The Green Guide
Encyclopedia
The Green Guide was a bi-monthly publication produced by the National Geographic Society
as an information resource on eco-conscious and healthy living. Founded in 1994, it ceased publication in 2009, and now exists as a website only.
The guide first was cut down with its March 4, 2008 issue to a quarterly publication. It was printed sustainably on Verso Paper
with FSC Mixed Source Label, meaning the wood comes from Forest Stewardship Council
-certified, well-managed forests, sources controlled in accordance with FSC standards, and/or recycled material. In addition to the traditional printed publication, The National Geographic Green Guide was available as a digital subscription using Texterity
’s Web publishing format. The quarterly National Geographic Green Guide magazine was an evolution of the pre-existing Green Guide Web site and newsletter, founded in 1994 by former Natural Resources Defense Council
staff scientist Wendy Gordon. National Geographic acquired the original Green Guide in March 2007.
National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society , headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical...
as an information resource on eco-conscious and healthy living. Founded in 1994, it ceased publication in 2009, and now exists as a website only.
The guide first was cut down with its March 4, 2008 issue to a quarterly publication. It was printed sustainably on Verso Paper
Verso Paper
Verso Paper is a pulp and paper company based in Memphis, TN. The company has paper manufacturing facilities in Jay, ME, Bucksport, ME, Sartell, MN, and Quinnesec, MI. It has approximately 3,000 employees....
with FSC Mixed Source Label, meaning the wood comes from Forest Stewardship Council
Forest Stewardship Council
The Forest Stewardship Council is an international not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 1993 to promote responsible management of the world’s forests. Its main tools for achieving this are standard setting, independent certification and labeling of forest products...
-certified, well-managed forests, sources controlled in accordance with FSC standards, and/or recycled material. In addition to the traditional printed publication, The National Geographic Green Guide was available as a digital subscription using Texterity
Texterity
Texterity, Inc., is a privately held American-based full-service provider of digital and mobile publishing solutions, currently converting, maintaining, and tracking more than 1,000 digital editions for consumer, trade, association, and niche publishers...
’s Web publishing format. The quarterly National Geographic Green Guide magazine was an evolution of the pre-existing Green Guide Web site and newsletter, founded in 1994 by former Natural Resources Defense Council
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a New York City-based, non-profit, non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing...
staff scientist Wendy Gordon. National Geographic acquired the original Green Guide in March 2007.