Better World Books » grist http://blog.betterworldbooks.com Book reviews, author interviews, industry news and more from the online bookstore with a soul. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 ©Better World Books Podcast with Dana Barrett dbarrett@betterworldbooks.com (Better World Books Podcast with Dana Barrett) dbarrett@betterworldbooks.com(Better World Books Podcast with Dana Barrett) Books 1440 books, authors, novels, news, writing, literature, humor, Dana Barrett of Better World Books sits down with the giants and upcoming stars of the literary world. Better World Books Dana Barrett sits down with the current and upcoming stars of the literary world. Better World Books Podcast with Dana Barrett Better World Books Podcast with Dana Barrett dbarrett@betterworldbooks.com No no http://blog.betterworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/podcast-small.jpg Better World Books http://blog.betterworldbooks.com 144 144 Green Reading http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/02/27/green-reading/ http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/02/27/green-reading/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:48:58 +0000 Jack http://www.betterworldblog.com/PermaLink,guid,155f7d56-073d-46fc-a9d8-5e7de3ffbe0e.aspx Check it out, Wake Up and Smell the Planet is exactly what it says: “The Non-pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day.  Like most things Grist the book values the balance of utility and humor making it less an on the soapbox indictment and more an on the bedstand read.  Great reviews from anyone who has read it and add one more from me.  Check it out at www.betterworld.com by clicking the cover.

]]> http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/02/27/green-reading/feed/ 0 Grading the Candidates http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/01/29/grading-the-candidates/ http://blog.betterworldbooks.com/2008/01/29/grading-the-candidates/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:38:44 +0000 admin http://www.betterworldblog.com/PermaLink,guid,0767192b-495e-4093-920c-832ee2abb7e7.aspx Tom Konrad, a financial analyst specializing in renewable energy and energy efficiency companies, has a good article over at Grist concerning the Presidential candidates on their policies and talk of environmental policy.  Tom gets somewhat bogged down by his “If I Were President” excerpt, but his grades are interesting and important to anyone who cares for the environment considering the primary policy creator in the USA for the following four years is in question.

Check it out.

Or check out the more aesthetically pleasing and more comprehensive version, spurred on by Tom’s ideas.

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