Ecology Begins At Home
Subtitle: Using the Power of Choice
Publisher: Green Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: United Kingdom
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9781900322331
Subjects: Environment
First sentence: Tagliatelle from Italy! Sounds good, doesn't it? But for many people this means a steady flow of lorries carrying bulky noodles between factory and us--lorries which contribute to climate change and give off unhealthy exhaust fumes.
Description: A concise and powerful beginner’s guide to low impact living for all ages. Engages readers, gives hope, inspires to action. 128 pages of positive, practical guidance for making the world a better place, one step at a time. Available for free download and in paperback. Archie Duncanson, Green Books UK 2008.

“Inspiring” Green Parent; “Essential” Friends of the Earth; “Invaluable” Environment UK; "Immensely empowering" Pierre Pradervand, author of The Gentle Art of Blessing"
Table of contents: label: 1
title: I Decided to Do Something about Climate Change!
pagenum: 7; title: Tagliatelle from Italy
pagenum: 9; title: My Part in Climate Change and World Pollution
pagenum: 11; title: I Started with My Rubbish
pagenum: 13; title: The Food We Eat
pagenum: 16; title: My Drinks
pagenum: 31; title: Doing the Laundry
pagenum: 34; title: Being Clean and Beautiful
pagenum: 38; title: Heat, Cooling and Home Energy
pagenum: 41; title: My Water
pagenum: 48; title: Our Clothes and Possessions
pagenum: 53; title: My Gardens
pagenum: 60; title: My Car
pagenum: 63; title: Recreation without Pollution
pagenum: 67; title: Giving Myself Hope
pagenum: 70; title: Thinking Big
pagenum: 75; title: The Choice Is Ours
pagenum: 77; label: 2
title: Practical Tools for Low-Impact Living
pagenum: 79; title: Composting Basics
pagenum: 81; title: Household Chemicals Basics
pagenum: 83; title: Natural Beauty at Home
pagenum: 87; title: Simple Meals Basics
pagenum: 89; title: Low-Impact Drinks
pagenum: 91; title: Cooking with Very Little Energy
pagenum: 93; label: 3
title: Measuring Your Progress
pagenum: 97; title: Ways to Measure Your Progress
pagenum: 99; title: Rubbish Checklist
pagenum: 104; title: Food Impact Checklist
pagenum: 106; title: Household Chemicals Checklist
pagenum: 108; title: Toiletries Impact Checklist
pagenum: 109; title: Household Energy Checklist
pagenum: 110; title: Personal Consumption Checklist
pagenum: 112; title: Local Choices Checklist
pagenum: 114; title: Savings from Climate-Smart Choices
pagenum: 116; title: Household Total Impact Inventory
pagenum: 118; title: Summing It All Up
pagenum: 121; title: Further Reading
pagenum: 122; title: Websites of Interest
pagenum: 126