Piven takes a humorous look at going green

McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS

Updated: October 02, 2009, 6:43 am /
Published: October 02, 2009, 12:30 am

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Joshua Piven has diagnosed many of us with a case of ecoanxiety.

It’s a fear of making the wrong choices, brought on by the complexity of environmental issues and the intimidation wrought by well-meaning but strident eco-activists. It can make us afraid to do anything at all, he says.

So instead of preaching, he seeks to bring humor and creativity to environmentalism in “This Green House: Home Improvements for the Eco-Smart, the Thrifty, and the Do-It-Yourselfer” (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $15.95).

The book offers practical, doable and mostly inexpensive methods for living lighter.

Readers learn everything from green cleaning methods to making charcoal from coffee grounds. Some tips are effortless— using less dishwasher detergent, for example — while others require more work, such as using a plunger to agitate laundry in a human-powered clothes washer.

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