
The Imperfect Environmentalist
A Practical Guide to Clearing Your Body, Detoxing Your Home, and Saving the Earth (Without Losing Your Mind)
Sara Gilbert(Autor*in)
Ballantine Books (Verlag)
Erschienen am 13. August 2013
336 Seiten
978-0-345-53759-1 (ISBN)
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Beschreibung
Actress, producer, mother, and imperfect environmentalist, Sara Gilbert understands how helping the environment can seem overwhelming. Between keeping up with work, friends, and kids, who has the time or money to maintain a compost pile, become an activist, or knit a sweater out of recycled grocery bags? Fortunately, we now know that small changes here and there in our everyday lives can make a big impact on the environment. We just need to know where to begin. That's where Gilbert comes in, with this tongue-in-cheek reference guide packed full of helpful information, available at your fingertips. Read it cover to cover or just open it up to a random page; you can take what you want from it when you want. Whether you've got money to burn or have to crash on a friend's couch, here are all of the eco-essentials to get the planet back on track, and you won't have to hug a single tree-unless tree-hugging is your thing.
Sharing the basics on health and beauty, work and money, home and gardening, family and fitness, and more, The Imperfect Environmentalist cuts through the clutter-both in our homes and in our heads-and offers simple approaches to help us clear out the pollutants, put down the poisons, and begin to breathe easy again-one 100% recycled page at a time.
Advance praise for The Imperfect Environmentalist
"This book really opened my eyes. Then my eyes started stinging and tearing from all the toxins in the environment I'm now aware of. Thanks, Sara, I have a lot to do now."-Lisa Kudrow
"Sara's passion and commitment to the environment have given me an awareness that I never had before about our planet. I learn from Sara every day and she makes me want to be a better person. See, you can teach an old dog new tricks."-Sharon Osbourne
Sharing the basics on health and beauty, work and money, home and gardening, family and fitness, and more, The Imperfect Environmentalist cuts through the clutter-both in our homes and in our heads-and offers simple approaches to help us clear out the pollutants, put down the poisons, and begin to breathe easy again-one 100% recycled page at a time.
Advance praise for The Imperfect Environmentalist
"This book really opened my eyes. Then my eyes started stinging and tearing from all the toxins in the environment I'm now aware of. Thanks, Sara, I have a lot to do now."-Lisa Kudrow
"Sara's passion and commitment to the environment have given me an awareness that I never had before about our planet. I learn from Sara every day and she makes me want to be a better person. See, you can teach an old dog new tricks."-Sharon Osbourne
Weitere Details
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Verlagsgruppe
Random House Publishing Group
Produkt-Hinweis
Reflowable
Dateigröße
3,26 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-345-53759-1 (9780345537591)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Weitere Ausgaben
Person
Sara Gilbert is creator, executive producer, and co-host of CBS's Emmy-nominated The Talk. She first captured America's heart in her role as Darlene Conner in the long-running hit series Roseanne, for which she received two Emmy nominations. Since then she has appeared in movies and regularly on a variety of television shows, including The Big Bang Theory, ER, and 24. The vegan mother of two and a magna cum laude graduate of Yale, Gilbert has established herself in the Hollywood community and beyond as a trusted voice on family, health, parenting, and eco-conscious living.
Inhalt
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Epigraph
- Introduction
- The Icons
- One: Clean Eating And Drinking
- We Are What We Eat
- Even the Water's Not Safe?
- Organic Matters: You Are What You Eat
- Eating Local: Because You Wouldn't Drive All Day to Pick Up a Tomato
- Eating Out: From Greasy Spoons to Fine Green Dining
- Where Does Your Meat Come From? Do You Even Want to Know?
- The Drive-thru: Going Nowhere Fast
- Who Knew? Climate Change
- Farmed Fish, Dyed Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
- Love Animals, Don't Eat Them
- Hug Me, I'm Vegan
- The Raw Deal: Why Bother Cooking?
- Macrobiotics: Extreme Balance
- Soy Happy
- Who Knew? The Return of the Salmon
- Grocery Shopping: Beyond Paper or Plastic
- GMOs: What Did They Just Do to That Plant?
- Juice This
- Caffeinate Me: All About Coffee
- Tea Time
- The Jolly Green Drinker: Beer, Wine, and Spirits
- Chocolate Without the Child Labor, Please
- Sugar Isn't So Sweet
- Nontoxic Food Preparation: Would You Eat Your Cutting Board?
- Two: Clean House
- Your Own Personal Green House
- From Tree Houses to McMansions: How Much Space Do You Need?
- Who Knew? Habitat Destruction
- Home Inspections: What to Ask
- Green Design and Construction
- Hitting the Floor
- Raising the Roof
- Out the Window: Windows and Weatherizing
- Living Off the Grid
- Who Knew? "The Garbage Warrior"
- Warming Up and Cooling Off
- Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers: Boring but Necessary
- Renovation: Things to Watch Out For Besides the Budget
- Asbestos: Remedying a Bad Building Idea
- Solar Power: Because the Oil Companies Don't Own the Sun
- Who Knew? Frickin' Fracking
- Wind Power: Blow on This
- Lead and Other Reasons Not to Lick the Walls
- Jump In: Nontoxic Pools
- Clearing the Deck
- Three: Clean Home
- Change Begins at Home
- Buying Furniture: Why Your Couch Is the Enemy
- Sleep on It: Bedding
- Can't I Just Wash the Toxins Off with Soap or Sanitizer?
- Paint It Black
- Who Knew? Greenwashing
- Pest Control: Because Sometimes Asking Mice to Leave Nicely Doesn't Work
- Bathrooms: Money Like Water
- Don't Flush That Pill: Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater
- Hippie Household Cleansers
- Dishing It Out: Your Dishwasher Just Killed That Fish
- Cleaning the Furniture: Sit on This
- Books, Newspapers, and Magazines: Worth the Dead Trees They're Printed On?
- Dog and Cat Care: Because Fido and Mittens Want to Be Green, Too
- Dirty Laundry: The One-Page Version
- Clean Linens: The Cheat Sheet
- Televisions: Yes, This Hippie Has One
- Who Knew? Geothermal and Hydroelectricity
- Computer Geek
- Call Me: Cell Phones vs. Landlines
- Recycle Everything but Your Bad Jokes
- Upcycling vs. Downcycling
- All Plastics Are Not Created Equal
- Happy Green Holidays
- Four: Clean Garden
- I Don't Garden, but You Should
- Composting: Sifting Through It
- Organic Gardening: Getting Dirty
- Who Knew? What Happened to the Honey Bees?
- Container Gardening: Because You Don't Need a Yard to Grow Things
- Fertilizers and Other Nice Names for Guano
- Pesticides: What Keeps Away Insects Poisons You, Too
- Rain Catchment: I Mean, Shouldn't Water Be Free?
- Who Knew? Dirt Worshipper
- Raising Chickens
- Goats Are the New Cow
- Urban Farming: Let Someone Else Do the Digging
- Five: Clean Health and Beauty
- Pretty Shouldn't Be Poisonous
- Lipstick Hugger: Friendly Cosmetics
- Hair Care: Green Locks Aren't Just for Punk Rockers
- Tooth Care: Chew on This
- Skin Deep: Your Moisturizer Just Got in My Bloodstream
- Paint It Red: Manicures and Pedicures
- Who Knew? Pretend You're a River
- Clothing: Because Even Hippies Shouldn't Have to Go Naked All the Time
- Yoga: Just Say Aum
- Tai Chi and Qigong: Not Just for the Freaks in the Park
- Take a Hike: Exercising Outside
- Who Knew? The Green Gym Powers Itself
- Sneezing Is Funny, but Allergies Aren't
- Acupuncture: Poking Fun
- Your Herbal First Aid Kit
- Take a Pill: Vitamins and Supplements
- Who Knew? The Amazon Rainforest: Queen of the Weather System
- If You Must Smoke, Don't Smoke Rat Poison
- Six: Clean Community
- We're All in This Together
- Plant a Tree
- Who Knew? Clean Air, Clean Life
- Thrifting: Not Just for When You're Broke
- Free Stores: Where Everything Is, Yes, Free
- Community Gardens: Grow Food, Meet Babes
- Policy Wonk: Affecting Change in Local Government
- Getting Involved in Consumer Campaigns
- A Broad Church: Environmentalism and Faith Communities
- If You Lived Here You'd Be Home by Now: Small Growth Projects
- Change Starts at Home
- Who Knew? Green Eggs and Ham Isn't Greener Than Greensburg
- Seven: Clean Work and Money
- Be That Annoying Person at Work
- Buy Less: The Importance of Being Cheap
- Environmental Careers: Save the Earth, Make Money
- Green Grants: They'll Pay Me for That?
- Who Knew? Water Over the Dam
- When Your Company Is Destroying the Planet
- The Big Commute
- The Eco Office: Paper Is Overrated
- Sweatshops: The Real Price Tag
- Who Knew? Nuclear Power and Nuclear Waste
- Investing: Banking on a Sustainable Future
- Eight: Clean Transportation and Travel
- Getting There Is Half the Fun
- Cars: A Necessary Evil?
- Who Knew? Your Carbon Footprint
- Learn to Drive: Don't Floor It Like SpongeBob
- Biofuels: Or How to Run Your Car on Old Restaurant Grease
- Take Your Gas and Shove It: Fuel Cells and Electric Cars
- Public Transportation: Get on the Bus
- Motorcycles and Scooters: Born to Ride
- Bicycles: Put the Fun Between Your Legs
- Walk It Off
- Air Travel: Your Carbon Footprint on Steroids
- Who Knew? The Forest Through the Trees
- Geotourism: Seeing the World Without Wrecking It
- Nine: Clean Parenting
- I Know It's Corny to Say "The Children Are the Future," but, Hey, They Are
- Seven Generations: Think About Your Kids' Kids
- Pregnancy: Your Belly Is the Perfect Eco Apartment
- Adoption: Because There Are Plenty of People Already Here
- Who Knew? Population Growth
- The Clean Nursery: Might As Well Start Right
- Midwives Help People Out
- Childbirth Isn't for Sissies
- Postpartum Care: You Deserve a Break
- Breastfeeding: They Drink Until They Pass Out
- Pump It Up
- Bottle-Feeding: Because We Can't All Be Milk Machines
- Vaccines: A Sticking Point
- Diapers: Be the Change
- Attachment Parenting in the Real World
- Talking to Kids About Saving the Planet
- Who Knew? Penguins and Polar Bears
- The Vegetarian Child: Trade You a Tofu Dog for Your Lentil Loaf
- Cooking with Kids: Because They Won't Eat It When I Make It
- Play Equipment: Swing on This
- Skip the Petting Zoo . Unless You're a Fan of E. Coli
- Birthdays: Towing the Party Line
- Waste-Free/Junk-Free Lunches
- School Buildings: Learning Where You Can Breathe
- Ten: Clean Rites of Passage
- Cradle to Grave
- Off to College: Sometimes We Have to School the Administration
- Setting Up Your First Green Apartment
- Who Knew? Wildfires
- Clean Dating: Why Diamonds and Roses Aren't Always So Romantic
- Weddings and Commitment Ceremonies (No, She Won't Wear It Again)
- Divorce and Child Custody: Staying Green Through the Transitions
- Who Knew? Oceans
- Green as You Gray: Eco-Conscious Retirement Communities
- Let's Finish What We Started: Green Burial and Cremation
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
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