Sustainability Real World, Simple Steps to a Better Life - By Andy Macdonald
The purpose of the book is to give you strategies to improve the surrounding environment, protect your health, the opportunities to save money and Strategies positive difference to the health and welfare of our planet. The author begins with the simple question: What are the costs and benefits for myself and the environment by this action? The intention is to focus the reader on how simple and effective changes you can help yourself and also the health of the plant.
Their fight against the dropthe third chapter. The author shows the three Rs: reduce, reuse and re-cycle used products. These are the most important rules to follow when making every effort to reduce the carbon foot print on our investments. There are strategies in order for the home, work and in your personal area implementation in the community. The author looks at books, magazines, toys, stationery and clothing and provides Web sites for more information about where and how to recycle.
In the fourth chapter, the author helpin the development of a process to ensure your home test, in order, it is exempt from fiberglass, asbestos and other hazardous materials. There is information on how these materials can effect your health and our work.
The next section is dedicated to the lighting, the good, bad and ugly. It is important that information about the switch from traditional incandescent globes alternative light sources. The author lists of government recommendations and possible dead line for the change. Thereis listed a site that provides additional information on the efficiency, the declaration and the benefits of switching compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) are available. Along with the advantages of the author are also some of the disadvantages of CFL's.
The next chapter focuses on the devices. The author gives tips on how to shop and buy inexpensive and safe equipment. Too much to read, before buying all major appliances. There is information on how to determine the energy ratings, switching --from equipment, which, if they do not take into use and suggestions on low-cost options. There are a lot of valuable information that is required when cutting your gas and electricity bills required by this chapter. The author provides additional information on the cost of washing machines, dryers, has cut do computers and water heaters.
It is a whole chapter on cleaning products such as the effectiveness of baking soda, vinegar, citrus oils and cleaning products to avoid. The next chaptertakes a deep insight into cosmetics and personal care products. The author points out the importance, are packed as the cosmetics and personal care items, which ingredients in the products and the negative impact of how you can determine if the products contain animal origin and have been tested on animals, are potential long-term impacts of products and discusses the basic entitlement to "natural" or "organic".
The author follows this chapter with a focus on your garden. ThisSection discusses and offer suggestion on how to start your own garden, the benefits for you and your family. A site is included for the reader, to encourage more information and to motivate you begin to see a garden. The author recommends that you start with what you feel comfortable and expanded the garden, you acquire more confidence and information.
Chapter ten is focused on transportation strategies on costs, increase efficiency and fuel economy impact, as is the cutAsset. The author list of the eight steps to minimize fuel consumption, which should not be missing car owner. There is information about how you fuel your car to help if hill, where you take your oil for recycling, alternative energy sources, and other useful information.
The next chapter deals with the "water wars". The author points out the importance of water for the human body, as with other liquids negative effects on the human body; proposal, how, to reduceWater consumption and the body still need strategies to use water wisely, and the hidden costs of bottled water. The author describes how to install a system for reusing greywater from your laundry, shower, bath and kitchen in your garden.
Twelve chapters focus on sustainable choices, you can implement at work. There are proposals how to reduce the use of paper by telecommuting, the benefits of telework, and some of the disadvantages.
There is a chapterto the issues of opportunities and challenges given to power sources. Here the author provides information on the various sources such as wind, solar, nuclear, and to check several sites for the reader to further information.
The author has also written a chapter, which is not recycled, why and what they do with these products.
Another chapter will review useful and interesting links for the reader, such as:
Green-e Climate, natural pest control for lawns, green building;Bureau of International Recycling; government website listing publications.
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