Heather and I got turned on to a terrific book and now we are both reading it. A couple of weeks ago the Goop newsletter (Gweneth Paltrow’s tips, recipes and eco-friendly ideas ) arrived in my inbox with a book review that captured my attention.
Power Trip by Amanda Little is a terrific read. It chronicles her trip around the country exploring America’s “hunger for oil” in all its forms.
I keep finding surprises as I turn the pages. I considered my organic, no-car lifestyle to be petroleum free, but “even though we rarely think about it, energy is as much a part of our modern survival as air, food and water. It does more than power our iPhones and laptops—it grows our crops, fights our wars, makes our plastics and medicines, warms our homes, moves our products, airplanes and vehicles, and animates our cities.”
We at English Retreads are doing what we can to minimize the petroleum footprint. We reclaim petroleum-based rubber inner tubes and, using a carbon negative production process (offset by wind energy) turn what would be waste into stylish handbags and accessories that last a lifetime and come with a guarantee to ensure our products remain as useful as they are chic.
Check your local library, or if your reading pile teeters as high as mine does, you can probably wait for the paperback version that will be available mid-September. We hope you enjoy the read as much as we do.
