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"A practical guide to generating less waste, featuring meaningful and achievable strategies from the blogger behind The Green Garbage Project, a yearlong experiment in living garbage-free. You don't have to be a tree hugger to benefit from zero-waste living. The average American tosses out nearly five pounds of trash every day, yet studies show the more we buy, the less happy we are. In The Zero-Waste Lifestyle, Amy Korst shows us how to have a happier,...
2) Going green
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Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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Examines the issues surrounding the environment and provides an overview of the topic.
3) Going green
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Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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Explores the issues surrounding going green. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Find clarity on everyday green-living dilemmas to maximize your sustainability. Are paper bags always more environmentally friendly than plastic? How much better for the planet are electric cars? What saves more water: using the dishwasher or washing up by hand? We all want to do the right thing for the planet, but with so many factors at play, it can be difficult to work out which is the greenest way. With answers to more than 140 everyday green-living...
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Those big blue barrels seen around the country are helping save the planet- fill them up! Recycling is a big part of many people's daily lives. Cans and bottles are just the tip of the iceberg, however. Inside, read about the many ways that you can recycle just about anything and how those actions can help change the world!"--Back cover.
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Pinkalicious volume 5
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
©2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recycling magic turns a garbage-filled park into a "greentastic" garden.
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Miss Fox's class volume 2
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
The students in Miss Fox's class lead their school in making choices to help keep the planet healthy, such as turning off lights when leaving a room, taking shorter showers, and using cloth bags instead of plastic ones.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
Description
In this program, we'll explore the exciting race underway to design greener products of all sorts. You can work toward a green career as an architect, interior designer, industrial engineer, or product designer within a myriad of businesses. This is a contest that will reward those who can envision or help create the "greener mousetraps" of tomorrow. Jobs profiled in this program include: Architect, Interior Designer, Consultant, and Landscape Designer....
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Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Rather than a summer of fun transforming her family's pharmacy into an eco-spa, Lucy Desberg must face her sister Claudia's new boyfriend Bean, investor Gary's irritating daughter Bevin, and a spa coordinator who is put in charge of the plans.
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KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"It is becoming increasingly apparent that the Earth is in trouble, largely thanks to certain human activities. Climate change is high on many people's list of priorities, but governments and businesses are often slow to enact change. By spreading information and lobbying for change, environmental activists play a crucial role in moving the needle on this issue. Through informative fact boxes and detailed graphic organizers, readers learn about environmental...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Some of the biggest opportunities for energy improvements occur in the building trades. This program presents an overview of job opportunities in this booming industry where there is a high demand for trained professionals, designers, and workers to help improve the efficiency of commercial and residential buildings through better design of new buildings and smart improvements to existing structures. Making our homes and offices more energy efficient...
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My weird school daze volume 3
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HarperTrophy, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
New third grade teacher Mr. Granite has so many strange ideas about how to make Ella Mentry School environmentally friendly that the students are sure he must be an alien.
16) Living green
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Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Discusses what can be done to conserve natural resources.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Environmental expert Michael Shellenberger unleashes a scientific, fact-based broadside against eco-alarmism and the excesses of the New Left, arguing that climate change isn't a 30-year problem, but a 300-year problem"--
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Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring and approachable tip-filled guide to changing your habits, living more sustainably, and taking action, by Greenpeace ambassador Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies). Go Gently is a guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps toward reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create, as well as how to take action for environmental change. The title reflects...
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