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The book “Living Like Ed” by Ed Begley Jr., showcases the change in modern mainstream literature. Whereas twenty years ago this book might have seemed exotic, elitist, and out of reach, today’s Begley’s message is sustainable by all. Ed Begley Jr. may be termed by some as the poster child for conservation, whose day in the media and schoolroom has come.
“Living Like Ed” shows how everyone can borrow page from Ed’s book, literally. While not every reader can commit as fully to Begley’s daily rota of environmentally sustainable lifestyle criteria, many readers will find something in this book to more closely attune themselves with green living. Ed’s tips are gleaned from everything from recycling shredded paper as packing material to grid level analysis of his personal solar power grid.
Begley makes a great coach for newbies to the eco-friendly movement. Sustainable living is hardly the tech-heavy college course with Ed Begley’s enthusiasm shining through. Tips for lawncare and power usage, like using off-peak power and efficient plant management is a gardening help and energy conservationist coaching session.
The recycling tips, water management, energy containment and solar technology usage narrative tells the story of one dedicated person fighting the environmental downturn due to twentieth century living. Begley uses accessible topics like green gardening and electricity savings to grab his reader, then utilizes the chapters for environmental and sustainable living proselytizing.
But adaptation of curbside recycling, solar additions, and alternate energy use concerns is a daily challenge everyone can meet. Ed Begley Jr.’s tips and information about recycling, salvaging waste, re-use of glass, and solar power potential for households is undoubtedly authoritative. Ed Begley Jr. (with guest anecdotes from his wife Rachelle ) works up topics from hybrid cars to carbon emission credits to recycled furniture.
Ed Begley’s book “Living Like Ed” is very accessible and readable, and less technical than newby green ecologists might fear. For example, tips like using soapy water on pests instead of harsh chemical sprays is an option most people would take to heart just for the smell alone.
Ed Begley Jr. has underscored the methods for green living decades before anyone else, while sustaining a successful acting career. The average person or homeowner may not flirt with alternative fuel in the home, but Begley makes it seem like a shopping choice thrown in with the house.
Begley’s “Living Like Ed” is good for thorough absorption, chapter review, or skimming for tips. If there is one book that bosses need to bring to the office lunchroom or will get passed around the beauty salon, this is it. Make sure you can get a tax deduction for environmentally coaching your employees and client customers!
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“Living Like Ed, A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life” by Ed Begley Jr. by Clarkson Potter Publishers New York, c. 2008.
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