Environmental Books

The Stratford Public Library, located at 19 St. Andrew Street, is an excellent resource for information on green living. Visit your local library and check out one of their great books to learn more. Or stop by your closest convenience store and check for one of the great magazines.

Clean Renewable Energy
Environmental Health
Green and Sustainable Home Design
Green Living
Healthy Homes - Toxin Free
Naturalized Landscaping/Gardening - Chemical Free
Solar Cooking
 


Chasing the Sun:  Solar Adventures Around the World Neville Williams 2005


The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy Dan Chiras 2005


Microhydro:  Clean Power from Water Scott Davis 2003


Photovoltaics:  Design and Installation Manual Solar Energy International 2004


The Renewable Energy Handbook:  A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living William H. Kemp 2005


The Renewable Energy Handbook for Homeowners William H. Kemp 2003


$mart Power:  An Urban Guide to Renewable Energy and Efficiency William H. Kemp 2004


The Solar House:  Passive Heating and Cooling Daniel D. Chiras 2002


Solar Living Source Book:  Your Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living Real Goods & John Schaeffer, 2008 Special 30th Anniversary Edition


Solar Water Heating:  A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems Bob Ramlow & Benjamin Nusz 2006


Blue Covenant:  The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water Maude Barlow 2007


Creating a Safe & Healthy Home Linda Manson Hunter 2006


Cross Currents:  A Startling Look at the Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation on Your Health Robert O. Becker, M.D. 1990


Having Faith:  An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood Sandra Steingraber 2001


The Hot Topic:  What We Can Do About Global Warming Gabrielle Walker
& Sir David King
2008


Inside The Bottle:  An Exposé of the Bottled Water Industry Tony Clarke 2005 The Polaris Institute


Living Downstream:  A Scientist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment Sandra Steingraber 1998


Toxics A to Z:  A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards John Harte, Cheryl Holdren, Richard Schneider & Christine Shirley 1991


Workplace Roulette:  Gambling With Cancer Mathew Firth, James Brophy & Margaret Keith 1997  

A Builder's Guide:  Green from the Ground Up - Sustainable, Healthy and Energy-Efficient Home Construction David Johnston & Scott Gibson 2008

Building Green:  A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods Clarke Snell & Tim Callahan 2005

Conscious Style Home:  Eco-Friendly Living for the 21st Century  Danny Seo 2001

Earth-Sheltered Houses:  How to Build an Affordable Underground Home  Rob Roy 2005

Eco House:  A Design Guide  Susan Roaf 2001

Eco Nest:  Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw, and Timber  Paula Baker-Laporte & Robert Laporte 2005

ECO:  The Essential Sourcebook for Environmentally Friendly Design and Decoration  Elizabeth Wilhide 2002

Good Green Homes:  Creating Better Homes for a Healthier Planet  Jennifer Roberts 2003

Good Green Kitchens:  The Ultimate Resource for Creating a Beautiful, Healthy, Eco-Friendly Kitchen  Jennifer Roberts 2006

The Good House Book:  A Common-Sense Guide to Alternative Homebuilding  Clarke Snell 2004

Green Architecture  James Wines 1995

Green Building Materials:  A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, 2nd edition  Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows 2006

Green Building Products:  The GreenSpec Guide to Residential Building Materials  Building Green 2005

Green by Design:  Creating a Home for Sustainable Living  Angela M. Dean 2003

Green Home  Images Publishing Group 2006

The Green House:  New Directions in Sustainable Architecture  Alanna Stang 2005

Green Remodeling:  Changing the World, One Room at a Time  David Johnston & Kim Master 2004

Green Roof Plants:  A Resource and Planting Guide   Edmund C. Snodgrass and Lucie L. Snodgrass 2006

GreenSpec Directory:  Comprehensive Directory of Green Building Materials  Healthy Home Designs

Growing Clean Water:  Nature’s Solution to Water Pollution  Dr. B.C. Wolverton 2001

Healthy by Design:  Building and Remodeling Solutions for Creating Healthy Homes  David Rousseau and James Wasley 1999

Healthy Construction Guidelines  Healthy Home Designs

The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design  Sandra F. Mendler and William Odell 2005

The Natural House:  A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes
Daniel D. Chiras 2000

Natural Remodeling:  for the Not-So-Green House  Carol Venolia & Kelly Lerner 2006

The New Natural House Book  David Pearson 1998

The New Strawbale Home  Catherine Wanek 2003

The Philosophy of Sustainable Design  Jason F. McLennan 2004

Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls  Nigel Dunnett and Noel Kingsbury 2004

Reusing the Resource:  Adventures in Ecological Wastewater Recycling  Carol Steinfeld and David Del Porto 2007

Serious Straw Bale:  A Home Construction Guide for All Climates  Paul Lacinski and Michel Bergeron 2000

Sewage Solutions:  Answering the Call of Nature  Nick Grant, Mark Moodie, Chris Weedon 2000

The Straw Bale House  Athena and Bill Steen, with David Bainbridge 1994

Sustainable Homes James Grayson Trulove

Your Green Home:  A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home
Alex Wilson by Mother Earth News 2006



The Canadian Green Consumer Guide:  Green Directory Pollution Probe 1991


Choose to Reuse:  An Encyclopedia of Services, Products, Programs & Charitable Organizations that Foster Reuse Nikki & David Goldbeck 1995


ECO Holic:  Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Products, Information and Services in Canada Adria Vasil 2007


Green Future:  How to Make a World of Difference Lorraine Johnson 1990


Living Like Ed:  A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life Ed Begley Jr. 2008
 

Baking Soda:  Over 500 Fabulous, Fun & Frugal Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of Vicki Lansky 2004


Clean House, Clean Planet:  Clean Your House for Pennies a Day, The Safe, Nontoxic Way Karen Logan 1997


Easy Green Living:  The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home Renee Loux 2008


Green Clean:  The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home Linda Mason Hunter & Mikki Halpin 2005


The Green House:  Green Up your Cleanup Jill Potvin Schoff 2008


Green This!  Volume One:  Greening Your Cleaning Deirdre Imus 2007


Homes that Heal and Those That Don't:  How Your Home May be Harming Your Family's Health Athena Thompson 2004


How to Grow Fresh Air:  50 Houseplants that Purify Your Home or Office Dr. B.C. Wolverton 1996


Naturally Clean:  The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy, Non-Toxic Cleaning Jeffrey Hollender, Geoff Davis, Meika Hollender & Reed Doyle 2005


Prescriptions for A Healthy House:  A Practical Guide for Architects, Builders, and Homeowners Paula Baker-Laporte, Erica Elliot, & John Banta 2001


The Safe Shopper's Bible:  A Consumer's Guide to Nontoxic Household Products, Cosmetics, and Food David Steinman & Samuel S. Epstein, M.D 1995


The Sick House Survival Guide:  Simple Steps to Healthier Homes Angela Hobbs 2003


Vinegar:  Over 400 Various, Versatile & Very Good Uses You've Probably Never Thought Of Vicki Lansky 2004


100 Easy-To-Grow Native Plants Lorraine Johnson 1999


The Complete Natural Gardener Donald W. Trotter, Ph.D 2000


Dead Daisies Make Me Crazy:  Garden Solutions without Chemical Pollution Loren Nancarrow & Janet Hogan Taylor 2000


Dead Snails Leave No Trails:  Natural Pest Control for Home and Garden Loren Nancarrow & Janet Hogan Taylor 1996


Down-To-Earth Natural Lawn Care Dick Raymond 1993


Earth Ponds:  Sourcebook Tim Matson 1997


Easy Lawn and Garden Care:  Natural Alternatives to Pesticides Windsor Pesticides Task Force 2001


The Feeder Watcher's Guide to Bird Feeding Margaret A. Barker & Jack Griggs 2000


Grow Wild! Lorraine Johnson 2004


Home Solar Gardening:  Solar Greenhouse for Your House, Backyard or Apartment John H. Pierce 1981


Natural Gardening For Birds Julie Zickefoose & Bird Watcher's Digest 2001


Natural Landscaping Sally Roth 1997


The Natural Shade Garden Den Druse 1992


The Naturalized Gardener's Handbook for Windsor and Essex County Dan Bissonnette 2004


The New Ontario Naturalized Garden Lorraine Johnson 2001


Rainwater Collection for the Mechanically Challenged Suzy Banks & Richard Heinichen 2004


The Tree Book (Essex Region) Gerry E. Waldron 1997


Trees of the Carolinian Forest Gerry Waldron 2003




Cooking with the Sun:  How to Build and Use Solar Cookers Beth Halacy & Dan Halacy 1992


Heaven's Flame:  A Guide to Solar Cookers Joseph Radabaugh 1998


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