The New Green Consumer Guide

The New Green Consumer Guide

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author = Julia Hailes
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publisher = Simon and Schuster
release_date = May 21 2007
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isbn = ISBN 978-0743295307
preceded_by = The Green Consumer Guide
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"The New Green Consumer Guide" was written by Julia Hailes and published by Simon and Schuster on May 21 2007. The aim of the book is to make the ordinary layman engage in the role that he or she must play in the green mission of today.

Reception

One reviewer concluded "This is a sensible and rational primer for anyone who doesn't want to be patronised but does want a practical and down-to-earth set of suggestions for making environmental lifestyle changes.". [cite web | url=http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php/The_New_Green_Consumer_Guide_by_Julia_Hailes| publisher=Bookbag | title=Review: The New Green Consumer Guide]

Julia Hailes is a freelance consultant and well-known speaker on social, environmental and ethical issues. Her work includes environmental reviews, management briefings and advising companies on policy, strategy and communications. Julia wrote the original Green Consumer Guide in 1987. It was the first book of its kind, was an overnight sensation, and sold a million copies worldwide.

The New Green Consumer Guide is a completely new book, full colour, designed and made attractive for today’s consumer. This is a practical lifestyle book and its overall message is that living a modern lifestyle doesn’t mean we have to waste energy and resources.

References

External links

* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/05/04/eadebate04.xml Can green consumers save the world?] - debate with author at "The Daily Telegraph" [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/05/11/eahailes11.xml Does your family pass the green test?] - interview with the author in the Daily Telegraph


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