Sustainability Starts at Home: How to Save Money While Saving the Planet - Softcover

Gifford, Dawn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692466460 ISBN 13: 9780692466469

Verlag: Small Footprint Family, 2015

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Páginas: 346 Géneros: 12:VFV:Family & relationships 12:WK:Home & house maintenance Sinopsis: Are You Worried About the Future? You read the news about worsening air and water pollution, climate change, droughts and diminishing natural resources, and you worry if your family will have a healthy future. The problem seems so big and overwhelming. What can you do? Why bother? You have the power and it starts right at home. Change starts with each of us, right where we each live. By making a series of small, doable changes, in aggregate, you will make a big difference--in your budget, and in the world. Are You Ready to Make A Difference? In this book, top eco-blogger Dawn Gifford shares her extensive research into why today's environmental problems exist. She gives you all the facts and data you need to understand the issues, then shares simple, succinct actions that you can easily implement right away. You can start saving hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year, be empowered to greater self-sufficiency, reduce your carbon, water, energy and consumption footprints and have a tangible sense that you ARE making that difference. What are You Waiting For? Discover how to save up to $200 a year simply by lowering your thermostat to this setting. (Chapter 8) Learn how to save 7,500 gallons of water and $140 in electricity costs every year, just by installing these inexpensive plumbing items. (Chapter 12) Get your home or business electricity from solar for less than the cost of your current utility bill--and lock in those prices for years to come. (Chapter 11) Follow these steps to buy all your organic produce and pasture-raised meat, dairy and eggs at wholesale cost (Chapter 21)  Sustainability Starts at Home will show you how to do all of this, plus give you hundreds more inspiring tips that will save you thousands of dollars a y

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"Your desk reference for an ethical 21st-century lifestyle." --M. Hill, U.S. Forest Service "Sustainability Starts at Home not only explains WHY sustainability is so important, but shares HOW we can make positive changes that really make a difference. There are so many simple and innovative suggestions, I had no trouble finding several that I can start implementing this week! This is a great read for anyone who wants to save time and get healthy while helping the planet at the same time." --Elizabeth Walling, The Nourished Life "As the wife of a LEED-certified Professional Building Analyst, and as a health blogger with an interest in green living, I'm pretty savvy when it comes to sustainability solutions in the home. But I was absolutely floored by how much I learned from this book! You could easily save more than the cost of purchasing Sustainability Starts at Home in your first month of making these changes. Everyone needs this!" --Emily Benfit, Butter Believer "If you really want to save the planet but also save the money in your wallet, this is the book for you. Sustainability Starts at Home is great for newly aware people because it is simple to read and provides easy ways to be sustainable and save money. This book is also wonderful for people who have already been living green and want new ways to continue to minimize their footprint. I love this book-I absolutely and highly recommend it to each and every person!" --Loriel Adams, Naturally Loriel

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Are You Worried About the Future?

You read the news about worsening air and water pollution, climate change, droughts and diminishing natural resources, and you worry if your family will have a healthy future. The problem seems so big and overwhelming. What can you do? Why bother?

You have the power and it starts right at home. Change starts with each of us, right where we each live. By making a series of small, doable changes, in aggregate, you will make a big difference--in your budget, and in the world.

Are You Ready to Make A Difference?

In this book, top eco-blogger Dawn Gifford shares her extensive research into why today's environmental problems exist. She gives you all the facts and data you need to understand the issues, then shares simple, succinct actions that you can easily implement right away.

You can start saving hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year, be empowered to greater self-sufficiency, reduce your carbon, water, energy and consumption footprints and have a tangible sense that you ARE making that difference.

What are You Waiting For?

• Discover how to save up to $200 a year simply by lowering your thermostat to this setting. (Chapter 8) 
• Learn how to save 7,500 gallons of water and $140 in electricity costs every year, just by installing these inexpensive plumbing items. (Chapter 12) 
• Get your home or business electricity from solar for less than the cost of your current utility bill--and lock in those prices for years to come. (Chapter 11) 
• Follow these steps to buy all your organic produce and pasture-raised meat, dairy and eggs at wholesale cost (Chapter 21) 

Sustainability Starts at Home will show you how to do all of this, plus give you hundreds more inspiring tips that will save you thousands of dollars a year--simply by making adjustments to how you maintain your home and make your day-to-day purchases.

This book pays for itself (and then some) with the first tip you implement!

You Can Change the World, One Little Step at a Time

If you are here on this page, you are most likely deeply concerned about the state of the world, and you worry about where we are headed if we keep doing things the same old way we always have been.

And, you care a lot about this beautiful earth and your family's future. You feel passionate about making a difference. But it can often be challenging to know where to start.

And if you've already started and gotten comfortable with things like composting or making your own non-toxic housecleaning solutions, you might want to know how to take your passion for green living and self-sufficiency to the next level.

This book has just what you need!

Sustainability Starts at Home has 338 pages of ideas, tips, facts and inspiration to help you live a simpler, more sustainable and frugal life--no matter what level of knowledge you are starting from.

You CAN do it, and every little effort does make a difference!

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Small Footprint Family
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0692466460
• ISBN 13: 9780692466469
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 346