After introducing the reader to the nasty effects of chemicals commonly used in commercial cleaning products, author Logan offers instructions for making everything from glass cleaner (try plain club soda, or white vinegar and water) to household insecticides (peppermint oil and water will banish ants). Logan is concerned about the environment but also about safety--the story of a woman who swallowed lye-containing drain cleaner as a child will have...

Inspired by the legendary real-life murder of Kitty Genovese, "Good Neighbors" calls to mind the Oscar-winning movie "Crash," and its suspense and profound sense of urban menace rank it with Hitchcock's "Rear Window" and the gritty crime novels of Dennis Lehane, Richard Price, and James Ellroy.

The global temperature is rising, the ice caps are melting, and levels of pollution across the world have reached unprecedented heights. According to eminent scientist James Lovelock, in order to survive an assault from her dependents, the Earth is lurching ever closer to a permanent "hot state." Within the next century, we will almost certainly be forced to give up many of the comforts of western living as supplies are threatened. Only the fittest-and...

"This book teaches you how to: make wise choices in the design, planting, and maintenance of your residential space, regardless of its size or location; produce your own food; integrate vegetables, herbs, and fruits with locally native species and surrogates that contribute to the restoration of the local ecosystem; acquire a deeper understanding of the continuously evolving 'livingscape' that you can create for yourself, and of its relationship to...

"A book about loggerhead sea turtles, and a girl's attempts to help save their babies from man-made light."--

Explains the importance of reusing things and different ways to do this, from reusing paper and junk, to repairing items, to borrowing and donating items.

"An accessible guide to the changes we can all make--small and large--to rid our lives of disposable plastic and clean up the world's oceans. It takes 450 years for a plastic bottle to fully biodegrade, and there are around 12.7 million tons of plastic entering the ocean each year. At our current pace, in the year 2050 there could be more plastic in the oceans than fish, by weight. These are alarming figures, but plastic pollution is an environmental...

Describes the achievements and contributions of four outstanding people associated with environmental protection: John Muir, Rachel Carson, Lois Gibbs, Chico Mendes.

Packed full of 50 useful things kids can do to make their homes, schools, and neighborhoods more environmentally friendly.