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September 8th, 2010
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"Honor Your Home"
Resources for the Rye Energy Committee Speaker Series at the Seacoast Science Center

This is just a sampling of the related materials available to you through your public library.

June 5
Two Home Owners and an Auditor


Books

Easy green living : the ultimate guide to simple, eco-friendly choices
for you and your home / Renée Loux.


Green from the ground up : a builder's guide : sustainable, healthy,
and energy-efficient home construction / David Johnston & Scott
Gibson.


Natural remodeling for the not-so-green house : bringing your home
into harmony with nature / Carol Venolia & Kelly Lerner.


DVDs


Healthy style[DVD] : tips for healthy, eco-friendly living and design / American
Public Television ; produced by Solterra Studios.


Web


http://des.nh.gov/ Homepage of the NH State Dept. of Environmental Services
http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/energy_audits Energy audit advice
from the US Dept of Energy


July 10
Take the New England Carbon Challenge!

Books

Field notes from a catastrophe : man, nature, and climate change / Elizabeth Kolbert.

Fight global warming now : the handbook for taking action in your community / Bill McKibben and the Step It Up Team, Phil Aroneanu ... [et al.].

Forecast earth : the story of climate scientist Inez Fung / by Renee Skelton.

DVDs


This old planet needs a friend [DVD] / Produced by Lamprey Brothers

An Inconvenient truth[DVD] / [presented by] Paramount Classics and Participant
Productions ; a Lawrence Bender/Laurie David production ; a Carbon Neutral
production ; directed by Davis Guggenheim


August 7
Renewable Energy Credits and New Financing Mechanisms

Books

Deep economy : the wealth of communities and the durable future / Bill McKibben.

Eco-economy : building an economy for the earth / Lester R. Brown.

Green gone wrong : how our economy is undermining the environmental revolution / Heather Rogers.

Web

http://www.epa.gov/grnpower/gpmarket/rec.htm EPA whitepaper on renewable energy credits

http://www.energy.gov/taxbreaks.htm Department of Energy information on tax advantages for energy efficiency

 

September 11

Local Foods, Farming and Sustainable Practices

Books

Bringing it to the table : on farming and food / Wendell Berry ; introduction by Michael Pollan.

Harvest for hope : a guide to mindful eating / Jane Goodall, with Gary McAvoy and Gail Hudson.

The omnivore's dilemma : the secrets behind what you eat / Michael Pollan ; adapted by Richie Chevat.

The harvest eating cookbook : more than 200 recipes for cooking with seasonal local ingredients / by Keith Snow ; photography by Travis Runion.

DVDs

Fast food nation[DVD] / BBC Films ; HanWay Films ; Participant Productions ;
written by Eric Schlosser and Richard Linklater


Super size me [DVD]/ Hart Sharp Video ; writer, Morgan Spurlock ; directed by
Morgan Spurlock.

 

This is just a sampling of the related materials available to you through your public library.






 

 

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