True Green Life
 by Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin

 The Global Financial Crisis has taken the spotlight off the impact human activity is having on planet earth. The political emphasis around the world will move to maintaining jobs. The new economic situation will almost inevitably involve at least some environmental compromises compared with the position pre-GFC.

This will distress a lot of people, even those involved in actually making the compromises.

If governments around the world have had their environmental wings clipped by the GFC, people power could make up the shortfall. Everyone doing a little amounts to achieving a lot. 

In True Green Life Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin (Clean Up Australia / Clean Up the World veterans) show how to make a difference via small, easy to execute choices. The book has 200 ideas to live a greener life divided into several activity categories (e.g. Home, Health, Travel). The attractive presentation will help inspire us to identify some simple things which we can start doing right now. Our children may thank us.

 Review by John Gee 

True Green Life, Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin, RRP $29.95, published by ABC Books.
Available from April 2009.