Green Made Easy: The Everyday Guide for Transitioning to a Green Lifestyle

by Chris Prelitz

Overview

A green lifestyle expert offers his best tips for ‘going green’, so you can save money and help the environment—at the same time
 
Going green is not only good for our planet, it’s good for your pocketbook. For over 20 years, green pioneer and author Chris Prelitz has been helping businesses, homeowners, and corporations lower their monthly expenses by going green. Chris and his wife, Becky, share a green solar-powered home in Laguna Beach, California, which Chris designed and built. Most months they produce more power than they use and receive a credit from their power company instead of a bill!
 
In this book, Chris shares personal experiences, lessons learned, and reflections that humorously touch the heart and inspire the spirit. The chapter “Busting Green Myths” will sway even the most cynical person toward better eco-choices that will also save money. Chris says, “We’re rediscovering that it’s so much healthier, more lucrative, and better for every living thing to transition away from wasteful, polluting technologies and make choices that work in harmony with nature.”
 
Green Made Easy is written in a friend-to-friend, conversational style and examines our daily lives from personal care and cosmetics to solar-energy systems. This book will delight and inspire any and all who dream of making a difference and wish to create a thriving, healthy future for generations to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401925147
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	04/15/2009
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Chris Prelitz is a noted author, “green building” consultant, and sustainability advocate. He is also a graduate of Duke Universities Environmental Leadership Program. Chris is a pioneer of the green movement and has been a passionately involved with high performance green building and sustainability for over 25 years. He has successfully green renovated and remodeled hundreds of homes and buildings. With New Leaf America, Chris has teamed up with partners in the financial and management sector to bring the knowledge of “How to Go Green” within reach of every homeowner and renter. He is now most recognized for his work as a sustainability expert and public speaker. Chris is the media spokesperson for Citizenre Solar and New Leaf America, a company that he co-founded with the mission of dramatically improving the efficiency of 1 million homes.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction: The Big Green Picture xv

About Green Made Easy xix

Part I Green Your Life

Chapter 1 Busting Green Myths 3

Chapter 2 Green Your Wardrobe 11

Chapter 3 Green Your Personal-Care Products 21

Chapter 4 Green Your Cosmetics 33

Chapter 5 Green What You Eat 43

Chapter 6 Green Coffee and Tea 55

Chapter 7 Green Your Kids 63

Chapter 8 Green Your Pets 79

Part II Green Your Home

Chapter 9 Green Your Bedroom 93

Chapter 10 Green Your Water 101

Chapter 11 Green Your Garden 115

Chapter 12 Green Your Compost 123

Chapter 13 Green Your Recycling 131

Chapter 14 Green Your Cleaning Supplies 145

Chapter 15 Green Your Furnishings, Floors, and Walls 157

Part III More Green for Home, Work, and Play

Chapter 16 Green Your Workplace 171

Chapter 17 Green Your Paper Supplies 181

Chapter 18 Green Your Lighting 189

Chapter 19 Green Your Electricity, Electronics, and Appliances 201

Chapter 20 Green Your Mobility, Travel, and Vacation 215

Afterword: Small Steps-Huge Shift 235

Endnotes 241

Acknowledgments 245

About the Author 247

Editorial Reviews

"When I read Green Made Easy, it changed the way I look at the planet, and I hope it does the same for you. As we work our way through today’s economic challenges, Chris can also show you how going green is both good for our planet and good for your pocketbook. His book is packed with information that makes going green simple, inexpensive, and meaningful. Chris sprinkles ‘Green Bites’ throughout that are both inspiring and enjoyable.

"Remember, this comes from a man who receives a credit from his utility company every month instead of a bill!"

— Christiane Northrup, M.D.

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