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In Green Made Easy, author and green pioneer Chris Prelitz shares how to be both environmental and economical at the same time. Going green is not only good for our planet, it’s good for your pocketbook. For over 20 years, Chris has been helping businesses, home owners, and corporations lower their monthly expenses by going green. Chris and his wife, Becky, share a green solar-powered home in Laguna Beach, California, which Chris designed and built. Most m… More >>
Green Made Easy: The Everyday Guide for Transitioning to a Green Lifestyle
Bravo to Chris Prelitz for writing a book that is a true reflection of the title! A useful reference guide on how we can implement more ways of living a green and sustainable lifestyle is a MUST for every home! I am constantly picking it up! It is exciting and fun to incorporate ideas you share that help me make more conscious choices that save me money and take better care of my family and the planet. I love the GREEN BITES! Short paragraphs jammed with information! Thanks for sharing your personal journey and expertise to illustrate that you really walk your talk. This is truly your path and we are all the beneficiaries of that! I see you as one of the most influential “Green” experts of our time that can really relate to and guide the public. Oprah, here is the next mentor for transitioning us into a green lifestyle!
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve been meaning to call Chris since the day I opened his delightful book to tell him how much I appreciate it. It’s basic advice sprinkled with the kind of tasty ideas you can’t wait to try. Like slathering coconut oil all over your hair and body as an after-swimming conditioner. Actually that was his wife Becky’s idea and I may have expanded it, but he offers little asides like this throughout that make you feel you are his good neighbor just over for a chat. The side-fence kind of stories that introduce the sections are especially a treat. I loved hearing how his mother once got the whole family to plow up the back lawn and plant vegetables when his dad lost a job (How did she freeze squash in those milk cartons, Chris?).
I have shared the book with my cohousing community who, despite monitoring use of fancy photovoltaics on the roof, still relate better to simple, everyday ecology. Putting hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle to wash vegetables or adding brewer’s yeast to your pet’s food to discourage fleas are handy to know. I would have liked a little more thoroughness to some of the suggestions, such as the silver polishing trick, which can damage silverplate if not done properly. But as a beginner’s guide for those Chris describes as “transitioning to a green lifestyle”, it is a pleasant, unintimidating way to start.
Thanks, Chris!
Rating: 5 / 5
I have been a strong environmentalist and green person since I can remember and over the years my children have taught me many more ways to practice what I preach, so I thought I would be way ahead of Chris Prelitz’s book “Green Made Easy”. Well I was very wrong; it was a big surprise to me to read that I can do better, much better in such small and easy ways. I found his book just an incredible resource of eco-choices. His simple and daily living information on how to be practically green and how to evaluate everything we do amazed me. He is able to make me feel positive about changing some of my habits, especially when it comes to conserving water and electricity. Most of all it is his personal style that made me sit up and pay attention. His reflection on his own life and where he has come to is courageous and it is this quiet sense of doing the right thing without a lot of fanfare just a lot of fact is what makes me want to follow him in making our planet a healthier place to live. The book is well organized and laid out like a field guide – a quick and easy reference to almost anything you can think of that is green. The Green Bites are a wealth of information and serve to spur you on to making greener choices. I think he has literally changed my life and I hope he will change yours too! Thank you Chris, you are my Green Man!
Rating: 5 / 5
What an informative but EASY read, thanks Chris! Having read so many other “green” reads, this one leads the pack. Most everyone’s issues and concerns are addressed here and you don’t go away “empty handed”. Chris gives us all simple, easy, and affordable ways to do our part so there can be NO more excuses!!
Thank you for sharing not only your knowledge of subject, but most of all, your wonderful spirit, passion, and beautiful heart for what and for those you hold so dear.
Rating: 5 / 5
If you’re interested in going green to cut your bills – this book does not disappoint! I’ve seen Chris Prelitz speak about going green, and I’ve been tracking his new company, New Leaf America – so I was looking forward to checking out this book. Chris sticks to his no-nonsense, easy to follow methods for “going green and saving green.” Of most interest to me was anything I can do to cut my bills. He gives great tips like how to check your entire home for water leaks in one step, stopping “power vampires,” and how to tap into rebates from utility companies and the city. PLUS, unlike so many “experts” out there – Chris actually offers CITATIONS for his information – so you can check the sources for yourself.
Rating: 5 / 5