This Is a Good Guide - for a Sustainable Lifestyle

Author: Marieke Eyskoot
Publisher: Bis Publishers
ISBN: 9789063695880
Category : Environmental responsibility
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
This is the definitive and comprehensive guide for what you can do about climate change and to contribute to a better world. It contains lists of go-to shops, beautiful brands, inspiring insights, surprising facts and useful solutions. Through in-depth interviews with leading pioneers, such as Livia Firth, Green Kitchen Stories and Andrew Morgan, you will find exactly what you need to live a more sustainable life. After all, doing good and feeling good at the same time: does it not get any better than that? This revised edition is the newly updated version of the international bestseller This is a Good Guide - for a Sustainable Lifestyle (30.000 copies sold worldwide). All stores, brands, addresses and initiatives are up-to-date with new shops and labels. The book has new interviews, revised facts and figures, and an additional eight pages of tips and tricks.

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide

Author: Jen Gale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472969138
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
Easy, do-able, down to earth ideas and suggestions for everyone to help save the planet. If you want to save the planet, but your to-do list is already pretty long and remembering your re-usable coffee cup feels like a Herculean task, then this is the book for you. Covering every aspect of our lives from the stuff we buy and the food we eat to how we travel, work, and celebrate, this book provides stacks of practical, down to earth ideas to slot into your daily life, alongside a gentle kick up the butt to put your newfound knowledge into action. Practical tips include unsubscribing from all the tempting emails that drop into your inbox with details of the newest clothing range or the latest sale, and keeping a mug next to your kettle to work out how much water you actually need to boil each time, as over-filling kettles costs British households £68 million on energy bills each year. Find out how to fit "sustainable living" into your life, in a way that works for you. Change your impact without radically changing your life and figure out the small steps you can make that will add up to make a big difference (halo not included).

Green Living

Author: Green Matters
Publisher: Rock Point Gift & Stationery
ISBN: 1631067206
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Book Description
Who says living a green lifestyle has to be a chore? Part reference, part lifestyle—with a dash of inspiration—Green Living is full of approachable, accessible, and easily implemented strategies to quickly and easily bring sustainability into all areas of your life and home.

Disney Go Green

Author: Asthildur/ Finnbogadottir Jonsdottir (Gunndis/ Gunnarsdottir, Ellen)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940787008
Category : Environmentalism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Overview Go Green is a new brand of Disney books, encouraging families to lead a sustainable lifestyle. It is however not only a line of books but an opportunity for families to spend time together. It is an all around guide for families to take steps towards transforming their lives to live a healthier, greener, and a more sustainable lifestyle. The book This first Go Green book is for everyone whether they are new to the concept of sustainability or someone who's lifestyle is green. The books three main focal points are; explaining sustainability in a simple and fun way, putting the concept into perspective for children and families and to show easy and fun steps to take in the green direction. All through the book are tips and fun facts connected to sustainability and the reader will find that not all is lost and a few easy steps will take the family in a new direction. Chapter headings These are a few of the chapter headings, with a reservation that the wording of them might change slightly: · Go Green with Mickey · What is the circle of life? · Fun and active lifestyle! · Exploring the world! · Why recycle? · Growing our own greens The brand Two subsequent titles are in production, Go Green! The Family Challenge and Go Green! Create Your Own Garden. In addition to the books a strong community will be present online, via the Go Green webpage and all social media.

Ed Begley, Jr.'s Guide to Sustainable Living

Author: Ed Begley, Jr.
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 0307405141
Category : Energy conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
Begley encourages homeowners to reach for a higher level of eco-responsibility with home projects ranging from planting native gardens to installing solar panels and wind turbines. 100 b&w photos.

Sustainable Home

Author: Christine Liu
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 071123969X
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Sustainable Home is a stylish, inspirational and practical guidebook to maintaining a more environmentally friendly household. Sustainable lifestyle blogger and professional Christine Liu takes you on a tour through the rooms of your home – the living area, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom – offering tips, tricks and 18 step-by-step projects designed to help you lead a more low-impact lifestyle. Whether its by making your own toothpaste, converting to renewable energy sources, reducing your consumption of plastic, growing your own herb garden or upcycling old pieces of furniture, there are numerous ways – both big and small – to make a difference. With environmental issues at the forefront of global politics, the desire to make small changes on an individual level is on the rise; this book will guide anyone hoping to make a difference, but who perhaps don’t know where to begin.

Practical Sustainability

Author: Robert Brinkmann
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030737829
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
This book will teach you everything you need to know about sustainable living—from reducing your greenhouse gas footprint to making sure that you are part of the green economy. Along the way, readers will learn about the field of sustainability and the “three E’s” of sustainable living—environment, economy, and equity. We are in the midst of great environmental change and all of us need to do everything we can to try to live more gently on the planet. Robert Brinkmann provides a range of options for readers as to what they can do to try to make a difference. Some involve simple lifestyle changes - but he also challenges all of us to commit to make more difficult and more meaningful changes to create a greener, more sustainable world. The book also delves into how we can create more sustainable communities, schools, and organizations. It showcases many examples of people and organizations that are making significant contributions to improving our planet’s sustainability that serve as inspiration and guidance for all of us trying to live more sustainably.

A Sustainable Life

Author: Douglas Gwyn
Publisher: Quakerpress of Fgc
ISBN: 9781937768553
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
A well-known Quaker historian explores the qualities of Quaker faith and practice that contribute to living sustainably in the world today. He explores such paradoxes as equality and community, unity and differentiation, integrity and personal discernment, and other aspects of life that Quakers have worked to bring into balance through their 350-year history. How have Quakers learned to create the kind of individual and community life that can prepare us to live fully and responsibly into a time of social and planetary change?

Natural Living

Author: Liz Wright
Publisher: Gaia
ISBN: 9781856753203
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In today's society we're all conscious of the way our actions affect our planet. Many of us still aren't aware, however, that with only a few alternations to our lifestyles we could really make a difference. Natural Living proves this with an in-depth look at the way we live and comprehensive guidance on the crucial changes we can all make. Whether you simply want to grow your own vegetables or intend to go the whole hog and relocate to the country, this invaluable handbook will expertly guide you through every aspect of sustainable living in the 21st century. With ideas for both house and garden, advice on planning which food to grow and which animals to raise, photographs throughout and step-by-step practical instructions for everything from beekeeping, to composting, to spinning raw wool into yarn, Natural Living has everything you need to start living a more self-sufficient and environmentally responsible life.

Minimal

Author: Stéphanie Mandréa
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 1487009445
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
A stylish and inspiring guide to living a happier life in balance with the natural world Minimal offers readers inspiration and tools to embrace simple living and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives. From advice on home decorating and decluttering, and easy-to-follow recipes for making your own cosmetics and cleaning products, to tips for shopping sustainably, composting, and restoring old furniture, Minimal provides a host of small but powerful ways to live a more balanced life while being good to the planet.