Last week, the folks at TerraPass offered a book review of The Lazy Environmentalist. That led me to Amazon.com to read the customer reviews and browse the range of similar books that customers are buying. It also led me to the author's own site, where I found the following excerpt from the book's introduction:

Designers are saving rain forests. Fashionistas are clearing toxins from the soil. Architects are rolling back global warming. A new wave of eco-conscious activists is stimulating fresh approaches to environmental challenges. The market is their arena. Organic cotton, bamboo, and certified sustainable woods are their materials. Hybrid engines and solar power are their technologies. Stylish, high-performing products and services are their tools of change.

These innovators make it easy for us to integrate environmental awareness into our lives. They understand that while so many of us are concerned about the environment, we don't always have the time, energy, or inclination to do something about it.

We are lazy environmentalists. This is our moment.

As my friend Yvon Chouinard says in a blurb on the back cover of The Lazy Environmentalist:

Every day most of us have to choose between products that either look the same or do the same thing. So why not buy the product that causes the least harm to the planet? The Lazy Environmentalist is a useful guide toward making the right decisions.

Indeed, life is full of choices…so I thought I'd offer a listing of other useful guides toward making the right decisions (courtesy of Amazon):

The Green Book: The Everyday Guide To Saving Our Planet One Simple Step At  A Time

It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook For Earth-Friendly Living

Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook For Lightly Living On The Earth

The Newman's Own Organics Guide To A Good Life: Simple Measures That Benefit You And The Place You Live

Looks like my summer reading list is all set, with one qualification: I'll be shopping at my local bookstore, rather than Amazon.com (even though I rely upon their customer reviews).

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