The green book is exactly what is says on the cover. It’s green in colour, green in composition, and green in content. Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen have gathered together the most comprehensive list of green tips that I’ve come across. They haven’t bothered wasting space in the book with pictures or diagrams, this is just wall-to-wall information, in bite-size, easy to digest chunks.
The green book contains hundreds of tips to transform every facet of your life into a sustainable one, as well as lots of celebrity anecdotes about how they became eco-friendly or live greener lives. It’s an interesting read, great to dip into when you’re feeling the need for inspiration and there’s little doubt that most of us could learn a thing or two about how we can live greener, even if we think that we already do. This book would make a great gift.
Here’s a small selection of my favourite tips in the book:
“If every US household replaced just one pound of canned or jarred fruit with one pound of fresh fruit during each of the three summer months, the total energy saved could operate the kitchen appliances of over twenty-one thousand households for an entire year.”
“Select bamboo as an attractive, affordable, and sustainable alternative to conventionally harvested hardwood floors and you’ll save three “old growth” trees – trees that may have started growing before your grandparents were born.”
“If you need to buy a new phone… consider buying one with a cord…. If 5 percent of US households chose one corded phone over a cordless model, the energy savings would total 140 million kilowatt-hours annually…”