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The Chelsea Green Guides--6 Pack Set

by Jon Clift, Amanda Cuthbert, Nicky Scott, Rory McMullan

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DomesticFuel.com

Book Review—Green Guides

Posted by Joanna Schroeder – November 4th, 2009

I’m writing this review as I fly on a plane and I’m feeling guilty about the amount of CO2 that is emitted when flying – on average, flying contributes about 10 times as much carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as a similar journey by train. And no, I didn’t buy carbon offsets for this trip….

The guilt is being fostered by this week’s read, a Green Series, published by Chelsea Green Publishing. I read four in the series, all co-written by Jon Clift and Amanda Cuthbert: Energy; Water; Greening Your Office; and Climate Change. Also in the series: Reduce Reuse Recycle; Composting; and Biking to Work.

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Valley News

By Warren Johnston
December 5, 2008

Chelsea Green Guides are a series of pocket-sized conservation guides:

Biking to Work

This is a detailed guide that includes information about why to bike, how to get started, buying a bike, choosing a route, showers and bicycle repair. Any beginning cyclist would appreciate this.

Composting: An easy Household Guide

The book is a quick reference for the reasons for composting, how to use compost and how to build a compost system. Just in case you missed something, the book finishes with an A-to-Z guide to composting that includes useful warnings about taking care not to compost such things as glass, soft drink cans, plastics or giant hogweed.

Nicky Scott also has another book in the series: Reduce, Reuse Recycle: An Easy Household Guide, which also sells for $7.95.

Energy: Use Less -- Save More

This is a quick-hit list of facts and figures about using energy. For example: “Lowering the temperature of your thermostat by a mere 2 degrees could reduce your energy bill by 10 percent,” or, “We spend 10 percent of our electricity bills on lighting. Have candlelight suppers.”

The series also includes: Water: Use Less -- Save More and Greening your Office: From Cupboard to Corporation: An A-Z Guide by the same authors, Jon Clift and Amanda Cuthbert. Each one is $7.95.