It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living

It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living

by Crissy Trask
ISBN-10:
158685772X
ISBN-13:
9781586857721
Pub. Date:
01/23/2006
Publisher:
Smith, Gibbs Publisher
ISBN-10:
158685772X
ISBN-13:
9781586857721
Pub. Date:
01/23/2006
Publisher:
Smith, Gibbs Publisher
It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living

It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living

by Crissy Trask
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Overview

Surveys find that over 80 percent of Americans agree with the goals of the environmental movement. Sadly, most Americans admit to doing little more than basic recycling when it comes to acting on that disposition. What is the reason for this great divide between environmental sentiment in this country and individual actions? Author and environmental consultant Crissy Trask seeks to answer this question-and solve the disparity-with a new book that makes it easy to be an environmentalist, no matter how busy or hectic your lifestyle. This is a day to day guide with simple, practical suggestions that anyone can put into action, like:

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781586857721
Publisher: Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date: 01/23/2006
Edition description: 1ST
Pages: 168
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range: 16 Years

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Introduction

Many Americans agree with the goals of the environmental movement. Yet, nearly as many Americans admit to doing little more than recycling when it comes to acting on that disposition. Both the number of people expressing support for environmental protection and their acknowledged lack of more meaningful efforts to back it up got me thinking, "Why is their such a great divide between environmental sentiment in this country and individual actions?" Clues to the answer came from my own inadequacies in the area of meaningful environmental stewardship. I was consumed by a career, my sensibilities weren't tuned to recognize opportunities for improvement, and I was unaware of simple, practical suggestions on which I could follow through. If other people were anything like me, a busy lifestyle, some unknowingness as to their role in the problems and solutions of today and a lack of guidance on what to do and how to do it was rendering many other "eco-minded" people predominantly "un-eco."

Everyone is leading busy lives and is therefore, to some extent, wrestling with how to balance better environmental stewardship with modern pressures and reliances. I became convinced that the way to increase the ranks of practicing environmentalists was to take the difficulty and guesswork out of greener living by adjusting expectations, stressing learning as a motivator and enabler, and above all else, providing constructive tips and resources to prepare the eco-inclined for action on terms they could live with. It made sense that if busy people were going to start doing more, they would need a lot more help.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Green Living Myths

Chapter 2: Make a Change

Chapter 3: Eco-Tips for Living Greener

Chapter 4: Buy Green

Chapter 5: Green Shopping Online

Chapter 6: Resources to Help the Earth

Chapter 7: Some Good News

Notes

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