Sustainable Green

DIY Solar Power for Beginners: How to Build Small Solar-Powered Devices is your step-by-step guide to understanding and creating your own solar-powered tools—no prior experience required. Whether you want to power small gadgets or take the first step toward off-grid living, this book empowers you with the knowledge and confidence to get started.

Reinvent Your Waste is a book about the history of waste, or garbage, and the progression of waste management and recycling in the United States, with some special emphasis on the state of Michigan. The book highlights four themes – respect, recover, reinvent, and restore, with each section offering insights and inspiration for those who want to be better stewards for Earth.

Break free from the daily grind and pollution of modern life and learn how to save money while keeping the planet cleaner and greener, with this ultimate guide to living off-grid. In Living Off The Grid, Bo Morgan and Kathy Campbell condense all the best tips and tricks that helped them survive a year of unexpected power outage on a small budget into a powerful audiobook that can help you achieve the same feat.

Step into the wild with confidence! Primitive Survival Skills for Beginners equips you with essential techniques for outdoor survival, bushcraft, and self-reliance, offering everything you need to thrive in nature.

In the midst of carpools and play dates, does the idea of saving the planet feel like something else to feel guilty about not doing? Green Mama puts green living within your reach. Tracey Bianchi offers creative tips, tricks, and resources that will benefit your kids and your community and will draw you closer to God’s heart for this planet.

Since the dawn of the recycling system, men and women the world over have stood by their bins, holding an everyday object, wondering, "can I recycle this?" This simple question reaches into our concern for the environment, the care we take to keep our homes and our communities clean, and how we interact with our local government. Recycling rules seem to differ in every municipality, with exceptions and caveats at every turn, leaving the average American scratching her head at the simple act of throwing something away.

Cooler Smarter is based on an in-depth, two-year study by the experts at The Union of Concerned Scientists. While other green guides suggest an array of tips, Cooler Smarter offers proven strategies to cut carbon, with chapters on transportation, home energy use, diet, and personal consumption, as well as how best to influence your workplace, your community, and elected officials. The book explains how to make the biggest impact and when not to sweat the small stuff.

For anyone who is looking to reduce their ongoing costs and make their homes more eco-friendly, solar is a crucial system to explore. I am aware of how challenging it can be to make your tiny home eco-friendly and independent of the electricity grid, because I’ve grappled with this challenge myself. Few people even really know how the panels work, but I’m going to uncover that and plenty more. This Off Grid Solar Power Handbook provides you with the information to get your own solar system setup so you can power your home independently.

Solar power plus off-grid living equals minimalist living. What? Let me explain... Minimalism at its core is about you living with less. Living with less financial burdens. Which means you live with less debt. That directly makes you more happier and less stressed. It also means that you reduce your carbon footprint. Going green. Living with less reliance on the "grid". You can be free. How do you be free by installing solar power and not breaking the bank? Not only that, how do you live off the grid? Good news, you have all the answers here right now.

Minimalisme er frihed. Det handler hverken om, hvor mange ting du skiller dig af med, eller hvor mange du beholder. Minimalisme handler om, hvad der bliver plads til, når overflødige ting fjernes fra dit hjem og dit liv. Jane Ibsen Piper, der står bag Danmarks største minimalistgruppe på Facebook, giver masser af inspiration og gode råd til et liv med færre ting, mere glæde og ro omkring dig. Jane Ibsen Piper er uddannet jurist og har de seneste 10 år arbejdet inden for den finansielle sektor. Derudover er Jane lidt af en opsparings-guru.

This audiobook is an introduction to homesteading and turning your space into a self sufficient environment. However big or small it may be, this audiobook will guide you through the steps needed to get you well informed on what to expect in the beginning, during and after stages of planning and executing your self sufficient space. Urban homesteads are very versatile. I’ve seen people homestead on their apartment roof, in their little inner-city yard, in the yard of their suburban family home, in warehouses, shipping containers, and so much more. You can build a farm anywhere.

Framed by the author’s personal experience with backyard hens, Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories explores the history of the chicken from its descent from the dinosaurs to the space-age present. En route, Lembke surveys chickens in ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 19th century, and modern times, including the role of chickens in Jewish and Muslim practices. She also investigates the birds’ contributions to science and their jaunty appearances in literature.

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Recycling is a simple action we can take that has an immediate positive effect. It keeps waste out of landfills, conserves natural resources, prevents pollution, and saves energy. But recycling isn't always straightforward. With so many different rules, it can be tough to understand. If you're worried that you're not recycling properly, or wondering whether you could be recycling more, this is the book for you. Recycling For Dummies cuts through the confusion around what you can and can't recycle. This manual breaks down recycling codes, symbols, and rules in a straightforward way.

Does the idea of never having to pay utility, rent or mortgage bills ever again sound like a dream come true? Welcome to the world of tiny houses, an innovative living solution for those who don’t want to live their lives in debt to own a home! What started as a way to shelter people after natural disasters became a world popular housing trend, with millions praising the benefits of living in a small but highly functional house. If you want to join this ever-expanding club of debt-free house owners, this book will guide you on the path to your own, tiny piece of heaven on Earth!

Are you looking for guidance on how to raise and care for chickens of your own? Are you thinking of starting a little backyard homestead? If you're worried about the rising cost and availability of food, especially with all the supply chain issues, then perhaps you should consider raising chickens. I'll share my experiences with you so that you can learn from my experiences and use this as your guide to help you figure out just how to make your backyard into a chicken paradise. In this book, you'll find out how to make a chicken coop, how to take care of your chickens, and more.

Achtsamkeit und Nachhaltigkeit sind zu Modebegriffen geworden. Sie sind aber ebenso zentrale Pfeiler der aktuellen Suffizienz-Bewegung und der jahrtausendealten Lehre des Buddha. Mit Niko Paech und Manfred Folkers loten zwei Experten aus, welche Potenziale die beiden Denkrichtungen mitbringen, um unseren zerstörerischen Wachstumspfad zu verlassen. Über eine provokante Abrechnung mit den Wachstumstreibern kapitalistischen Wirtschaftens und das Besinnen auf die Tugenden eines konsumbefreiten Lebens entwickeln sie eine "Kultur des Genug".

A groundbreaking volume from the president and CEO of the Appalachian Mountain Club makes the profound argument that to preserve the environment, a revolution must take place in which every person becomes a champion for nature and the outdoors. In The Outdoor Citizen, John Judge coins the term "the outdoor citizen" delivering his remarkably persuasive argument that we must all become citizens of the natural world, owning and instilling in the next generation a keen interest in the outdoors and reconnecting with life's most essential foundation: nature.

A sus 27 años, Valeria había cumplido el sueño americano: un trabajo en la banca privada en Miami con un salario de seis cifras, un apartamento frente al mar y acceso a los eventos más exclusivos. Sin embargo, nada de esto lograba llenar el profundo vacío interior que arrastraba desde hacía mucho tiempo.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step? Or, in this case, with a single Instagram post. After stumbling across an image depicting the horrific impact on an innocent sea turtle of humanity's dependence on plastic in a throwaway culture, Carly Tizzano sets out on a year-long journey to understand the true cost of modern living on the environment. In the process, she discovers that her lifestyle and personal choices impact far more than just sea life.