Picture Yourself Going Green: Step-by-Step Instruction for Living a Budget-Conscious, Earth-Friendly Lifestyle in Eight Weeks or Less (Environmental Issues) (Paperback)

~ Erinn Morgan (Author)
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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.

About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (January 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598638440
• ISBN-13: 978-1598638448
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,076,033 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one, April 30, 2009

By	Daniel W. Christianson "Ak_Dan" (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are many fantastic publications available on this same subject however most of them seem to drown the reader in a wave of eco-facts & ideas and leave you with just that. Picture Yourself Going Green contains these as well but puts them in an actual step by step procedure to follow over time. The great photo's and diagrams accompanying the science behind many of these steps is just enough to keep you interested while not leaving those of us without a biology degree in a baffled state of mind.
In today's volatile economy where budgeting our household expenses is priority one for a lot of us, the cost meter associated with most individual ideas here is an invaluable tool for planning what is feasible for you. The author clearly recognizes the social diversity of her audience and address the fact that `hey, we're not all the same`. Different lifestyles and many other variables surrounding us prohibit every idea from working for every household and she offers plenty of alternatives. So whether you are renting an apartment or own a sprawling estate this is a plan you can put to good use.
Its a reference guide meant to be used, greening up your home? Take it with you to the Home Depot, or the nursery. Going shopping? Do you know what's in that laundry detergent? How about your toothpaste?- yea, take the book with you.
Even if you don't have time to devote to the step by step program, the other half of this book is for you, just simple steps we all can take in our daily routines that will make an immense difference to our eco-system. We're all in this together.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a "Gotta Have" book!, February 14, 2009

By	grateful reader - See all my reviews

This book offers people guidance in making environmentally friendly choices in their daily lives, not suggesting windmills in your backyards or electric cars in your driveways, but a workable plan for small,simple changes sure to help every reader feel like they are doing their part to preserve our world. A necessity for every home and the perfect gift for anyone for any occasion, this book is a "gotta have" item!!