Mindy Pennybacker
Mindy Pennybacker is one of the foremost voices of the green movement. She is a Senior Editor for Plenty Magazine, after having spent nearly a decade at the helm of The Green Guide, a national consumer newsletter published by the non-profit Green Guide Institute.
A graduate of Stanford, the University of Iowa Writers Workshop and the University of California, Davis, Law School, she has held writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Wallace Stegner program at Stanford, and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole; published articles and stories in The Nation, The Atlantic Monthly, Sierra, The New York Times and elsewhere; and coauthored Mothers & Others Guide to Natural Baby Care (Wiley, 1999).
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About the Book:
Do One Green Thing
Saving the Earth Through Simple, Everyday Choices
(Thomas Dunne, May 2010)
Each chapter in this practical guide addresses the question: What is the easiest, most affordable green thing you could do to make a difference in one area of your life? Choose It/Lose it columns present simple, green swaps for food and drink, home appliances, personal care, apparel, and transportation, all in a user-friendly format. Mindy’s carefully detailed lists of preferred green products and brands make this an essential companion on everyday errands, from the grocery store to the shopping mall.
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