ED BEGLEY'S, JR.'S GUIDE TO SU

FromtheenvironmentalactivistNewsweekcalledthe"starofclimatechange"comestheultimateguidetolivinggreenforthosereadytotaketheireco-effortsupanotch.EdBegley,Jr.’sGuidetoSustainableLivinglaysoutadetailedroadmapculledfromEd’sthirty-nineyearsofgreenliving.Forthefirsttimeever,acomprehensiveplanisprovided,fromeffectiveconservationtechniquestoproducingyourownenergy.Startingwiththeenergyaudit,Edshowsushowtocreateagameplanforresourceconservationinthehome.Then,onceanadequatebaselineofresourceuseisachieved,heleadsusintomorein-deptheco-matters,suchastheproductionofalternativeenergy,andhowtousesolarandwindenergyandageothermalpump.AsEd’sguidecontinues,thefocusthenturnstosustainablelifestylemanagementchoices,suchashomegardening,andguidelinesoncreatingagreennurseryforyourchildren.Thisbookcoversitall–smalltolarge–inplainlanguageandinaprogressionfromresourceconservationtoenergyproductionandlifestylemanagementthatmakesbothenvironmentalandfiscalsense.There’ssomethinghereforeveryone–newandexperiencedenvironmentalistsalike–andEdwalksyouthrougheverystepofthewaywithhelpfulsidebarsthatoutlinecostsandpaybacks,aswellasessaysdetailinghisexperiencesofcompletingtheseeco-projectsonhisownhome.