Seas the Day! - Book of the Month

Each month in 2007, The Ocean Project will highlight a book focused on our blue planet or environmental sustainability. Books for all age groups will be covered, non-fiction and fiction, prose and poetry. If you have a suggestion, please let us know.

The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy,
Stylish Green Living
by Josh Dorfman

From the Introduction: "A new wave of eco-conscious activists is stimulating fresh approaches to environmental challenges. The market is their arena. Organic cotton, bamboo, and certified sustainable woods are their materials. Hybrid engines and solar power are their technologies. Stylish, high-performing products and services are their tools of change. These innovators make it easy for us to integrate environmental awareness into our lives. They understand that while so many of us are concerned about the environment, we don't always have the time, energy, or inclination to do something about it. We are lazy environmentalists. This is our moment."

For many of us, this is the book we have been waiting for - a guide that lets us care about the environment while enjoying the comforts of a modern life without being a hypocrite. The modern market place and technology have dramatically changed what it takes to be an environmental do-gooder - the trick is in buying the right products for the planet, and these days being green is extremely stylish.

Every day most of us have to choose between products that either look the same or do the same thing. So why not buy the product that causes the least harm to the planet? The Lazy Environmentalist is a useful guide toward making the right decisions. In The Lazy Environmentalist, Josh Dorfman - host of the Sirius Satellite Radio program of the same name - provides comprehensive guidance to fashion-forward consumers who are as concerned about the long-term health of our planet as they are about the design of their bathroom fixtures. Covering topics from clothing to electronic gadgetry, home decor to recreation, and gardening to financial investment, Dorfman lets us know which trends to watch and which eco-conscious products - cars, toothbrushes, cell phones, pet accessories - we might want to buy. Chapters are short and come with practical details for getting your hands on green products including name and contact details for companies and service providers.

Content adapted from http://www.lazyenvironmentalist.com/.

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