Book Of Green Has Eco Living Covered

Life Goggles is in the 2009/10 Book of Green – the “eco living directory”.

It’s a printed and online directory of eco businesses from fashion to building, from green electricity suppliers to earth-friendly nappies. So if you want to find something green, this should have it covered.

As I said, it’s available online but also in independent organic and green shops. We’re on page 74 by the way.

Ecological Awareness Audio CDs Released

More Than Sound publishes audio books and interviews. They sent us news of their new Ecological Awareness 3 CD series.

“Daniel Goleman as he talks strategy with key leaders of Ecological Intelligence. Goleman and his guests delve into the practical applications, and urgent necessity, of radical transparency – explaining the coming paradigm-shift that will change the way we consume, the way we create, and how we understand the world and ourselves.”

You can listen to a 15 minute sample of the audio below, quite interesting.

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You can learn more about it on More Than Sound.

Book Of Green

Just a quick post to let you know about an email I received about the Book of Green. The deadline is fast approaching – June 1st – to get your business or website in there. If you don’t have either, wait until it’s out and then grab a printed copy or look it up online as it’s a great resource:

“Book of Green is a printed annual directory which will be distributed nationwide for free. It is a collaboration between two of the leading online eco directories- One Green Earth and Allthingseco. We have a print run of 30,000 and also an online flip magazine (circa 500,000 views) which will have clickable links. It will be published on 1st July.

“Distribution is already in place including The Ecologist, Permaculture magazine, The Eden Project, CAT, over 50 high street and online eco shops nationwide, which you can view on the distribution map.

“To book a basic listing (£35) fill in this form http://www.bookofgreen.com/listingform.html or to book a larger ad fill in this form http://www.bookofgreen.com/advertform.html.”

Ode Magazine Walks the Green Talk

Ode magazine comes highly recommended by a green friend of mine who describes it as “a beacon of grounded, real positivity in these challenging times”. It’s about positive change – about the innovations and ideas that are changing the planet for the better. While most media focus on what’s going wrong, Ode looks at what’s going right, and spreads good news by telling the stories of people who are making a difference.

It actively reaches out to readers and gives them ways to contribute content and connect with each other, amplifying the impact they can have in the world. Everybody is welcome to contribute to the Exchange section, where original and found articles are and they have a rotating featured blogger each month.

How can a magazine be green? Ode is printed on recycled paper, but they also offer a digital edition, replicating the experience of thumbing through a magazine, on your computer, minus the paper. A sample of that can be found here.

It has different sections that cover books, music, film, the web. Travel and nature. Food. Beauty, health, and fitness. Spirit and meditation. Gadgets and technology. Ode to people, passion, and possibilities, in sections such as:

Business – Entrepreneurs and businesses doing well by doing good
Energy – Exploring how the balance of power is shifting in the energy sector
News – Good, not bad; solutions, not problems
Health & Science – Alternative methods to help and to heal
Life – Real stories about people making real changes
Spirit – Spirituality in our daily minds and our daily lives
Marketplace – Products that make a difference
Ode to Possibilities – New, inspiring ways to solve problems

They’ve also got three columnists giving you something to think about, be inspired by, and take action, in your life, your community, and your heart: Paolo Coelho, bestselling Brazilian author of The Alchemist; Amy Domini, an innovator and expert on sustainable and ethical investing; David Servan-Shreiber, French author and psychiatrist .

We have a blogger exclusive deal to get you an issue of Ode for free, then it’s $19.95 for a year, $10 less then the already good rate, they plant a tree in your name, and your get a Thich Nhat Hanh meditation CD. If you decide it’s not for you, just return the bill marked “cancel.” and you’ve spent nothing, owe nothing but keep the Free Preview issue no matter what.

I think I may actually break my habit of a lifetime and give it a go myself.

50 Of The Best Green Books For You Or As Gifts

I wish I could take credit for this one, reading 50 green books and giving you my recommendations, but I can’t. That credit has to go to Raz from Eco-Libris. We’ve written about Eco-Libris before and the good work it does and even interviewed the co-founder and CEO, Raz Godelnik.

In a five-part series of blog posts he give his thoughts on the top 50 green books in his opinion. Intended for the holidays/Christmas 2008, the guide is relevant at any time of the year and not only is it good as a guide for presents, but he gives so much detail about each book you may find yourself shopping for a copy for your own bookshelf.

The links to the five parts are below:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

Surviving And Thriving On The Land Eco Book Review

Surviving And Thriving On The Land – How to use your time and energy to run a successful smallholding is written by Rebecca Laughton and published by Green Books on recycled paper, using vegetable inks. And the subject matter is as green as the book itself.

The author spent four years on an ‘ecological community’ called Tinker’s Bubble in Somerset, UK and before writing the book she visited other land-based projects in the UK and France. And it really shows. Just by flicking through the book you get a sense of the huge wealth of information and advice on the subject.

And while this encyclopaedic-type approach is the book’s greatest strength, it’s also its weakness. This book isn’t really suitable for the casual reader, while fascinating in parts, it’s more of a ‘how-to’ book and something you would refer to if you were planning on setting up a smallholding and starting to live off the land yourself. So if you approach it like that then I don’t think you’ll find anything with more information on the subject.

You might find a bit of a lighter and easier read as this is written a little like a university essay or thesis, starting with some historical background, theory and explanation of motivation, using human energy to produce goods and so on. As I said, it’s interesting stuff and doesn’t shy away from the fact it’ll be hard work to make a success out of your enterprise.

As Rebecca Laughton has experienced the process herself and visited many other places, the examples she writes about are real – both the successes and failures. This is invaluable to anyone wanting to set up their own enterprise. And it really does go into detail – from planning the farm, building a stove, selling goods, planning, employing people and generally making a success of your smallholding. At more than 300 pages I really don’t think it leaves any subject uncovered.

While text heavy and a bit of a daunting read, there are small pencil drawings and diagrams littered throughout, as well as eight pages of colour photographs in the centre which are quite inspiring. In fact the book very inspiring and if you have the time and the inclination then it’s well worth a read.

Surviving And Thriving On The Land – How to use your time and energy to run a successful smallholding is available from Green Books for £12.95.

Read Green Initiative Offers 1 Year Free Subscription To Magazines

Reading a magazine always gives me with a little twinge of guilt. Although I’ll recycle it, it’s still using up paper and if I can read something online instead, I will. And I’m sure I’m not the only one so it’s likely that the Read Green Initiative will be a success.

It offers anyone the chance to get a magazine (and books or other publications) to read online for free. Produced in something called ‘Zinio’s media-rich digital format’ you can buy other magazines etc and a portion of the proceeds from the sales will be used to purchase eco unit credits, to buy more trees.

Zinio is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of digital magazines but unfortunately magazines like Elle or Men’s Health (as shown on the example on the site) are only available to buy, not for free. However there are lots that you can get gratis and you only need an email address and password to sign up, no credit card details are taken. The magazines are:

417, 4 Wheel and Off Road, 5.0 Mustang and Super Fords, African Vibes, American Cowboy, American Craft, American Photo, Arizona Highways, Art Voices, Atlanta Peach, Auto Build, Automobile Magazine, Backpacker, Backpacking Light, Beer Magazine, Best Life, Bicycling, Bike, Black Enterprise, Blackbelt, BlackBook, BlackMen, Boating, Boating Life, Boatworks, Boston Common, Business & Commercial Aviation, Business Jet Traveler, Capitol File, Car Craft, Caribbean Travel & Life, Chevy High Performance, CoinAge, Computer Shopper, Cruising World, Cucina Saludable, Dialogue, Diesel Power, Digital Photographer, Dirt Rider, Dirt Wheels, Dressage Today, Ebony, Edible Manhattan, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Elevator World, Elgourmet.com Mexico, Equus, European Car, Eurotuner, Field & Stream , Fitness RX, Fitness RX for Women, Florida Travel & Life, Fly Fishing in Salt Waters, Flying , Foreign Policy, Four Wheeler, Garden Design, Golf Fitness Magazine, Good Life Connoisseur, Gotham, GreenSource, Gulf Atlantic Florida Fishing (GAFF), Hawaii Magazine, Home Theater, Hope Today, Horse and Rider, Hot Bike, Hot Rod, Hype Hair, Import Tuner, In Business Las Vegas, Interior, iPhone Life, Islands, Jet, JP Magazine, Kiplinger’s, Kiteboarding, LA Confidential, Las Vegas Home & Design, Las Vegas Magazine, Las Vegas Weekly, Layers Magazine, Lowrider, Maclean’s, Malibu Arts Journal, Marlin, Michigan Avenue, Mini Truckin, MIT’s Technology Review, Modified Luxury & Exotics, Mopar Muscle, Motocross Action, Motor Boating, Motor Trend, Motorcyclist, Mountain Bike Action, Muscle Mustang and Fast Fords, Muscular Development, Natural Solutions, Northern Cottage, Ocean Drive, Ocean Drive Espanol, Ode, Off-Road, Open Magazine, Opportunity Journal, Organic Gardening, Out, Outdoor Life, Outside, Outside’s Go, Palm Springs Life, Parenting, PC Magazine, Penthouse, Performance Audio & Sound, Philadelphia Style, Playboy Mexico, Politics, Popular Science, Powder, Power and Motoryacht, Power Cruising, Practical Horseman, Prevention, Rap Fanatic, RC Car, RC Heli, Reader’s Digest, Road Bike Action, Rock & Gem, Runner’s World, Running Times, Sail, Sailing World, Salt Water Sportsman, Salud Vital, Saveur, Shutterbug, Ski magazine, Skiing, Slam, Snow Magazine, Snowboarder, Soap Opera Digest, Soap Opera Weekly, Solo Relojes, Spa magazine, Sport Compact Car, Sport Fishing, SSX, Stereophile, Super Street, Super Street Bike, Surfer, Surfing, Tea A Magazine, Texas Highways, The Advocate, The Hockey News, The Network Journal, Traverse, Truck Trend, Truckin, TW Motorcross, TW Quad Off Road, TW Ride BMX, TW Skateboarding, TW Snowboarding, TW Surf, US News & World Report, Vegas Golfer, Vegas magazine, Vegas2Go, Vegetarian Times, Videomaker, Viv, Wakeboarding, Water Ski, What is Enlightenment, What’s Up Annapolis, What’s Up Eastern Shore, What’s Up Weddings, Whichita, Wild on the Fly, Windsurfing, Woodworker’s Journal, Xtreme RC Cars, Yachting, Yoga Journal, Youth Runner.

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