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.

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.

Green Living

Author: Green Matters
Publisher: Rock Point
ISBN: 0760368392
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Book Description
Do you aspire to live a green or zero-waste life, but just don’t know where to begin? Green Living is here to guide you to an eco-friendly lifestyle through approachable, easy-to-implement strategies. Authored by the successful GreenMatters.com website, which is dedicated to making news and topics across sustainability and innovation accessible to everyone, this indispensable resource is packed with suggestions and ideas to implement sustainable living in all areas of your life and home. You’ll be inspired to dive deeper into green living and feel empowered by your choice to help the environment and create a healthier household. Learn not just the “why” of going green, but the “how,” with quick-and-easy tips to substitute unsustainable and unhealthy products with greener options. Each chapter has Seed, Sprout, and Tree steps to help meet you where you’re at and develop your green practices in a way that works with your lifestyle. With additional micro-actions and tips throughout as well as definitions for commonly used green terminology, this book is for people just getting started or those looking to learn more eco-friendly hacks. Save money (and the planet) with easy steps like switching to single-use alternatives like reusable straws and cloth shopping totes. Also, find resources to help you get creative and reuse materials you already have for a new purpose, from DIY pet toys to home decor, minimizing what you buy and preventing materials from going into the landfill. Other topics covered: Recycling and composting Eco-friendly cleaning Minimalist organizing Green beauty Sustainable fashion This comprehensive guide to green will take a permanent place on your bookshelf as you return to it again and again on your journey to sustainability.

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.

Zero Waste Home

Author: Bea Johnson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451697686
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
A practical guide for reducing waste in the home offers tools and tips for going "zero waste," discussing how to make cosmetics and cleaning supplies, pack lunches without plastic, and weed out unnecessary appliances. Shows how the author transformed her family's life for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing 1 liter per year; part practical guide that gives readers tools & tips to diminish their footprint & simplify their lives. -- Publishers Description.

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.

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.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Living

Author: Trish Riley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592576623
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
The environmental movement and the rising awareness of global warming have spiked an interest in green living. It's not just recycling now. People want to know what they can do to live sustainable lives. What changes do they need to make as consumers and citizens? What are the relative impacts of the changes-that is, which will have the greater impact? They've made up their minds that green living is their goal, so they're not asking for a sermon. They just want simple, how-to facts.