As interest in living a sustainable life has exploded, so has the green marketplace. It has become difficult to distinguish companies that provide truly eco-friendly products and services from those that "greenwash." Now, from the company that founded Organic Gardening when eating close to the land was far from mainstream and published Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, comes this timely guide to all things green. Modeled on the classic Whole Earth Catalog, the touchstone for an earlier generation, Whole Green Earth Catalog is poised to become the bible of green living for the 68 million Americans—about one-third of U.S. adults—who now take environmental and social issues into account when they make purchases. Leading experts in every imaginable category—from home furnishings and appliances to clothing and children's toys, from pets and beauty products to travel and investing—share their authoritative tips, reviews, and advice. Whole Green Earth Catalog provides succinct answers to such questions as: Can one go green and save money? Can people reduce their carbon footprint if they are business travelers? Is there an environmentally friendly disposable diaper? Beautifully packaged with more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations, and manufactured with 100 percent post-consumer waste materials, this volume is the perfect gift for those who care about the future of the planet.
Brian Clark Howard is a journalist and author who has covered a wide range of topics, especially the environment, consumer affairs and technology. He produces content for various platforms, including online, print magazines, video, film and books.
Brian serves as Environment Writer and Editor for National Geographic's website. He previously worked as an Online Journalist for MailOnline.com, the U.S. website of the British newspaper The Daily Mail. He also served as Web Editor at The Daily Green, part of Hearst Digital Media and one of the world's largest and most trusted sources for consumer information on living a more environmentally friendly life.
Brian was previously Managing Editor of E/The Environmental Magazine, the oldest and largest independent environmental magazine in the United States. He has written for TheAtlantic.com, Huffington Post, Plenty, The Green Guide, Popular Mechanics online, Men's Health, Mother Nature Network, Oceana, AlterNet, Connecticut Magazine, and elsewhere.
Brian co-wrote the 2011 book Build Your Own Small Wind Power System with Kevin Shea and the 2010 books Geothermal HVAC (with Jay Egg) and Green Lighting (with Seth Leitman and Bill Brinsky). Brian wrote the chapter on green power and green lighting for the 2005 book Green Living (Plume), which he also coedited, and he wrote the chapter on saving energy for the 2009 book Whole Green Catalog (Rodale).
Brian has an MS in journalism from Columbia University and was a finalist for the 2005 Reuters/IUCN Environmental Media Awards. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs and blogs for Asylum and as the URTH Guy at The Daily Green.
