New website helps neighbors share stuff, be green

Chuck Templeton and his wife compost their waste and grow vegetables in their Lakeview backyard, but he wanted to do something that had an even greater impact on the environment. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune photo / May 24, 2011)

Melissa Harris' Chicago Confidential

May 26, 2011

"People aren't about sharing and borrowing right now," Templeton said. "That's where the business model comes in. … We're building for the longer term."

For instance, when gas is $10 a gallon.

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Required reading

Five books that Chuck Templeton says changed his life:

•"Eaarth" by Bill McKibben

•"Storms of My Grandchildren" by James Hansen

•"Simple Prosperity" by David Wann

•"The Ecology of Commerce" by Paul Hawken

•"The Limits to Growth" by The Club of Rome

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