Are you Bothered by your Green Conscience? Books to Help you Live a Greener Lifestyle
We are all guilty of making choices based on convenience, and ease of use, rather than taking into account the impact it will have on the health of the planet. Are you ready to challenge yourself to make greener choices, but don't quite know where to start?
Local Toronto artist Franke James’ book, Bothered by My Green Conscience, is an inspiring look at some of the changes she made to live a greener lifestyle. James' beautifully illustrated visual essays explore what prompted her to choose a greener path, and some of the challenges she has faced. While we may not all be willing, or able, to give up our cars and create a “green” driveway like James, there are lots of other small changes we can all make. Living greener can save you money, improve your health, and can even be fun!
Take a look at one of these books for tips on how to use less water, save energy, buy environmentally friendlier products, and make other small, but significant changes:
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| True Green: 100 everyday ways you can contribute to a healthier planet by Kim McKay |
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Environmentally friendly products sometimes come with a high price tag, and many of them use misleading labels which make you think you are making a greener choice, when really you are not. Why not try making your own homemade cleaners and other products which work just as well, at a fraction of the cost. These helpful books will get you started:
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| Recycling Projects for the Evil Genius by Russel J. Gehake |
Clean Home Green Home by Kimberly Delaney |
Natural Alternatives for You and Your Home by Casey Kellar |
Are you crafty and creative? Do you have old items and clothes around the house that aren’t quite suitable for donation, but you can’t bring yourself to throw them into a landfill? Or, perhaps you just can’t part with your daughter’s first blankie, or that tie with a stain that you got for father’s day. Try reusing your possessions to create one of the wonderful projects in these books:
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Eco-Chic Home by Emily Anderson |
Remake Restyle Reuse: Easy ways to Transform Everyday Basics into Inspired Design by Sonia Lucano |
2 thoughts on “Are you Bothered by your Green Conscience? Books to Help you Live a Greener Lifestyle”
Love it! I’d only heard of one of these books, so must seek out the others! Like Kermit the Frog said “It’s not easy being green.” 😉
Checked out “The Green Teen” a couple days ago, and it’s really a great book for the starter teen environmentalist. Truly recommend to anyone, even adults, who want to take steps towards a better planet but don’t know where to start.