by Jack Christie
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In this compelling account of his “cockamamie” ecological odyssey, journalist Glave, “enthusiastic composter” and guilty SUV owner, recounts his efforts to reduce his carbon footprint by building a “green” writing studio and guesthouse adjoining his less than environmentally correct home outside of Vancouver. As irreverent as it is deeply informative, the book traces Glave's misadventures and steep environmental learning curve—he considers (and discards) elaborate straw bale and rammed earth construction schemes, navigates the intricacies of securing recovered wood and negotiating with neighbors concerned about sight lines—as he ponders how to reconcile the contradictions in his lifestyle (“I buy or pick organic, locally grown berries, then gleefully slather them with Cool Whip”) and how to inspire environmental awareness in his community without turning his neighbors defensive or his car-crazy young son into a “playground weirdo.” Costs and domestic tensions mount as Glave tears down a pricey carport, which was a gift from his conservative father-in-law, and his shed's footprint threatens his wife's cherished garden. The focus of this endearing eco-memoir is primarily on getting the dream shed built, but Glave's sensible (and sometimes caustically comic) green consciousness has real universal appeal. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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One man’s irreverent and hilarious chronicle of his ambitious but clumsy efforts to tread lightly on the planet.
“Reading Almost Green is like getting a new pair of glasses when you thought you could see just fine. A smart, contemplative read.” —Douglas Coupland
In Almost Green, James Glave demonstrates that the journey along the path to a greener life is not always easy but is frequently hilarious and always enlightening. Glave—a writer and stay-at-home dad—describes his experiences building a green writing studio in the front yard of his home on Bowen Island, British Columbia, a not-so-green paradise where suvs still outnumber compost boxes. While coping with the many frustrations and small victories of this undertaking, Glave also dabbles in grassroots neighborhood activism. He visits a truly green family living in the concrete jungle of the city and decides he must divest himself of his hulking suv, so generously given to him by his father-in-law, without offending his benefactor.
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