Go Green, Live Rich: 50 Simple Ways to Save the Earth and Get Rich Trying

One of the biggest barriers people face when thinking about living a greener lifestyle is the perception that it's going to cost them a lot more money. Bach's book ably demonstrates that readers will actually save substantially if they use energy and resources wisely. It's an important message and one that nicely complements other books that have come out this spring and offer more day-to-day, "how to" tips.

I found most of the tips in the book to be things I have already heard before. "Change your light bulbs", "Bike to work", "Change your thermostat". However, Bach tried to do calculations for every tip to show how it helps you and it helps the environment. I questioned a few of the calculations, but he provides sources and he shows the calculations in the back of the book. As an engineer, I appreciate that. Bach also provides a lot of online resources to find more information or for products to support his tips.

Overall I thought the book was a short read that was full of interesting facts that helped support many of the things we have heard before.

Pros:
* Easy to read, somewhat informal style
* Kindle version available
* Many facts and calculations to back up the tips

Cons:
* I have heard most of the stuff before
* Many of the facts and resources will be out-of-date quickly
* The "Green Investing" chapter did not help me much

This has got to be one of the best books I have read on this topic! It is full of useful ideas and web sites to checkout. It is great!! I take it with me to work to check out more while I am on break. You will not be sorry when you purchase this book!

This is a great book if you are looking for ideas on how to positively impact the environment! There are "large-scale" ideas as well as "small-scale" ideas meaning EVERYONE can benefit from reading. I bought a book for all of my extended family. If everyone can just make one small change of the many offered in this book, then it would really make a difference!

The author presents a grocery list of helpful changes that can save you and the environment. Some are common sense, like favoring high MPG vehicles, while others might not seem like such a great deal until you crunch some numbers and look at statistics. For what it is, the author did a good job but I'm not sure it's worth the normal purchase price. Mostof the information can be found for a little Internet research yourself. Indeed, that's where most of the author's information comes from. Buy it only to save yourself a few Google searches.