Green teens

In their book Generation Green: The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life (Simon & Schuster, $9.99), Los Angeles residents and eco-enthusiasts Linda and Tosh Silversten outline easy ways for adolescents to get active on global warming while keeping reality in check. The mother-and-son pair take living green seriously--in their former New Mexico home, the family used a year-round outhouse and the sun as an alarm clock. But they promise that big city life can be nature-friendly, too. Suggestions for teens (but applicable to anyone) include using rechargeable batteries and putting on a sweater in the winter instead of turning up the thermostat. Using boxed statistics, Generation Green gets into the environmental science in digestible bites. Facts on individual energy usage as well as government eco-efforts help to relay the message that preserving the planet is everybody's job.

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