Green Made Easy: The Everyday Guide for Transitioning to a Green Lifestyle
By Chris Prelitz
HAYHOUSE, RRP: $22.95
ISBN 9781401922849
FIVE MYTHS about Green Living:
1. Small changes don’t matter
2. ‘Green’ choices are expensive
3. It takes more energy to recycle than it saves
4. Keeping older appliances is better than buying new ones
5. There’s nothing wrong with buying plastic—they’re all recycled today
Going green is easy and inexpensive. Making small shifts in how we go about our daily routine translates to big changes in the planet!
Green Made Easy is a simple-to-use guidebook that offers tips on how you can make the transition towards a green lifestyle one step at a time.
• Green your personal-care products: use coconut oil for shaving cream
• Green your wardrobe: cold wash and line dry
• Green what you eat: go organic
• Green your pets: have them eat what you eat
• Green your cleaning supplies: use vinegar to clean your bathroom
• Green your garden: shrink your lawn
And lots more!
Author Chris Prelitz shares personal experiences, lessons learned and reflections that humorously touch the heart and lift the spirit. The chapter on ‘Green Myth Busting’ will sway even the most cynical person towards better eco-choices that will also save money.
The book will delight and inspire any and all who dream of making a difference and who wish to create a thriving, healthy future for generations to come.
Chris Prelitz is a pioneer of the green movement, heading a successful design-build firm with projects ranging from off-grid solar ranches to the first solar-powered restaurant and solar auto dealership in the U.S. He has served on environmental advisory boards at city, state, and national levels.
