The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Living

by Trish Riley

The environmental movement and rising awareness of global warming have sparked an interest in green living. People want to know what they can do to live sustainable lives. In this book, you will find an overview of global warming and environmental degradation of air, water, and soil; what sustainable living is and how to do it; how to cut down on carbon output (the cause of global warming) with alternative cars and fuels; and environmentally friendly home and lawn care products.

Genres: Environment, Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published September 4, 2007

About the author

Trish Riley is an award-winning environmental journalist published in major newspapers, magazines and custom pubs. Riley is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Living (Alpha/Penguin 2007) and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Greening Your Business (with Heather Gadonniex, Alpha/Penguin 2009) as well as several travel guides. She's CEO of Culturally Creative Concepts and founder of www.GoGreenGift.com and www.GoGreenAlternatives.com, an enviro-news site to help build green communities."

Reviews

[chrissy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't really learn a thing from this book and I feel like an idiot for thinking I could learn a thing from an idiot guide. Not that I know everything about living green, but "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle", has been drilled into my head since about second grade.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very clear breakdowns on various topics for going Green. Learning about various ways to help ourselves and our home has never been so clear and easy. Well worth the read. I understand some local schools in my area have it on their reading lists for high school.

[Leah · Rating 3 out of 5]

It reads exactly as you would think that it does. No knew ideas but some good reinforcement and how-to knowledge to create an eco-friendly environment.