Pets and the Planet: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Pet Care

• ISBN13: 9780470275733
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• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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This book gives you all the information you need to understand sustainability in the context of pet ownership and arms you with the know-how to make the best choices for your pet and the planet. It explains the environmental consequences of pet ownership and offers alternatives to the everyday choices any pet-owning family makes, from choosing pet food and buying pet equipment and toys to disposing of pet waste and avoiding household toxins. Thoroughly researched and packed with realistic guidelines for putting ideas into practice, Pets and the Planet is a virtual roadmap for sustainable pet parenthood.

The Five Most Practical Eco Gifts

There are all types of eco-friendly gifts. There are eco friendly products for the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom; the garden, the work place and the office – every room in the house.

However, not all eco products are the same many are practical methods of saving us money and reducing our impact on the environment. Others however offer other reasons for buying them. A pure wool duvet for instance provides unequalled warmth and pleasure during a night’s sleep whilst other eco-gifts are just novelties:

Some Eco Toy’s are just Novelties

But there are plenty of eco friendly products out there that are not only practical, good for the environment and can save us money – they can quite often be a better than the alternatives! Here are my five – Most Practical Eco Friendly Products:

5. Clothes Airer
They may be quaint and hark back to the good old days of mangles and scrubbing but a clothes airer is about as practical as you can get if you need to dry your clothes. Not only can they be hung almost anywhere, they prevent the need for placing clothes all over the radiators and the cost savings compared with a tumble dryer are phenomenal.

4. Radiator Panels
A simple but ingenius method of boosting the power output of the radiators. Available as foil or panels they reflect the heat that would normally soak into the back wall – back into the room. Can reduce bills by 15%.

3. Solar chargers
Powering all those gizmos, gadgets and even laptops by the power of the sun not only means it is free it also means your laptop, mp3 player of mobile can be charged anywhere.

2. Energy Monitor
One of the easiest methods of saving money is to identify what you are wasting. Electricity monitors can help you identify areas of waste and high usage meaning energy monitors pay for themselves when your quarterly bills arrive.

Energy Monitors are Extremely Practical

1. Energy Saving Light Bulbs

Whilst not the most exciting energy saving or eco friendly product the humble energy saving light bulb is helping to drastically reduce the nation’s power consumption. En mass as more and more people switch to them the nation’s carbon footprint is reducing.

Beyond Recycling: A Re-user’s Guide: 336 Practical Tips to Save Money and Protect the Environment

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Describes 336 environment-friendly, money-saving ways to re-use 70 types of common products – most of them not currently accepted for recycling. It also helps readers locate businesses and non-profit organisations that accept products not suited for average household re-use.

What are some basic, practical things I can do while driving to increase my fuel economy?

I’ve heard accelerating slower, keeping the RPMs low, turning off the A/C, keeping windows rolled up, and many different other things help increase fuel economy. Is this true? And what are some other techniques I can implement to get better gas mileage.

Competition Car Electrics: A Practical Handbook

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Electric Rc Car: Practical Rtr Upgrade Strategies

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This book primarily covers hobby-grade on/off road RTR electric R/C cars. Information presented is intended for beginners and intermediate users who want to upgrade their R/C cars cost effectively for the purposes of enjoyment and elementary-level racing.

Living Green: A Practical Guide to Simple Sustainability

• ISBN13: 9781893910478
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Over 85% of Americans today express concern about health and the environment, but only a small fraction say they know where to begin. Whether you are concerned about climate change, personal health, or just want to live more lightly on the planet, this book is for you. It helps you get past the worry and take positive action to improve both your health and the health of our environment.

Based on a lifetime of research and practice, this practical guide for living green offers advice and solutions you can easily put into practice, like:

*The 10 foods you should always eat organic to avoid pesticides, herbicides, hormones and antibiotics. *Affordable and practical ways to offset your “carbon footprint” and neutralize your personal impact on global warming. *The most chemically-intensive personal care, household cleaning and lawn care products, and their effective natural alternatives. *How soft plastic water bottles hurt your health, your pocket book and our environment, with a simple and refreshing alternative. *How a simple carbon filter can dramatically improve your everyday health and potentially add years to your life. *The truth about hybrids and flex fuels. *Why an organic mattress is the most important health investment you can make. Foreword by Jordan Rubin, New York Times best-selling author of The Maker’s Diet.