The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time
by: Elizabeth Rogers, Thomas M. Kostigen
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Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Redford, Will Ferrell, JenniferAniston, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Martha Stewart, Tyra Banks, DaleEarnhardt, Jr., Tiki Barber, Owen Wilson, and Justin Timberlake tellyou how they make a difference to the environment.
InsideThe Green Book, find out how you can too:
- Turn yourthermostat a degree lower in the winter; if every home in America didit we'd save enough energy to power all the home is Iowa for one wholeyear!
- Take a shorter shower; if America subtracted just oneminute from their daily showers we'd save twice the amount offreshwater withdrawn from the Great Lakes every day!
- Reuseribbon and wrapping paper; if two-thirds of Americans each saved anarm's length of ribbon this year, we could tie a bow around theearth!
With wit and authority, authors Elizabeth Rogers andThomas Kostigen provide hundreds of solutions for all areas of yourlife, pinpointing the smallest changes that have the biggest impacton the health of our precious planet.
Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Redford, Will Ferrell, JenniferAniston, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Martha Stewart, Tyra Banks, DaleEarnhardt, Jr., Tiki Barber, Owen Wilson, and Justin Timberlake tellyou how they make a difference to the environment.
InsideThe Green Book, find out how you can too:
- Turn yourthermostat a degree lower in the winter; if every home in America didit we'd save enough energy to power all the home is Iowa for one wholeyear!
- Take a shorter shower; if America subtracted just oneminute from their daily showers we'd save twice the amount offreshwater withdrawn from the Great Lakes every day!
- Reuseribbon and wrapping paper; if two-thirds of Americans each saved anarm's length of ribbon this year, we could tie a bow around theearth!
With wit and authority, authors Elizabeth Rogers andThomas Kostigen provide hundreds of solutions for all areas of yourlife, pinpointing the smallest changes that have the biggest impacton the health of our precious planet.
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- Pretty Neat!
I got this book for my soon-to-be 14 year old sister's birthday. She's really into the "green" stuff and this book is really awesome. I thumbed through it and found it to be really interesting and well put together. It's really well organized and makes it easy to find information on specific lifestyle changes.
It's a great, informative and interesting little book for any teen or adult!
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- Celebrity Driven Drivel
The authors get off to a bad start by stating their "desire to be environmentally friendly while remaining selfish consumers."Trying to remain calm, I am then told that "usually, kWh (kilowatt-hours) are used to measure electrical power or natural gas use." Actually, natural gas is measured in therms.Hoping it can't get worse, I then learn that Cameron Diaz and William McDonough espouse the "noble savage" idea, de-bunked by anthropologists, that humans lived in harmony with their world before ... Read More
Rating: - Very good
This book was shipped within 1 week of purchase. It was in brand new condition for a used price. I would purchase again.
Rating: - Living Green at its best!
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what they can do to make a difference and try to be greener!I would highly recommend this to everyone!
Rating: - Information most people wouldn't even think of.A must read!
I purchased this as a gift, but ended up reading to find out what it was about.I couldn't believe the things I read that most people would even think of that could save our environment.It is definitely worth purchasing to knowledge people on what they can do to help save the environment.
- Pretty Neat!I got this book for my soon-to-be 14 year old sister's birthday. She's really into the "green" stuff and this book is really awesome. I thumbed through it and found it to be really interesting and well put together. It's really well organized and makes it easy to find information on specific lifestyle changes.
It's a great, informative and interesting little book for any teen or adult!
- Celebrity Driven DrivelThe authors get off to a bad start by stating their "desire to be environmentally friendly while remaining selfish consumers."Trying to remain calm, I am then told that "usually, kWh (kilowatt-hours) are used to measure electrical power or natural gas use." Actually, natural gas is measured in therms.Hoping it can't get worse, I then learn that Cameron Diaz and William McDonough espouse the "noble savage" idea, de-bunked by anthropologists, that humans lived in harmony with their world before ... Read More
- Very goodThis book was shipped within 1 week of purchase. It was in brand new condition for a used price. I would purchase again.
- Living Green at its best!I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what they can do to make a difference and try to be greener!I would highly recommend this to everyone!
- Information most people wouldn't even think of.A must read!I purchased this as a gift, but ended up reading to find out what it was about.I couldn't believe the things I read that most people would even think of that could save our environment.It is definitely worth purchasing to knowledge people on what they can do to help save the environment.
