Regardless of the endless worldwide arguments and discussions concerning the planets natural resources and the impact of global warming there is no doubt that more and more people will have to take more responsibility for the lives WE lead and the impact WE have on our environment.
There is constant media bombardment on topics diverse as reducing our carbon footprint, recycling waste, responsible tourism, food miles and even low impact funerals. Often this information is contradictory and leads to confusion.
While the internet hosts a wealth of information on all things green and is an excellent resource for finding out more about the issues, useful for honing down information and finding practical solutions at a local level , the sheer volume of information can be bewildering.
To help you cut through the mass of material, Deborah Gray, editor of the The Good Website Guide (300,000 copies sold), provides an essential guide to over 500 'green' sites on the web, a clear routemap to the truly significant and relevant sites currently out there.
Clear easy to find sections, each section begins with an overview:
- GLOBAL - ecology, carbon debate, animals, plants, the natural world, oceans
- DOMESTIC - energy, home improvements, cleaning, recycling, gardening, water
- LIVING - food, personal care, finance, fashion, shopping, transport, travel, funerals, pets,
volunteering, office
This book completed in '08 will be up to date and include:
- Advice based on practical and realistic changes we can all make
- Highlights areas of controversy and suggests further reading
- Other books give web references, but few review the site, highlighting its strengths or previews its content
Deborah Gray has supported Greenpeace for more years than she cares to admit, and was a founding member of a local environmental group set up to campaign on waste-related and countryside preservation issues in rural Wiltshire. As an editor she has worked on subjects as diverse as cookery, gardening, education and parrots and has written several cookery books. For the last eight years she has worked on The Good Web Site Guide, where she has honed her skills as a web site reviewer and internet researcher.
|
