The Eco Lifestyle Handbook

Author: Sarah Callard
Publisher: Carlton Books
ISBN: 9781847325198
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Living green seems easier said than done, but The Eco Lifestyle Handbook shows how to make smart and simple choices that add up to a big difference. Quick to implement and cost effective, these 2,000 easy-to-follow tips can make every lifestyle more eco-friendly. Helpful hints on how to shop and what to buy, deal with waste at the home and office, garden and grow, and much more will enable readers to become greener world citizens and reduce their carbon footprints. Some tips for living an eco-smart lifestyle: Do Some Solar Sums: Choose a solar-powered calculator rather than one that relies on chemical batteries. Use Recycled Foil: Because aluminum foil has a major environmental impact during its production, be sure to use 100% recycled foil.Body Beautiful: Go for plant- rather than petroleum-based products; they're more natural and require a lot less processing. Return to Maker: Buy from a manufacturer who will take back your old computer and dispose of it. You'll be supporting a more responsible approach to e-waste.

Green Living Handbook

Author: David Gershon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780963032744
Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An expanded edition of the classic EcoTeam presents an in-depth program for sustainable living that furnishes step-by-step procedures designed to promote a comprehensive lifestyle transformation and reduce each individuals environmental footprint.

The Green Lifestyle Handbook

Author: Jeremy Rifkin
Publisher: Henry Holt
ISBN: 9780805013726
Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
A practical guide for everyone on how we can help save the environment.

ECOrenaissance

Author: Marci Zaroff
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501123610
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 422

Book Description
ECOrenaissance provides inspiring tips and tricks for how to live and shop in harmony with nature without sacrificing style or luxury, and how best to benefit from the current renaissance—a global rebirth of sustainable economics, progressive ethics, and green culture—through the wisdom of eco-entrepreneurs, green fashion designers, organic food purveyors, and innovative leaders of this new movement. Gone are the days of boxy hemp shirts and gritty granola—cutting-edge innovation has made ecology as stylish and sexy as red carpet fashion, and everyday people are leading the charge with the choices they make in grocery stores, car lots, at work, in schools, and in their homes. In ECOrenaissance, renowned visionary Marci Zaroff provides a comprehensive guide to help you embrace sustainable living as both a celebration of style and a necessary strategy for maintaining our everyday comforts despite increasingly limited resources. From global warming to drought, genetically modified foods to harmful chemicals in our beauty products, for too long commerce has ignored the health of our planet and our bodies. But now a new age is dawning: one that is uplifting, gorgeous, and accessible. With roundtable discussions from inspiring leaders of the green movement, ECOrenaissance offers you eye-opening and groundbreaking resources to transform your life through supporting companies making significant, practical ecological change. By shining a light on leaders of sustainability throughout the world, Zaroff will transform your understanding of eco-minded products and open new possibilities for you to make a positive impact. Equipped with these tools, you will find new, empowering ways to make “green” elegant in your life, prioritizing current global needs without sacrificing comfort.

The Country Living Handbook

Author: Abigail Gehring
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628739681
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 512

Book Description
Packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, time-honored wisdom, and both illustrations and photographs, this compact guide has everything you need to dive into a more self-sufficient life. From canning and preserving to keeping chickens, fermenting vegetables to soap-making, Gehring covers all the basics in this easy-to-read, approachable collection. Topics covered include: Generating your own energy Herbal medicine Cheese-making Maple sugaring Farm mechanics Building a smokehouse Dyeing wool Composting Disaster Preparedness And more! Whether you own one hundred acres or rent a studio apartment in the city, this book has plenty of ideas to inspire you. Learn how to build a log cabin or how to craft handmade paper; find out how to install a solar panel on your roof or brew your own tea from dried herbs; Cure a ham, bake a loaf of bread, or brew your own beer. This book has something for everyone.

The Honest Life (Enhanced Edition)

Author: Jessica Alba
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN: 1623360226
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 277

Book Description
Enhanced Edition includes exclusive videos featuring a candid look at Jessica Alba's Honest Life. As a new mom, Jessica Alba wanted to create the safest, healthiest environment for her family. But she was frustrated by the lack of trustworthy information on how to live healthier and cleaner--delivered in a way that a busy mom could act on without going to extremes. In 2012, with serial entrepreneur Brian Lee and environmental advocate Christopher Gavigan, she launched The Honest Company, a brand where parents can find reliable information and products that are safe, stylish, and affordable. The Honest Life shares the insights and strategies she gathered along the way. The Honest Life recounts Alba's personal journey of discovery and reveals her tips for making healthy living fun, real, and stylish, while offering a candid look inside her home and daily life. She shares strategies for maintaining a clean diet (with favorite family-friendly recipes) and embraces nontoxic choices at home and provides eco-friendly decor tips to fit any budget. Alba also discusses cultivating a daily eco beauty routine, finding one's personal style without resorting to yoga pants, and engaging in fun, hands-on activities with kids. Her solutions are easy, chic, and down-to-earth: they're honest. And discovering everyday ways to live naturally and authentically--true to you--could be honestly life-changing.

Ecocritique

Author: Timothy W. Luke
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9781452903217
Category : Environmentalism
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description

The Little Green Handbook

Author: Ruth Cullen
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
ISBN: 1441300244
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
This hip little guide to easy everyday environmentalism will help you "green" your home, garden, office, traveling, and shopping, one simple step at a time. Learn how to implement the fundamentals of RE in your everyday life: REduce, REuse, & REcycle--all with eco-friendly ease. From conserving to carpooling, from CFLs to LEDs, "The Little Green Handbook: 145 Simple Steps to Save the Planet" will provide you with dozens of easy ways you can make a difference.

The Symbolic Earth

Author: James G. Cantrill
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813184282
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 481

Book Description
The core dilemma in environmental advocacy may be illustrated by the question, "When we communicate about the world, should we stress what we know or what we feel?" The contributors to The Symbolic Earth argue that it is more important to decide how we should talk about what we know and feel. In their view, the environment is larely a product of how we talk about the world. Because the environment is a social construction, the only hope we have of preserving it is to understand and alter the fundamental ways we discuss it. This collection first examines the ways in which discourse creates environment perceptions. Subjects discussed range from the description of natural scenery to the advocacy of political interest groups, from the everyday interactions of citizens facing environmental crises to the greenwashing of corporate imagemakers, and from the psychology of the mass public to the social constructions of the mass media. The authors include nationally known scholars of environmental history, rhetorical theory, ethnography, communication and journalism studies, public policy, and media criticism.

The Going Green Handbook

Author: Alice Mary Alvrez
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
ISBN: 1633537617
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 127

Book Description
Start one new habit every week—and live the good green life. Level up your eco-knowledge with these fifty-two creative ideas and easy ways to live a sustainable life that’s healthier for you and for the planet (as well as for your household budget). You’ll find DIY tips on changes big and small, including: Reducing waste Eating organic Keeping toxins out of your home Raising chickens Planting a bee-friendly garden Growing veggies, fruits, and herbs Composting Making toxin-free, eco-friendly cleansers and paint And more! “Sustainable living is better in every way and this book shows how to do it.” —Becca Anderson, author of Every Day Thankful