Almost green : how I saved 1/6th of a billionth of the planet /

A quirky, poignant, and hilarious nonfiction account of one man's fumbling quest to reinvent suburbia, starting with his own front yard. The author couldn't afford to build a green house, so instead he built an "eco-shed," a 280-square foot sustainably designed writing studio and in-law suite-- but his in-laws are unlikely to ever stay there because they aren't talking to him much anymore. Throughout the book, Glave tries--and sometimes fails--to navigate the emerging social landscape of the nouveau-green world; instead he finds himself ensnared in the emotional entanglements of the high-octane era. Along the way, he probes the grey zone between the relentlessly upbeat eco-evangelists and the Hummer pilots that roam hissmall suburban community. With two small kids, escalating debt, and mounting marital pressures, Glave wonders if he has what it takes to be a "culdesactivist."--From publisher description.