Overview
Are you looking for simple, budget-friendly ways to help you and your family live a healthier, more planet-friendly lifestyle? Picture Yourself Going Green: Step-by-Step Instruction for Living a Budget-Conscious, Earth-Friendly Lifestyle in Eight Weeks or Less provides you with uncomplicated solutions to help you conserve, reduce, reuse, recycle, and, thus, minimize our impact on the planet. You'll discover that even small changes make a difference and that going green is good for our health, the planet, and even our budgets. This book starts off with ten quick and simple changes that will green your lifestyle immediately; you can then follow an eight-week plan that will green everything from your energy use, transportation, and food choices to your wardrobe, beauty supplies, and travel. As you work through the suggestions and changes in the book, you'll find that simple efforts like turning off lights that aren't in use, carpooling to work, notching the thermostat down one degree, and taking a shorter shower can be beneficial to your family and the planet. Featuring simple instructions and a colorful layout full of pictures and illustrations, Picture Yourself Going Green is packed with helpful eco facts, tips, and ideas to help you along in your journey to become green.
Full Product Details
Author: Erinn Morgan
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint: Delmar Cengage Learning
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.50cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.613kg
ISBN: 9781598638448
ISBN 10: 1598638440
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 01 January 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Introduction. 1: Seven Easy Steps. 2: Week One: Green Your Power. 3: Week Two: Green Your Home. 4: Week Three: Green Your Buying Habits. 5: Week Four: Green Your Appetite. 6: Week Five: Green Your Wardrobe. 7: Week Six: Green Your Transportation. 8: Week Seven: Green Your Travel. 9: Going SuperGreen.
Author Information
Erinn Morgan is a Durango, CO-based freelance journalist whose writing focuses on sustainability, earth-friendly products, eco-conscious style and trends, outdoor sports and adventure travel. She is the editor of cleaning green magazine, a contributor to www.greenlivingideas.com, and her work has also appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Skiing, Bike, and Delicious Living. She focuses on sustainable living by buying local and organic foods, growing some of her own food, using renewable power for her home, getting 'round town on her commuter bike, and telecommuting to work. She and her husband also recently planned and held their own carbon-neutral wedding on the banks of the Colorado River in Utah's red rock canyon country.
