Since Al Gore’s documentry An Inconvenient Truth brought the very real and very destructive truth about climate change into media headlines and the consciousness of people around the globe, “going green” has increasingly become a lifestyle choice for those with the courage to take responsibility for what we are doing to our planet.
While the concept of changing a lifetime of patterns may seem both daunting and insurmountable to some, there are fortunately resources available that help to make the transition both easy and rewarding.
Crissy Trask’s It’s Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living is one such resource. Trask dispels the common myths about green living in the first chapter, and in doing so, illustrates that living an earth-friendly life isn’t only for people with a lot of money and free time. From there she educates the reader on how our buying and living choices impact our planet, as a tool to inspire us to make changes that are healthy for ourselves and our planet.
The bulk of the book is presented in list form, with a check off system designed to track your progress on each item. This has been the most helpful part of the book for me, as it’s easy to revisit and pick items to focus on. From using a toaster oven instead of a full size oven for small dishes, to using night lights in infrequently used rooms, the book is full of easy and thoughtful things we can all do that, when combined, make a big difference.
The book even includes a directory of businesses, websites, groups and products that support green habits (including Ypsilanti’s Maggie’s Organics!) and educate on the truth of the state of our planet. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in making a difference who might not know where to start. (Hint: buying this book is a great place to start).
While the concept of changing a lifetime of patterns may seem both daunting and insurmountable to some, there are fortunately resources available that help to make the transition both easy and rewarding.
Crissy Trask’s It’s Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living is one such resource. Trask dispels the common myths about green living in the first chapter, and in doing so, illustrates that living an earth-friendly life isn’t only for people with a lot of money and free time. From there she educates the reader on how our buying and living choices impact our planet, as a tool to inspire us to make changes that are healthy for ourselves and our planet.
The bulk of the book is presented in list form, with a check off system designed to track your progress on each item. This has been the most helpful part of the book for me, as it’s easy to revisit and pick items to focus on. From using a toaster oven instead of a full size oven for small dishes, to using night lights in infrequently used rooms, the book is full of easy and thoughtful things we can all do that, when combined, make a big difference.
The book even includes a directory of businesses, websites, groups and products that support green habits (including Ypsilanti’s Maggie’s Organics!) and educate on the truth of the state of our planet. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in making a difference who might not know where to start. (Hint: buying this book is a great place to start).
---Rachel P.
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