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div class=image style=float:right;padding-left:8px;img alt=image name height=230 src=http://l.yimg.com/a/feeds/us/grn/green_daily_news/smog-report-card-md.jpg width=300/br /em(Photo: Giorgio Fochesato / iStockPhoto)/embr /br //divpAmerica’s air is markedly cleaner than it was nearly 40 years ago, when the Clean Air Act was passed. Toxic chemicals, smog and soot are less pervasive today. But science has also taught us, since then, that lower levels of pollutants do serious harm — to our lungs, our hearts and circulatory systems, and to the development of our children. Science has shown that, despite significant reduction in acid rain, mountain streams are still struggling to recover from decades of abuse, leaving water there toxic to much fish and plant life./ppIn other words, as the American Lung Association’s 10th annual State of the Air puts it: Air pollution continues to threaten the lives and health of millions of people in the United States despite great progress since the modern Clean Air Act was first passed in 1970. Even as the nation explores the complex challenges of global warming and energy, air pollution remains widespread and dangerous./ppThe report, released this week, focuses on the two forms of air pollution most dangerous to lungs: Smog (a.k.a. ozone) and soot (a.k.a. fine particulates). Particulate pollution was analyzed in two ways — short-term and long-term levels./ppOzone forms on hot sunny days when smokestack and tailpipe pollution interacts with heat and sunlight. The result is ozone, a major component of smog. It’s the same molecule that, in the upper atmosphere, protects our skin from harmful radiation from the sun; but at ground level it scars lung tissue, causing permanent damage and making it unhealthy to exercise or, for sensitive individuals like the young, the elderly and those with lung disease, even breathe. Particulates can come in the form of familiar dust and soot, but also in the form of chemicals that form as tiny droplets after being spewed out of tailpipes and smokestacks./ppMore than 175 million Americans — six in 10 — live in counties where high ozone levels were detected — nearly twice as many as were at risk in 2008. That increase is largely due to new government calculations that account for new scientific understanding of risk of exposure at lower levels for shorter durations./ppEven as cities have taken steps to reduce pollution sources, global warming is producing more hot sunny days, extending the ozone pollution season (April heat wave, anyone?) and increasing the number of days likely to produce unhealthy levels of ozone pollution./ppOf the 25 most-polluted U.S. cities, 16 had worse ozone pollution than one year ago, according to the American Lung Association. Thirteen had worse particulate pollution./ph2The Cleanest Cities in the U.S./h2ollistrongFargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN/strong This is the only city area to appear on the American Lung Association’s list of cleanest cities when measured by all three criteria — ozone, short-term particulates and long-term particulates. The others on this list appeared on two of the three./liliBillings, MT/liliBismarck, ND/liliCheyenne, WY/liliColorado Springs, CO/liliFarmington, NM/liliFt. Collins, CO/liliHonolulu, HI/liliLincoln, NE/liliMidland-Odessa, TX/liliPort St. Lucie, FL/liliPueblo, CO/liliRedding, CA/liliSalinas, CA/liliSan Luis Obispo, CA/liliSanta Fe-Espanola, NM/liliSioux Falls, ND/liliTucson, AZ/li/olh225 Cities With The Worst Air Pollution: Ozone (Smog)/h2olliLos Angeles/Long Beach/Rierside, Calif./liliBakersfield, Calif./liliVisalia-Porterville, Calif./liliFresno/Madera, Calif./liliHouston/Baytown/Huntsville, Texas/liliSacramento, Calif./Arden-Arcade/Yuba City, Nevada/liliDallas/Fort Worth, Texas./liliCharlotte/Gastonia/Salisbury, N.C./liliPhoenix/Mesa/Scottsdale, Ariz./liliEl Centro, Calif./liliHanford/Corcoran, Calif./liliLas Vegas/Paradise/Pahrump, Nevada/liliSand Diego/Carslbad/San Marcos, Calif./liliWashington, D.C./Baltimore, Md./No. Virginia /liliCincinnati, Ohio/Middletown, Ky./Wilmington, In./liliPhiladelphia, Pa./ Camden, N.J./ Vineland, De./liliSt. Louis, Mo. / St. Charles / Farmington, Il./liliNew York, N.Y. / Newark, N.J. / Bridgeport, Conn./liliKnoxville/Sevierville/ La Follette, Tenn./liliBirmingham/Hoover/Cullman, Ala./liliBaton Rouge/ Pierre Part, La./liliKansas City, Mo./ Overland Park, Ks. /liliAtlanta, Ga. / Sandy Springs / Gainesville, Ala./liliMerced, Calif./liliMemphis, Tenn./li/olh225 Counties With The Worst Air Pollution: Short-term Particulates/h2pCity data unavailable at the moment./polliAllegheny, Pa./liliFresno, Calif./liliKern, Calif./liliRiverside, Calif./liliJefferson, Ala./liliLos Angeles, Calif./liliSalt Lake, Utah/liliSacramento, Calif./liliCache, Utah/liliCook, Ill./liliWayne, Mich./liliMarion, Ind./liliTulare, Calif./liliLane, Ore./liliSan Bernardino, Calif./liliBaltimore City, Md./liliKings, Calif./liliOrange, Calif./liliUnion, N.J./liliStanislaus, Calif./liliWashington, Pa./liliMerced, Calif./liliJefferson, Ky./liliPhiladelphia, Pa./liliSanta Clara, Pa./li/olh225 Cities With The Worst Air Pollution: Long-term Particulates/h2olliBakersfield, Calif./liliPittsburgh/ New Castle, Pa./liliLos Angeles/Long Beach/Rierside, Calif./liliVisalia-Porterville, Calif./liliBirmingham/Hoover/Cullman, Ala./liliFresno/Madera, Calif./liliCincinnati, Ohio/Middletown, Ky./Wilmington, In./liliDetroit/Warren/Flint, Mich./liliCleveland/Akron/Elyria, Ohio/liliCharleston, W.V./liliHuntington/Ashland, W.V./Ky./Ohio/liliLouisville, Ky./Jefferson County/Elizabethtown/Scottsburg, In./liliMacon/Warner Robins/Fort Valley, Ga./liliSt. Louis, Mo. / St. Charles / Farmington, Il./liliWeirton, W.V./ Steubenville, Ohio/liliAtlanta, Ga. / Sandy Springs / Gainesville, Ala./liliIndianapolis/Anderson/Columbus, In./liliRome, Ga./liliCanton/Massillon, Ohio/liliYor/Hanover/Gettysburg, Pa./liliLancaster, Pa./liliNew York, N.Y. / Newark, N.J. / Bridgeport, Conn./liliHagerstown, Md./Martinsburg, W.V./liliHouston/Baytown/Huntsville, Texas/li/olpema href=http://www.stateoftheair.org/ target=_newSee how your city’s air quality ranks/a./em/ppBut most people are not in those clean counties. One in eight lives in a county where all three pollutants reach unhealthy levels, according to the American Lung Association. Among them, at least 4 million children and 10.9 million adults with asthma are exposed to unhealthy air. At least 20.4 million adults over age 65, and 44 million children under the age of 18 are exposed to unhealthy air. And at least 4.4. million people with chronic bronchitis, and 2.1 million people with emphysema are exposed to unhealthy air./ppAir pollution isn’t just a risk factor for lung disease, but heart disease and diabetes, too, research shows. At least 24.5 million people with cardiovascular diseases and 5.2 million people with diabetes are exposed to unhealthy air./ppWhat can be done? The American Lung Association recommends these actions:/pulliClean up coal-fired power plants./liliClean up dirty diesel engines currently on and off the road./liliClean up dirty ocean-going vessels. /liliTighten ozone and particulate exposure standards to reflect current science./liliRequire all counties with high air pollution levels to crack down on sources./liliDrive less by combining trips, walking, biking, carpooling and using public transportation to limit your contribution to air pollution — especially on hot, sunny days./liliDon’t burn wood or trash, to avoid releasing particulates in smoke into your neighborhood’s air./liliEncourage your school district to retrofit old school buses with modern pollution controls, and to stop idling in school parking lots./liliConserve energy, because every bit of electricity saved means less pollution from the power plant supplying your electricity./li/ulstrongMore from The Daily Green/strongpa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/indoor-air-quality-47020101?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgHow to Purify Indoor Air/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/green-remodeling-low-voc-paints-460212?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgChoose Low-VOC Paint for Clean Indoor Air/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/plug-in-hybrid-schoo-bus-47042004?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgHow to Clean Up Dirty Diesel School Buses/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/fuel-efficient-cars-47102201?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgThe Most Fuel-Efficient 2009 Cars and SUVs/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/save-money-gas-47050902?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgHow to Burn Less Gas, and Clean the Air/a/pp /ppReprinted with permission of Hearst Communications, Inc/pp /pbr /p /pbr /p /p

The news is out and it is not good. If we do not get serious about the environment, about going green and protecting the world in which we live, the consequences are dire. Oh, you say, you cannot do much about this huge problem-you are just one person. The government and big business needs to take on this responsibility. Well, that is bunk and every thinking person knows it, says author and environmentalist Alicia Marie Smith.PWhat it does take is a bit of time, commitment and some thoughtful decisions about the products you buy, what you do with them when they are used up and how you think and feel about the entire process of going green. If whole cities are doing it, surely each person can make small efforts in this crucial battle with junk, bad environmental policies and the so-called inconveniences of going and staying green.PIn this wonderful and practical book, you will learn:brPWhy going and staying green is so important.brPWhat are renewable and sustainable resources all about.brPWhy the basics-recycling and free-cycling are crucial to the war on junk.brPThe green method of buying a car.brPWhat being a green consumer is all about.brPSimple changes in and around the home can make a huge difference.brPWhy building and remodeling green are so important-and can save money in the long run!PGet involved; get committed; get educated. Join the most important movement of the 21st century-and become a citizen of the world in your own little way. iFifty plus one Tips for Going Green/i is easy, accessible and fun!

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We received an email from Marque Cornblatt the other day encouraging us to check out his website, Gomi Style. I decided to pop over for a look and it seemed quite interesting (and fun) so I made sure to earmark it for further investigation.
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I’d be lying if I said I’ve never dreamed of writing a emNew York Times/em bestseller. My little book, ema href=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Ultimate-Cheapskates-Road-Map-to-True-Riches/Jeff-Yeager/e/9780767926959/?itm=1 target=_newThe Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches/a/em, has sold okay, at least well enough that the publisher has me writing another one. But in terms of total sales, mine has never even entered the same solar system as books on the NYT list. div style=float:right;img alt=book shelf class=img height=230 hspace=10 src=http://l.yimg.com/a/feeds/us/grn/green_cheapstake/local-library-tip-med.jpg vspace=10 width=300//divpObviously, part of the reason for that is the fact that I write for and about cheapskates. Most of the folks who contact me to say that they liked my book eventually get around to admitting that they borrowed it from the a href=http://www.publiclibraries.com target=_newlibrary/a rather than bought a copy of their own. That’s fine with me. I’m a big supporter of public libraries and, of course, libraries pay for the copies they loan out. Libraries are inherently green institutions, a perfect example of what being a Green Cheapskate is all about. /ppBut then there are those readers who write to say that they loved my book so much they spent every lunch hour for the past two weeks standing in the back of a href=http://books.barnesandnoble.com target=_newBarnes Noble/a reading the whole thing. Those are always the fans who conclude with, PS – I can’t wait to read your next book! Ah, but for the economic realities of publishing. /ppMaybe I’m just trying to assuage my NYT emlist envy/em, but I had a touching email from a reader last week that made me feel even better than if I’d landed a berth on the emTimes/em’ prestigious roster. She wrote to tell me that my little book has occasionally had one of the longest waiting lists on the website a href=http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php target=_newPaperbackSwap.com/a, a terrific website where you post books you want to get rid of and send them off to folks who want them. You receive credits for the books you send to others, and then redeem your credits for books others are looking to giveaway. Books need to be in good condition, and you pay only for the postage on books you send out (usually about $2.50 per book). /ppThere are lots of other book exchanges on the web as well (some may charge membership and processing fees), including: /pullia href=http://www.bookmooch.com target=_newbookmooch.com/a/lilia href=http://www.bookins.com target=_newbookins.com/a/lilia href=http://www.SwapTree.com target=_newSwapTree.com/a/lilia href=http://www.titletrader.com target=_newtitletrader.com/a/lilia href=http://www.campusbookswap.org target=_newcampusbookswap.org/a/lilia href=http://www.novelaction.com target=_newnovelaction.com/a/li/ulpIn the current economy — with cash tighter than a drumhead — maybe there should be a strongnew/strongemNew York Times/em bestseller list, one composed of those books with the longest waiting lists at the public library and on sites like PaperbackSwap.com. That would be a list of the favorites among readers who are smart enough to understand that there’s a greener — and cheaper — way to read the books they want to read. /ppOf course, that doesn’t mean I’d turn down a slot on the emTimes/em’ current list if they come knocking./ppstrongMore from The Daily Green/strong/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/save-money-megaflip?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg30+ Ways to Save Money by Going Green/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/vodka-uses-460424?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg10 Surprising Uses for Vodka/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/latest/green-tips-10-easiest?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg10 Easiest Green Tips/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/super-foods-44030408?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg7 Superfoods You Should Be Eating/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/natural-swimming-pools-460908?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg23 Breathtaking Natural Swimming Pools/a/pbr /pemJeff Yeager is the author of the book a href=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Ultimate-Cheapskates-Road-Map-to-True-Riches/Jeff-Yeager/e/9780767926959/?itm=1 target=_newThe Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches/a. His website is a href=http://www.ultimatecheapskate.com/ target=_newwww.UltimateCheapskate.com/a./em/ppReprinted with permission of Hearst Communications, Inc/pp /p

div class=image style=float:right;padding-left:8px;img alt=image name height=230 src=http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/daily_green_news/daily_green_news-642656619-1241211575.jpg?ym3aPMBDSmR5oDNo width=300/br /em(Photo: Carmen Martínez Banús / iStockPhoto)/embr /br //divpThe a href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/organic-food-tips-47-040801green food movement/a, at its most basic level, boils down to this old adage: You are what you eat. That’s why so many people avoid foods with a href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/Dirty-Dozen-Foodspesticide residue/a, foods that were grown with fertilizers derived from fossil fuels, foods derived from genetically modified seeds or genes, milk or meat from animals pumped up with hormones or antibiotics…./ppWhile we can look for a USDA Organic and other reputable labels to find those foods grown to our standards, now it seems we should also consider the packaging that bears the label./ppA a href=http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es9011417 target=_blanknew study/a published in emEnvironmental Science and Technology/em suggests there’s more to avoiding packaging than avoiding waste. The chemicals in food packaging — specifically papers treated to resist grease — are being found in human blood, suggesting that those chemicals are leaching from the packaging to the food, and then to us./ppYou are what you eat, yes. You are also what that food was packaged in. And that means your blood runs thick with perfluorochemicals, according to the University of Toronto study. (Thick is a deliberate overstatement, given that the chemicals are measured at a scale of parts per embillion/em, but when it comes to chemical exposure, that’s the scale that health experts often worry about.)/ppThe two most common chemicals detected are known as PFOS and PFOA, and a deep and growing body of research has already raised serious concerns about their safety. Neither is used directly in packaging, but both result from packaging chemicals — polyfluoroalkyl phosphoric acid diesters (diPAPs) — breaking down inside the human body./ppThis is the first study to link levels of PFOA and PFOS in blood to food packaging./ppOther studies have linked PFOA and PFOS to a range of health problems, including a href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/infertility-cause-47020204infertility in women/a, and to liver, immune system, developmental and reproductive problems in lab animals./ppIn addition to food packaging, the chemicals are used to make breathable clothing, nonstick cookware, upholstery, carpets and many personal care products./ppPFOS is being phased out in the U.S. by its main manufacturer, 3M, and it is being considered for worldwide ban by the United Nations. PFOA, also known as C8, was developed by 3M and then manufactured by Dupont. The Environmental Protection Agency has asked U.S. companies to voluntarily stop using the chemical by 2015. /ppBoth chemicals are long-lived in the environment, and have been found widely throughout nature, including in high concentrations in Arctic wildlife, far from sources of industrial pollution. There appears to be no plans to phase out diPAPs from food packaging, however, so people will likely be exposed to both chemicals as diPAPs break down in the human body./ph25 Tips for Avoiding Packaging/h2pAvoiding packaging helps you reduce waste. It’s one of the best things you can do to a href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/organic-food-tips-47-040801green your diet/a. When it comes to grease-resistant paper packaging, it also may be an important part of protecting your health./pollistrongEat real foods:/strong Real foods — fruits and vegetables, whole-grain bread, rice, etc. — typically aren’t heavily packaged, or processed./lilistrongBring your own bag:/strong Use a reusable bag made from canvas, cotton or other fiber to avoid wasting plastic or paper bags at the grocery store./lilistrongBuy in bulk:/strong Whenever possible, buy and store extra rice, beans, root vegetables and other foods that store well, in order to cut down on both waste and cost./lilistrongStart a garden:/strong There’s nothing like a href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/organic-gardening-tips-460309planting your own garden/a for cutting down on waste and enjoying the literal fruits of your labor./lilistrongStore food in glass:/strong Ditch the plastic for food storage whenever possible, and use glass./li/olbr /pMore from The Daily Green/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/organic-food-tips-47-040801?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgGreen Your Diet: 18 Steps/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/Dirty-Dozen-Foods?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgThe Dirty Dozen: 12 Foods to Buy Organic/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/healthy-recipes-47012605?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgThe Real Food Diet: Superfoods For a Health Boost/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgWhat Do Recycling Symbols on Plastics Mean?/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/food-iq-quiz-44101001?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgTest Your Food IQ: Take the Quiz!/a/pbr /pReprinted with permission of Hearst Communications, Inc/pp /p

div class=image style=float:right;padding-left:8px;img alt=image name height=230 src=http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/daily_green_news/daily_green_news-642656619-1241211575.jpg?ym3aPMBDSmR5oDNo width=300/br /em(Photo: Carmen Martínez Banús / iStockPhoto)/embr /br //divpThe a href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/organic-food-tips-47-040801green food movement/a, at its most basic level, boils down to this old adage: You are what you eat. That’s why so many people avoid foods with a href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/Dirty-Dozen-Foodspesticide residue/a, foods that were grown with fertilizers derived from fossil fuels, foods derived from genetically modified seeds or genes, milk or meat from animals pumped up with hormones or antibiotics…./ppWhile we can look for a USDA Organic and other reputable labels to find those foods grown to our standards, now it seems we should also consider the packaging that bears the label./ppA a href=http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es9011417 target=_blanknew study/a published in emEnvironmental Science and Technology/em suggests there’s more to avoiding packaging than avoiding waste. The chemicals in food packaging — specifically papers treated to resist grease — are being found in human blood, suggesting that those chemicals are leaching from the packaging to the food, and then to us./ppYou are what you eat, yes. You are also what that food was packaged in. And that means your blood runs thick with perfluorochemicals, according to the University of Toronto study. (Thick is a deliberate overstatement, given that the chemicals are measured at a scale of parts per embillion/em, but when it comes to chemical exposure, that’s the scale that health experts often worry about.)/ppThe two most common chemicals detected are known as PFOS and PFOA, and a deep and growing body of research has already raised serious concerns about their safety. Neither is used directly in packaging, but both result from packaging chemicals — polyfluoroalkyl phosphoric acid diesters (diPAPs) — breaking down inside the human body./ppThis is the first study to link levels of PFOA and PFOS in blood to food packaging./ppOther studies have linked PFOA and PFOS to a range of health problems, including a href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/infertility-cause-47020204infertility in women/a, and to liver, immune system, developmental and reproductive problems in lab animals./ppIn addition to food packaging, the chemicals are used to make breathable clothing, nonstick cookware, upholstery, carpets and many personal care products./ppPFOS is being phased out in the U.S. by its main manufacturer, 3M, and it is being considered for worldwide ban by the United Nations. PFOA, also known as C8, was developed by 3M and then manufactured by Dupont. The Environmental Protection Agency has asked U.S. companies to voluntarily stop using the chemical by 2015. /ppBoth chemicals are long-lived in the environment, and have been found widely throughout nature, including in high concentrations in Arctic wildlife, far from sources of industrial pollution. There appears to be no plans to phase out diPAPs from food packaging, however, so people will likely be exposed to both chemicals as diPAPs break down in the human body./ph25 Tips for Avoiding Packaging/h2pAvoiding packaging helps you reduce waste. It’s one of the best things you can do to a href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/organic-food-tips-47-040801green your diet/a. When it comes to grease-resistant paper packaging, it also may be an important part of protecting your health./pollistrongEat real foods:/strong Real foods — fruits and vegetables, whole-grain bread, rice, etc. — typically aren’t heavily packaged, or processed./lilistrongBring your own bag:/strong Use a reusable bag made from canvas, cotton or other fiber to avoid wasting plastic or paper bags at the grocery store./lilistrongBuy in bulk:/strong Whenever possible, buy and store extra rice, beans, root vegetables and other foods that store well, in order to cut down on both waste and cost./lilistrongStart a garden:/strong There’s nothing like a href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/organic-gardening-tips-460309planting your own garden/a for cutting down on waste and enjoying the literal fruits of your labor./lilistrongStore food in glass:/strong Ditch the plastic for food storage whenever possible, and use glass./li/olbr /pMore from The Daily Green/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/organic-food-tips-47-040801?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgGreen Your Diet: 18 Steps/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/Dirty-Dozen-Foods?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgThe Dirty Dozen: 12 Foods to Buy Organic/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/healthy-recipes-47012605?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgThe Real Food Diet: Superfoods For a Health Boost/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/recycling-symbols-plastics-460321?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgWhat Do Recycling Symbols on Plastics Mean?/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/food-iq-quiz-44101001?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdgTest Your Food IQ: Take the Quiz!/a/pbr /pReprinted with permission of Hearst Communications, Inc/pp /p

We received an email from Marque Cornblatt the other day encouraging us to check out his website, Gomi Style. I decided to pop over for a look and it seemed quite interesting (and fun) so I made sure to earmark it for further investigation.
Cornblatt himself seems to be a colourful (literally – check out [...]

When we first received an email from Chad Pescod, owner of Enviroresponsible Inc, I was a tad skeptical to be totally honest. We get a lot of e-mails requesting links or suggesting we write an article about this and that (and the other thing), so I figured his email was no different.
My skepticism probably tripled [...]

I’d be lying if I said I’ve never dreamed of writing a emNew York Times/em bestseller. My little book, ema href=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Ultimate-Cheapskates-Road-Map-to-True-Riches/Jeff-Yeager/e/9780767926959/?itm=1 target=_newThe Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches/a/em, has sold okay, at least well enough that the publisher has me writing another one. But in terms of total sales, mine has never even entered the same solar system as books on the NYT list. div style=float:right;img alt=book shelf class=img height=230 hspace=10 src=http://l.yimg.com/a/feeds/us/grn/green_cheapstake/local-library-tip-med.jpg vspace=10 width=300//divpObviously, part of the reason for that is the fact that I write for and about cheapskates. Most of the folks who contact me to say that they liked my book eventually get around to admitting that they borrowed it from the a href=http://www.publiclibraries.com target=_newlibrary/a rather than bought a copy of their own. That’s fine with me. I’m a big supporter of public libraries and, of course, libraries pay for the copies they loan out. Libraries are inherently green institutions, a perfect example of what being a Green Cheapskate is all about. /ppBut then there are those readers who write to say that they loved my book so much they spent every lunch hour for the past two weeks standing in the back of a href=http://books.barnesandnoble.com target=_newBarnes Noble/a reading the whole thing. Those are always the fans who conclude with, PS – I can’t wait to read your next book! Ah, but for the economic realities of publishing. /ppMaybe I’m just trying to assuage my NYT emlist envy/em, but I had a touching email from a reader last week that made me feel even better than if I’d landed a berth on the emTimes/em’ prestigious roster. She wrote to tell me that my little book has occasionally had one of the longest waiting lists on the website a href=http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php target=_newPaperbackSwap.com/a, a terrific website where you post books you want to get rid of and send them off to folks who want them. You receive credits for the books you send to others, and then redeem your credits for books others are looking to giveaway. Books need to be in good condition, and you pay only for the postage on books you send out (usually about $2.50 per book). /ppThere are lots of other book exchanges on the web as well (some may charge membership and processing fees), including: /pullia href=http://www.bookmooch.com target=_newbookmooch.com/a/lilia href=http://www.bookins.com target=_newbookins.com/a/lilia href=http://www.SwapTree.com target=_newSwapTree.com/a/lilia href=http://www.titletrader.com target=_newtitletrader.com/a/lilia href=http://www.campusbookswap.org target=_newcampusbookswap.org/a/lilia href=http://www.novelaction.com target=_newnovelaction.com/a/li/ulpIn the current economy — with cash tighter than a drumhead — maybe there should be a strongnew/strongemNew York Times/em bestseller list, one composed of those books with the longest waiting lists at the public library and on sites like PaperbackSwap.com. That would be a list of the favorites among readers who are smart enough to understand that there’s a greener — and cheaper — way to read the books they want to read. /ppOf course, that doesn’t mean I’d turn down a slot on the emTimes/em’ current list if they come knocking./ppstrongMore from The Daily Green/strong/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/save-money-megaflip?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg30+ Ways to Save Money by Going Green/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/vodka-uses-460424?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg10 Surprising Uses for Vodka/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/latest/green-tips-10-easiest?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg10 Easiest Green Tips/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/super-foods-44030408?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg7 Superfoods You Should Be Eating/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/natural-swimming-pools-460908?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg23 Breathtaking Natural Swimming Pools/a/pbr /pemJeff Yeager is the author of the book a href=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Ultimate-Cheapskates-Road-Map-to-True-Riches/Jeff-Yeager/e/9780767926959/?itm=1 target=_newThe Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches/a. His website is a href=http://www.ultimatecheapskate.com/ target=_newwww.UltimateCheapskate.com/a./em/ppReprinted with permission of Hearst Communications, Inc/pp /p

I’d be lying if I said I’ve never dreamed of writing a emNew York Times/em bestseller. My little book, ema href=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Ultimate-Cheapskates-Road-Map-to-True-Riches/Jeff-Yeager/e/9780767926959/?itm=1 target=_newThe Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches/a/em, has sold okay, at least well enough that the publisher has me writing another one. But in terms of total sales, mine has never even entered the same solar system as books on the NYT list. div style=float:right;img alt=book shelf class=img height=230 hspace=10 src=http://l.yimg.com/a/feeds/us/grn/green_cheapstake/local-library-tip-med.jpg vspace=10 width=300//divpObviously, part of the reason for that is the fact that I write for and about cheapskates. Most of the folks who contact me to say that they liked my book eventually get around to admitting that they borrowed it from the a href=http://www.publiclibraries.com target=_newlibrary/a rather than bought a copy of their own. That’s fine with me. I’m a big supporter of public libraries and, of course, libraries pay for the copies they loan out. Libraries are inherently green institutions, a perfect example of what being a Green Cheapskate is all about. /ppBut then there are those readers who write to say that they loved my book so much they spent every lunch hour for the past two weeks standing in the back of a href=http://books.barnesandnoble.com target=_newBarnes Noble/a reading the whole thing. Those are always the fans who conclude with, PS – I can’t wait to read your next book! Ah, but for the economic realities of publishing. /ppMaybe I’m just trying to assuage my NYT emlist envy/em, but I had a touching email from a reader last week that made me feel even better than if I’d landed a berth on the emTimes/em’ prestigious roster. She wrote to tell me that my little book has occasionally had one of the longest waiting lists on the website a href=http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php target=_newPaperbackSwap.com/a, a terrific website where you post books you want to get rid of and send them off to folks who want them. You receive credits for the books you send to others, and then redeem your credits for books others are looking to giveaway. Books need to be in good condition, and you pay only for the postage on books you send out (usually about $2.50 per book). /ppThere are lots of other book exchanges on the web as well (some may charge membership and processing fees), including: /pullia href=http://www.bookmooch.com target=_newbookmooch.com/a/lilia href=http://www.bookins.com target=_newbookins.com/a/lilia href=http://www.SwapTree.com target=_newSwapTree.com/a/lilia href=http://www.titletrader.com target=_newtitletrader.com/a/lilia href=http://www.campusbookswap.org target=_newcampusbookswap.org/a/lilia href=http://www.novelaction.com target=_newnovelaction.com/a/li/ulpIn the current economy — with cash tighter than a drumhead — maybe there should be a strongnew/strongemNew York Times/em bestseller list, one composed of those books with the longest waiting lists at the public library and on sites like PaperbackSwap.com. That would be a list of the favorites among readers who are smart enough to understand that there’s a greener — and cheaper — way to read the books they want to read. /ppOf course, that doesn’t mean I’d turn down a slot on the emTimes/em’ current list if they come knocking./ppstrongMore from The Daily Green/strong/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/save-money-megaflip?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg30+ Ways to Save Money by Going Green/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/vodka-uses-460424?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg10 Surprising Uses for Vodka/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/latest/green-tips-10-easiest?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg10 Easiest Green Tips/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/super-foods-44030408?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg7 Superfoods You Should Be Eating/a/ppa href=http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/natural-swimming-pools-460908?link=reldom=yah_greensrc=syncon=artmag=tdg23 Breathtaking Natural Swimming Pools/a/pbr /pemJeff Yeager is the author of the book a href=http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Ultimate-Cheapskates-Road-Map-to-True-Riches/Jeff-Yeager/e/9780767926959/?itm=1 target=_newThe Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches/a. His website is a href=http://www.ultimatecheapskate.com/ target=_newwww.UltimateCheapskate.com/a./em/ppReprinted with permission of Hearst Communications, Inc/pp /p