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Welcome to Green Living

A Practical Journal for Friends of the Environment

Green Living has been publishing news you can use, mostly related to environmental issues, since 1990. Our regular topics include organic gardening, green building, health, ecocareers and right livelihood, outdoors/sports, socially responsible investing, econotes, questions and answers, book reviews, and features on topical environmental issues.

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recent articles

Use Wood Mulch to Build Great Garden Soil

by Barbara Pleasant                         1000495 90

In less than two years, the organic matter content in the chip-amended plots went from near zero to 2 to 3 percent.


Hoop Houses: Eat from Your Garden Earlier and Longer

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Hoop houses are a great do-it-yourself project that can make it possible for you to garden all year long.


Shweeb: Light Rail for Bicyclers

by Peter Cossey                         1000493 61

The Shweeb is a zero-emission transportation system. Because it is so easy to pedal, the rider will not even emit much more carbon dioxide than he/she would if using a more passive transportation mode


Urban Salvage and High Tech Trash

by Katie Cordrey                         1000490 53

It takes only 13 to 14 minutes to disassemble a 19-inch TV and as little as 8 minutes to tear down an LCD monitor, but not all the work is done by human hands.


The Sacred Economics of Cow Keeping

by Bill Giebler                         1000489 93

Some of the local boys would manage three large compost beds, positively affecting the whole community. The boys would make money by making rich organic compost...


Debunking the myth of lower SRI performance

by Todd Walker                         1000487 435

Our goal is not to claim that social responsible investments do consistently better than non-social ones – but to simply dispel the myth that they do worse...


Letters and Short Takes

by Stephen Morris                         1000483 433

What our readers think ... and curious bits from around the green world






recent reviews

review: Bill Bryson: At Home

by Tony Miksak                         1000488 382

The greatest possible irony would be if in our endless quest to fill our lives with comfort and happiness we created a world that had neither...


On the Nightstand

by Stephen Morris                         1000455 347

What's new in books: Shelburne Farms, Son of a Farmer, Stories & Tunes


A Bevy of Books

by Stephen Morris                         1000409 309

Books for children, green devotionals, and the New Solar Home


Getting Over the Wall : Assigned homework for the Spring edition

by Michael Potts                         1000382 410

the most important non-fiction book since Beyond the Limits in 1992


Humans Caught in Crossfire in the The War on Bugs

by A.C. Hutchinson                         1000205 337

The War on Bugs documents the consistent and systematic poisoning of humans that has taken place over more than the past century, usually under the guise of progress...



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most popular articles

building:Bottom-Up, Bottom-Line Approach to Top of House

by Marshall Glickman                         1008 893

Roof is grabbing your attention? Got a leak?That's when you realize no building component is more important...


garden:10 Tips for buying an Outdoor Fireplace

by Stephen Morris                         1056 1743

Before purchasing a chiminea, outdoor fireplace, or open firepit, there are many factors to consider.


health:Why Dry? This Summer Try Solar Drying

by Eben Fodor                         1054 951

There is plenty of extra sunshine available to dry your food. On a clear day, up to 1,000 Watts of solar energy are available for our use...


money:Green MBA? No Longer a Contradiction

by Patrick Morris                         9124 546

Green business isn't just the local farmers' market anymore.


food:Fast track to 'Slow Food'

by Stephen Morris                         9128 997

Bill Schubart is a guy who likes nothing more than inviting friends over to share a meal


nature:The Buzz About Bees

by Preston Shea                         1000481 545

There is a lot of buzz about bees these days. Pesticides, parasites and diseases have reduced the population of these vital pollinators...


travel:Vacation Locally

by Linda Pinkham                         1000270 338

Fuel prices have changed everything this summer, not the least of which might be our vacation plans.


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