It IS Easy Being Green
I have just released a book about environmental management systems. I wrote the book as to be tool to increase awareness of the very real benefits to business of implementing environmental management systems. The target market is both the general public who are interested in and concerned about the impact we are all having on our environment and especially small business people and those who know and encourage them to help them realise that being green does not have to be as difficult as they feared and even saves them money and has real benefits for their business.
In his forward, Paul Howlett, of Wright Strategies gave the following description. “It is Easy Being Green” is an easy and pleasurable read – ideal for that short flight between airports or a quick break on the weekend. Jean presents compelling examples of people implementing environment management systems, using readily understood language and provides us with down-to-earth anecdotal stories of real people in real small to medium businesses who are trying to improve their business relationship with their environment.”
The book was launched on May the 15th by the Mayor of Toowoomba at the Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in Agriculture Forum. The Mayor, Di Thorley, is a truly inspirational lady who has been waging a local war to get her local population to agree to the use of recycled water – desperately needed in their current severe drought.
http://www.blogtoowoomba.com/entry.php?w=toowoombawatervote&e_id=241
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2006/s1598458.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2007/s1835830.htm
http://www.ems.asn.au
The book is available from www.itiseasytobegreen.com
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June 26th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Local war is right. Di Thorley declared war on Toowoomba residents, trying to force an unviable recycled water plant on the city. Poorly planned, with inevitable cost overruns, it would have bankrupted the city.
She has down spat the dummy and resigned as mayor and will leave the city.
June 27th, 2007 at 3:25 am
Water resources and poor communication
John C from Toowoomba has just left a comment that clearly demonstrates how high feelings can run about issues when the communication process is poor. His side won, Toowoomba is still short of water and he is still ranting.
I have been at an environment industry conference this week and one of the topics was the importance of communicating clearly all the issues between industry, regulatory bodies including councils and the community. This comment all this time later, illustrates the point of good communication and use of common sense. Practices need to change when circumstances do and clear communication is vital or else common sense disappears.
June 28th, 2007 at 12:00 am
I didn’t think I was ‘ranting’ or that I lacked ‘common sense’. Be careful, you’re falling into the pro-potable reuse camp’s approach of stating that anyone against your views is of inferior intellect.