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Greening Our World

Resources for Earth Friendly Living, rev. March 2009

Stewardship

• Bargaining for Eden: The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America, by Stephen Trimble. University of California Press, 2008.
• Conservation of Rare or Little-Known Species: Biological, Social and Economic Considerations, edited by Martin G. Raphael. Island Press, 2007.
• Ecological Restoration: Principles, Values and Structure of an Emerging Profession, by Andre F. Clewell. Island Press, 2007.
• Environmental Science for Students. Sustainability in the 21st Century (DVD). Schlessinger Media, 2008.
• First along the River: A Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement, by Benjamin Kline. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007.
• First Steps: Conserving Our Environment, by Joseph Zammit-Lucia. Matte Press, 2008.
• Insatiable Appetite: The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World, by Richard P. Tucker. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007.
• Is God Green? (DVD). Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2006.
• Not One Drop: Betrayal & Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, by Riki Ott. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008.
• A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir, by Donald Worster. Oxford University Press, 2008.
• The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems: Measuring the Land, Waters and Living Resources of the United States. The H. John Heinz III Center for Science. Island Press, 2007.
• State of the Wild 2008-2009: A Global Portrait of Wildlife, Wildlands and Oceans. Island Press, 2009.
• Sustainability Indicators: A Scientific Assessment, edited by Tomas Hak, Bedrich Moldan and Arthur Lyon Dahl. A project of SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) of the International Council for Science. Island Press, 2007.
• The Vanishing Present: Wisconsin’s Changing Lands, Waters and Wildlife, edited by Donald M. Waller and Thomas P. Rooney. University of Chicago Press, 2008.

Everyday Lives

• The Climate Diet: How You Can Cut Carbon, Cut Costs and Save the Planet, by Jonathan Henry Harrington. Earthscan, 2008.
• Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite out of Global Warming, by Laura F. Stec with Eugene C. Cordero. Gibbs Smith Publisher, 2008.
• Design Your Natural Midwest Garden, by Patricia Hill. Trails Books, 2007.
• Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-friendly Choices for You and Your Home, by Renée Loux. Rodale, 2008.
• The Everything Green Wedding Book: Plan an Elegant, Affordable, Earth-Friendly Wedding, by Wenona Napolitano. Adams Media, 2008.
• Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-friendly Life, by Sophie Uliano. Collins, 2008.
• Green Baby, by Susannah Marriott. Dorling Kindersley, 2008.
• Green Cleaning for Dummies, by Elizabeth B. Goldsmith and Betsey Sheldon. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
• The Green Gardener’s Guide: Simple, Significant Actions to Protect and Preserve Our Planet, by Joe Lamp’l. Cool Springs Press, 2006.
• Green, Greener, Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-Smart Choices a Part of Your Life, by Lori Bongiorno. Perigee Book, 2008.
• Green: Your Place in the New Energy Revolution, by Jane Hoffman and Michael Hoffman. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
• A Greener Christmas, editor-in-chief, Sheherazade Goldsmith. Dorling Kindersley, 2008.
• Green-up Your Cleanup, by Jill Potvin Schoff. Creative Homeowner, 2008.
• Going Green: A Wise Consumer’s Guide to a Shrinking Planet, by Sally Stenhouse Kneidel and Sadie Kneidel. Fulcrum Publishing, 2008.
• Hey Mr. Green: Sierra Magazine’s Answer Guy Tackles Your Toughest Green Living Questions, by Bob Schildgen. Sierra Club, 2008.
• Homemade: How To Make Hundreds of Everyday Products Fast, Fresh and More Naturally. The Reader’s Digest, 2007.
• Knack Clean Home, Green Home: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Eco-Friendly Homekeeping, by Kimberly Delaney. Knack, 2009.
• Live an Eco-Friendly Life: Smart Ways to Get Green and Stay That Way, by Natalia Marshall. A Perigee Book, 2008.
• Llewellyn’s 2009 Green Living Guide. Llewellyn Worldwide, 2009.
• Low Carbon Diet: A 30-day Program to Lose 5,000 Pounds, by David Gershon. Empowerment Institute, 2006.
• A Natural Sense of Wonder: Connecting Kids with Nature through the Seasons, by Rick Van Noy. University of Georgia Press, 2008.
• Remake Restyle Reuse: Easy Ways to Transform Everyday Basics into Inspired Design, by Sonia Lucano, photography by Fred Lucano. Watson-Guptill Publications, 2008.
• Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet: Everyday Things to Help Solve Global Warming, by Eric Sorensen and the staff of Sightline Institute. Sierra Club Books, 2008.
• Squeaky Green: The Method Guide to Detoxing Your Home, by Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry with Rima Suqi. Chronicle Books, 2008.
• Success with Water-saving Gardens, by Graham Clarke. Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd., 2007.
• Thepurplebook Green: An Eco-friendly Online Shopping Guide, by Hillary Mendelsohn and Ian Anderson. The Purple Book LLC, 2008.
• When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-reliance, Sustainability and Surviving the Long Emergency, by Matthew R. Stein. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008.
• You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link between What We Do and What that Does to Our Planet, by Thomas Kostigen. HarperOne, 2008.

Buildings

• The Basics of Permaculture Design, by Ross Mars. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2005.
• Building Trades II. Thermal Insulation and Vapor Barriers (DVD), Bilingual Version. Shopware, 2006.
• The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-fuel Habit, by Stephen and Rebekah Hren. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008.
• Choosing Green: The Homebuyer’s Guide to Good Green Homes, by Jerry Yudelson. New Society Publishers, 2008.
• The Complete Guide to a Green Home: The Good Citizen’s Guide to Earth-Friendly Remodeling & Home Maintenance, by Philip Schmidt. Creative Publishing International, 2008.
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Building and Remodeling, by Bill Queen and Lisa Iannucci. Alpha Books, 2009.
• Creating a Sustainable Home: A Practical Guide to Building, Remodeling, or Retrofitting your Home for Healthy Living, by Georgia Mayfield. Independent Publishers Group, 2009.
• Energy Efficient Homes for Dummies, by Rik DeGunther. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
• GoingGreen: Every Home an Eco-home (DVD). Going Green Productions; Green Planet Films, 2005.
• Green Design: A Healthy Home Handbook, by Alan Berman. Frances Lincoln, 2008.
• Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy and Energy-efficient Home Construction: A Builder’s Guide, by David Johnston and Scott Gibson. Taunton Press, 2008.
• Green House: Eco-friendly Disposal and Recycling at Home, by Norm Crampton. M. Evans. Distributed by National Book Network, 2008.
• Green Remodeling: Your Start toward an Eco-friendly Home, by John D. Wagner. Creative Homeowner, 2008.
• The Green Self-build Book: How to Enjoy Design and Build your own Eco-home, by Jon Broome. Green Books, 2007.
• The Natural Home: Stylish Living Inspired by Nature, by Judith Wilson. Jacqui Small, 2008.
• Nature, Landscape and Building for Sustainability: A Harvard Design Magazine Reader, edited by William S. Saunders. University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
• New Green Home Solutions: Renewable Household Energy and Sustainable Living, by Dave Bonta and Stephen Snyder. Gibbs Smith, 2008.
• The Permaculture Way: Practical Steps to Create a Self-Sustaining World, by Graham Bell. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2005.
• The Rammed Earth House, by David Easton; photographs by Cynthia Wright. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007.
• Simple Steps to a Greener Home (DVD) by Life Balance Media, LLC. Distributed by GT Media, Inc., 2006.
• Today’s Homeowner - Energy Efficiency (DVD). Film Ideas, 2004.
• Using Natural Finishes: Lime and Clay Based Plasters, Renders and Paints: A Step-By-Step Guide, by Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce. Green Books, 2008.
• Vastu: Transcendental Home Design in Harmony with Nature, by Sherri Silverman. Gibbs Smith, 2007.

Communities

• The Conservation Professional’s Guide to Working with People, by Scott A. Bonar. Island Press, 2007.
• Go Green: How to Build an Earth-Friendly Community, by Nancy H. Taylor. Gibbs Smith, 2008.
• The Living Landscape: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning, by Frederick Steiner. Island Press, 2008.
• Natural Building: Creating Communities through Cooperation, edited by Timothy Rieth and Bob Ferris. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2008.
• On Private Property: Finding Common Ground on the Ownership of Land, by Eric T. Freyfogle. Beacon Press, 2007. #
• The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream, by Christopher B. Leinberger. Island Press, 2008.
• The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream (DVD). The Electric Wallpaper Co., 2004.

Transportation

• Biking to Work, by Rory McMullan. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008.
• Car of the Future: Engineering for the Environment (DVD). WGBH Boston Video, 2008.
• Clean Car Wars: How Honda and Toyota are Winning the Battle of the Eco-Friendly Autos, by Yozo Hasegawa, translated by Anthony Kimm. John Wiley & Sons, 2008. #
• Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-first Century, by Sam Staley and Adrian Moore. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008. #
• My Kind of Transit: Rethinking Public Transportation in America, by Darrin Nordahl. Center for American Places, 2009.#
• Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities, by Jeff Mapes. Oregon State University Press, 2009.#
• The Road More Traveled: Why the Congestion Crisis Matters More than You Think, and What We Can Do about It, by Ted Balaker and Sam Staley. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006.#

Business and Economics

• The Business Guide to Sustainability: Practical Strategies and Tools for Organizations, by Darcy Hitchcock and Marsha Willard. Earthscan, 2006.
• Clean Money: Picking Winners in the Green-Tech Boom, by John Rubino. John Wiley & Sons, 2008. #
• Ecopreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet before Profits, by John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist. New Society, 2008.
• Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise?, by Martha Honey. Island Press, 2008.
• The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or The End of the World?, by Joel Kovel. Zed Books; Fernwood Publishing, 2007.
• e2 Energy: Economies of being Environmentally Conscious (DVD). PBS Home Video, 2007.
• A Field Guide to Conservation Finance, by Story Clark. Island Press, 2007.
• Frontiers in Resource and Rural Economics: Human-Nature, Rural-Urban Interdependencies, edited by JunJie Wu, Paul W. Barkley and Bruce A. Weber. Resources for the Future, 2008.
• The Green Bubble: Waste into Wealth—The New Energy Revolution, by Robert Bell. Abbeville Press, 2008.
• Green IT for Dummies, by Ted Samson. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
• Greening Your Office: From Cupboard to Corporation: An A-Z Guide, by Jon Clift and Amanda Cuthbert. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008.
• Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms and Fertility Mattered, by Woody Tasch. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008. #
• International Trade and Climate Change: Economic, Legal and Institutional Perspectives. World Bank. 2008. #
• Investing in Renewable Energy: Making Money on Green Chip Stocks, by Jeff Siegel with Chris Nelder and Nick Hodge. John Wiley & Sons, 2008. #
• Markets and the Environment, by Nathaniel O. Keohane and with Chris Nelder and Nick Hodge. Island Press, 2007.
• Naturally Successful Entrepreneurship that Redefines the Bottom Line (DVD). Arnold Creek Productions, 2008.
• True Green @ Work: 100 Ways You Can Make the Environment your Business, by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin, with Tim Wallace. National Geographic Society, 2008.

Energy Resources

• Coal, edited by Michael Logan. (Opposing Viewpoints Series) Greenhaven Press, 2008.
• The Easy Guide to Solar Electric, Part 1, by Adi Pieper. ADI Solar, 2007.
• Energy Alternatives. Corn Whiskey, Ethanol and Hempoline: The Cool Fuel Road Trip (DVD). Discovery Communications, Inc. Distributed by Discovery Education, 2007.
• Energy Alternatives. Garbage and Cow Manure: The Cool Fuel Road Trip (DVD). Discovery Communications, Inc. Distributed by Discovery Education, 2007.
• Energy Alternatives. Water and Wind Power: The Cool Fuel Road Trip (DVD). Discovery Communications. Distributed by Discovery Education, 2007.
• Energy in Action: Energy Resources, Use and Conservation (DVD). Schlessinger Media (2006).
• Energy Keepers Energy Killers: The New Civil Rights Battle, by Roy Innis. Merril Press, 2008.
• Energy, Society and Environment: Technology for a Sustainable Future, by David Elliott. Routledge, 2003.
• Environmental Science for Students. Green Energy (DVD). Schlessinger Media, 2008.
• Fueling our Future: An Introduction to Sustainable Energy, by Robert L. Evans. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
• Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye. Energy (DVD). Discovery Communications. Distributed by Discovery Education, 2007.
• Life after Oil: The New Energy Alternatives (DVD). Ambrose Video, 2008.
• Modern Marvels: Renewable Energy (DVD). A&E Home Video: Distributed by New Video, 2008.
• Power to People: The Inside Story of AES and the Globalization of Electricity, by Peter Grose. Island Press, 2007.
• Powershift (DVD). WorldLink Media, 2003.
• Renewable Fuels (DVD). Video Education America, 2008.
• Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy, by Michael T. Klare. Metropolitan Books, 2008.
• Saved by the Sun (DVD). WGBH Video, 2007.
• Solar Living Source Book: Your Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living. Gaiam Real Goods. Distributed by New Society Publishers, 2008.
• Solar Power Your Home for Dummies, by Rik DeGunther. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
• Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems, by Bob Ramlow with Benjamin Nusz. New Society Publishers, 2006.
• Transforming Energy: What is Our Future after Oil? (DVD). Electric Lodge: Throughline, 2006.
• Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design and Application, by J.F. Manwell. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
• Zero Point Energy: The Fuel of the Future, by Thomas Valone. Integrity Research Institute, 2007.

Water Resources

• Blue Frontier: Dispatches from America’s Ocean Wilderness, by David Helvarg. Sierra Club Books. Produced and distributed by University of California Press, 2006.
• Blue Planet Run: The Race to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the World, by Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwit. Earth Aware Editions. Against All Odds Productions, 2007.
• Endangered Rivers and the Conservation Movement, by Tim Palmer. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004.
• Great Lakes for Sale: From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps, by Dave Dempsey. University of Michigan Press: Petoskey Publishing Co., 2008.
• A Handbook for Stream Enhancement and Stewardship, by The Izaak Walton League of America. McDonald & Woodward Publishing Co., 2006.
• Water Stewardship: A 30-day Program to Protect and Conserve our Water Resources, by David Gershon. Empowerment Institute, 2008.
• The World’s Water 2008-2009: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources, by Peter H. Gleick. Island Press, 2008. #

Climate Change

• The Climate: Science and Impacts, by John Gouldand John Church. Earthscan, 2009.
• www.CO2gether.org: Web tool to help track and reduce our environmental impacts, individually and together. Developed by 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Madison Gas and Electric and UW-Madison Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE).
• Frontline. Global Warming: What’s Up with the Weather? (DVD). WGBH, 2007.
• Global Warming for Dummies, by Elizabeth May and Zoe Caron. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
• A Global Warning? (DVD). A&E Television Networks. Distributed by New Video, 2008.
• The Greenhouse Effect: Climate Change and Global Warming (DVD). Video Education America, 2007.

Green for Kids

• The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story about Recycling, by Alison Inches; illustrated by Pete Whitehead. Little Simon, 2009.
• Almost Gone: The World’s Rarest Animals, by Steve Jenkins. HarperCollins Publishers, 2006. #
• The Earth and I, by Frank Asch. Harcourt Brace, 1994.
• Earth’s Garbage Crisis, by Christiane Dorion. World Almanac Library, 2007. #
• Earth’s Water Crisis, by Rob Bowden. World Almanac Library, 2007. #
• Emi and the Rhino Scientist, by Mary Kay Carson with photographs by Tom Uhlman. Houghton Mifflin, 2007. #
• Energy in Action: Energy Resources, Use and Conservation (DVD). Schlessinger Media (2006).
• Environmental Science for Students. Green Energy (DVD). Schlessinger Media, 2008.
• George Saves the World by Lunchtime, by Jo Readman; illustrated by Ley Honor Roberts. Eden Project, 2006.
• Global Warming, by Neil Morris. World Almanac Library, 2007. #
• Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye. Energy (DVD). Discovery Communications. Distributed by Discovery Education, 2007.
• How We Know What We Know about Our Changing Climate, by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch. Dawn Publications, 2008.#
• Michael Recycle, by Ellie Bethel; illustrated by Alexandra Colombo. Worthwhile Books: Idea & Design Works LLC, 2008.
• The Mushroom Center Disaster, by N.M. Bodecker; pictures by Erik Blegvad. MacAdam/Cage Children’s Books, 2004.
• My Bag And Me!, by Karen Farmer; illustrated by Gary Currant. Penton Overseas, 2008.
• My Big Green Teacher: It’s Easy Being Green, by Michelle Y. Glennon. GDG Publishing, 2008.
• No Eat Not Food: The Search for Intelligent Food on Planet Earth, by Rick Sanger; illustrated by Carol Russell. Mountain Path Press, 2006. #
• Rain Forest Destruction, by Ewan McLeish. World Almanac Library, 2007. #
• Recycle Every Day!, by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Marshall Cavendish, 2003.
• Water, by Louise and Richard Spilsbury. Heinemann Library, 2007. #

#These items purchased with funding other than MGE’s grant.

Magazines*

• Audubon (print)
• E Magazine (electronic)
• Ecological Research (electronic)
• Ecologist (electronic)
• Mother Earth News (print and electronic)
• Sierra (print and electronic)
• Utne (print)
• World Watch (electronic)

*These magazines from the library’s general collection are included because of their emphasis on sustainable living.

Web Sites

• Madison Public Library - Access to LINKcat, the electronic catalog of the South Central Library System.
• Sustain Dane - Information on Sustain Dane; a comprehensive, updated directory of Madison-area sustainability organizations; and information on other sustainability resources.
• MGE - Energy-saving tips from furnaces to insulation and air conditioning. Help with your energy questions is available also from MGE’s energy experts by calling the Home Energy Line, 252-7117 (long-distance 1-800-245-1125), 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• www.CO2gether.org: Web tool to help track and reduce our environmental impacts, individually and together. Developed by 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Madison Gas and Electric and UW-Madison Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)

Portable Energy Meters

Madison and other participating Dane County public libraries became the first in North America to add portable energy meters to their circulating collections through WEEB funds and MGE donations. Accurate and easy to use, this tool has helped hundreds of individuals and businesses save energy and make appliance decisions. Each meter comes in its own carrying case with instructions and worksheets. It may be reserved for checkout through all public libraries in the South Central Library System.

• Reserve a Watt's Up Energy Meter
• Reserve a Portable Energy Meter

Finding More Resources

We have purposely not included library call numbers for the items listed above because you may be using this list in a location that doesn’t own them or that uses slightly different call numbers. However, in the call numbers below are many similar items.

• 333.7 Conservation and Sustainability
• 640 Recycling, Simplifying
• 643.7 House repair
• 644 Energy saving
• 690.7 Building
• 697 Heating

In the library or at home we urge you to use the library’s online catalog to find specific titles you want and place holds on those which are checked out or located elsewhere. SUBJECT HEADINGS below will lead you to additional books and DVDs.

• ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
• ENERGY CONSERVATION
• ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
• GLOBAL WARMING
• GREEN MOVEMENT
• INVESTMENTS—MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS
• RECYCLING
• RENEWABLE ENERGY
• SUSTAINABLE LIVING
• WATER CONSERVATION

Check with your local librarian for more—magazines, magazine and newspaper articles, subscription databases—on these topics.