Green This-Volume One

Change the way you clean and keep your family's home wholesome, safe and healthy without sacrificing quality or investing time or money, with Green This! Volume 1: Greening Your Cleaning. It’s the first in a series of Green This! books by children’s environmental health advocate Deirdre Imus. The 256-page book debuted in the Spring of 2007 and quickly became a New York Times bestseller.

We all grew up thinking chemical smells like bleach and ammonia signaled "clean." But as Deirdre Imus reveals, some of the chemicals we use to maintain our homes are doing us and our families much more harm than good. In "Greening Your Cleaning," the first in her "Green This " series, Deirdre shows how cleaning house the environmentally responsible way can be as effective and often cheaper than the more traditional, toxic, means. This volume includes:

-Simple, efficient cleaning methods for every room of the house

-Spotlights on everyday products (all purpose cleaner, glass/window cleaner, laundry detergent) and the toxic ingredients you should be wary of -Summaries of the latest research on the toxic effects of ordinary chemicals

-Resource lists of widely available "green cleaning" products and retailers

Filled with tips and testimonials, "Greening Your Cleaning" will show you how to streamline your cleaning products and practices, and how easy it is to make "living green" your way of life.