer Society
https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/190399800X/202-7069620-5846246
This is a book about simplicity - not destitution, not parsimoniousness,
not self-denial - but the restoration of wealth in the midst of an affluence
in which the author believes we are starving the spirit. It has to do
with having less and enjoying more - enjoying time to do the work you
love, enjoying time to spend with your family, enjoying time to pursue
creative projects, enjoying time for good eating, enjoying time just to
be. Another theme of the book concerns the future of our home, the Earth.
Our grandchildren will inherit an Earth with less than 20 per cent of
its original forests still intact, with most of the readily available
freshwater already spoken for, with most of the wetlands and reef systems
either destroyed or degraded. Sooner or later, the author believes, a
more frugal lifestyle will not only be desirable - it will become an imperative.
The Good Shopping Guide: Your Guide to Shopping with a Clear
Conscience by Charlotte Mulvey (Editor) with FOE
https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0954252918/202-7069620-5846246
If your till receipt is as important as your vote, then this book is the
official ethical shopping manifesto! The GOOD Shopping Guide is the complete
guide to ethical shopping. Using over 12 years of gold standard research
from the Ethical Consumer Research Association it reveals, in detail,
the human rights, animal welfare and environmental records of the 'ultimate
holding companies' behind over 700 every day consumer brands. There are
4 main reference sections: Good Home, Good Food & Drink, Good Money
and Good Health & Beauty. As well as the serious research and in depth
editorial, it is packed with beautiful photography - 40 full-page colour
shots of earth forms from the beautiful natural world. Above all, this
book is user-friendly and very revealing.
