Guilt Free & Green (eBook)

A Year of Eco-Friendly Ideas

Terri Paajanen (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
Mango Media (Verlag)
978-1-63353-136-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Learn new eco-friendly, sustainable living ideas from Terri Paajanen who has been successfully practicing green living on her 5 acres for the past 7 yearsGreen living: More than just a guide, Guilt Free & Green offers planet positive alternatives and not just the obvious ones. This inspiring how-to book teaches you with easy-to-remember ideas that actually are practical and with money-saving ideas that make you want to live green and stay there. Readers are encouraged to use resources differently and to view the world in a new way. Guilt Free & Green is a truly great addition to the gotta-go-green genre. Sustainable living: Whether you have been an avid environmentalist for years or are just getting started, this book gives new and interesting ideas. Half the battle is changing your habits and getting your head around the idea of the change so that it actually happens. This book points to the wisdom of reducing consumption instead of "e;just"e; reusing and recycling. The emphasis is on improving quality of life while also making green changes.

Inhalt

1.Chapter 1 – Bulk, Air, Veg. and Toilets
2.Chapter 2 – Paint, Cycle, Run and Diapers
3.Chapter 3 – Paper, Lights, Gifts, Heat, Compost and Mail
4.Chapter 4 – Save Money, Get Around, Teas, eGreen
5.Chapter 5 – Smart Phones, Cleaners, Lotions, Hygiene
6.Chapter 6 – Trees, Dining Out, Plastic, Pets
7.Chapter 7 – Anti-Toxin, Water, DEET, Soak, Streamline
8.Chapter 8 – Flavor, Brewing, Pool Time, Electric vs Gas, Trust, Love



1.buy in bulk to avoid waste
2.air dry clothes (how to install clothesline instructions)
3.go vegetarian/vegan
4.dual flush toilets
5.low voc house paint
6.know your recycling codes
7.don't let water run (dishes, toothbrushing)
8.cloth diapers
9.ditch household paper (paper towels, etc)
10.led lights (as an improvement over cfls)
11.eco wrapping for gifts
12.heat with wood
13.start a compost bin
14.look for organic
15.green up your mail (combining junk mail, eflyers and e-statements)
16.buy nothing new
17.public transportation
18.herbal tea rather than chemical medicines
19.meditation - not sure on this one....
20.use edocs more (google docs, cloud, how to attach files to emails) to avoid printing
21.don't upgrade your phone
22.become a localvore
23.recipe for homemade surface cleanser
24.recipe for solid lotion bars
25.recipe for toothpaste powder
26.go no poo (recipe too)
27.green up your dryer (if you don't air dry) - homemade dryer sheets, dryer balls
28.apps to green your life
29.plant a tree, or two, or more
30.green up a fast food visit (buffet plates, refill ketchup cups)
31.infographic about plastic bag litter and animal death
32.dispose of meds/hazardous waste properly
33.infographic - about using hemp?
34.infographic - GMOs
35.personal story - trash for tigers (a project we do at our house)
36.old clothes = new quilt
37.personal story - a cleaning day without toxins
38.choosing a portable water bottle
39.infographic - are we recycling enough (nationwide)?
40.wrap hot water heater/pipes
41.try on-demand hot water system
42.greener cat litter
43.recipes for DEET-free bug sprays
44.only wash when needed (showers, clothing)
45.streamline your wardrobe
46.how to make flavored water
47.brew a greener cup (shade grown, ditch the pod machine)
48.eco-friendlier swimming pools
49.reality of the electric car
50.trust yourself
51.trust the world
52.live, love, learn

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.12.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Schlagworte: conservation • Ecology • Environment • Gardening • Green Living • sustainability • Sustainable living
• ISBN-10: 1-63353-136-8 / 1633531368
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63353-136-9 / 9781633531369