Book

The Green Book

: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time

by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, Elizabeth Rogers

Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Redford, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Martha Stewart, Tyra Banks, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tiki Barber, Owen Wilson, and Justin Timberlake tell you how they make a difference to the environment. Inside

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Characters

Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen (10)Robert Redford (4)Cameron Diaz (2)Ellen Degeneres (2)William McDonough (2)Jennifer Aniston (1)Faith Hill and Tim McGraw (1)

“When you can see the difference recycling makes in your house, you can begin to imagine how big an impact it can have on the world.”

— Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, amazon.com

Tagged: Recycling, everything matters, little things matter, environment, Environmental Thinking

“It all goes back to awareness and knowing better and then making a simple shift in habit.”

— Jennifer Aniston, amazon.com

Tagged: World, Awareness, habits, habits change you, Life

“How we treat the earth says much about us as a society, about our spirit and strengthen as a nation.”

— Robert Redford, amazon.com

Tagged: Society, Earth, environment, Environmental Thinking, Environmentalism

“The little things count as much as the big things when enough people are doing them”

— Robert Redford, amazon.com

Tagged: little things matter, every person matters, You Matter, you can change the world, World

“What has always given me hope is that small steps can lead to sea change.”

— Robert Redford, amazon.com

Tagged: Change, every person matters, you can change the world

“Politics will always be part of the equation. Whom we elect to office on every level will always play into it all.”

— Robert Redford, amazon.com

Tagged: Politics, environment, environment and politics, Government, Global Warming

“People don't realize how little it takes to change our world for the better.”

— Ellen Degeneres, amazon.com

Tagged: World, Change, People, Society, everything matters

“Our world is becoming so convenient that we take it for granted.”

— Ellen Degeneres, amazon.com

Tagged: World, humans, Society, Global Warming, Climate Change

“You can do this. Not you must do this. You can, that is the creative act. Must is an instruction. Can is an openness to creativity. So we ought to decide what we can do.”

— William McDonough, amazon.com

Tagged: can, must, Creativity, instruction, creative mind

“Human beings existed on this planet in harmony and in balance with it [resources]. There was a give and take between us and our resources. Now all of a sudden we feel like everything is getting kicked out from underneath us.”

— Cameron Diaz, amazon.com

Tagged: environment, humans, harmony, Environmentalism, Global Warming

“The world often sees environmentalism or being green as being less bad. It's not really being less bad, it's about being more good . . . When all of a sudden you realize that we have to become a creative force, not just a less destructive force.”

— William McDonough, amazon.com

Tagged: Environmental Thinking, Environmentalism, environmental, Global Warming, Climate Change

“There is no one thing that we can all do that will make it all better. It's about making the best choices that are available.”

— Cameron Diaz, amazon.com

Tagged: Choices, Decisions, Life, environment, Environmentalism

“Paper is the most common form of waste. Much of it can be recycled, but that still means more energy has to be used to process it. Using less paper means saving energy, trees, water, and the chemicals needed in the manufacturing process. Trees are important because they prevent erosion and they abso…”

— Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, amazon.com

Tagged: paper, Trees, Recycling, Global Warming, Climate Change

“Only 3 percent of water on earth is freshwater, the rest is saltwater. Fresh drinking water is becoming increasingly scarce. Only 20 percent of the world's population has running water, and more than one billion people do not have any access to clean water.”

— Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, amazon.com

Tagged: Water, drinking water, fresh water, environment, Environmental Thinking

“Global warming can cause sea levels to rise, intensify storms and weather patterns, and increase the likelihood that diseases will spread faster and farther around the planet.”

— Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, amazon.com

Tagged: Global Warming, Climate Change, environment, Environmental Thinking, Environmentalism

“Plastic . . . is made largely from synthetic material . . . composed mostly of petroleum. Some plastics, such as a common type called polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, can be worse for the environment than the others because they're made from more toxic materials . . . They can release toxic fumes if burn…”

— Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, amazon.com

Tagged: Plastic, plastics, envrionment, Environmental Thinking, Environmentalism

“Pollution can infect water, air, and ground. Pollutants can cause diseases and illnesses and even kill us.”

— Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, amazon.com

Tagged: Pollution, pollutants, Health, Environmentalism, Environmental Thinking

“Renewable resources are those natural resources that regenerate, such as wind, water, trees, and sunlight. Renewable resources are never in danger of running out for good, only of our using more of their supply at a rate faster than they can regenerate.”

— Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, amazon.com

Tagged: Resources, renewable resources, environment, Environmental Thinking, Environmentalism

“Recycling prevents the need for more raw materials to be used when making things; therefore it saves natural resources. Recycling also helps save energy because it reduces the need to manufacture new things.”

— Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, amazon.com

Tagged: Recycling, environment, Environmentalism, Environmental Thinking

“Electronic appliances contain parts made from hazardous materials and needed special care when they're disposed of.”

— Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen, amazon.com

Tagged: electronics, appliances, environmant, Climate Change, Global Warming