We all need a little help when it comes to making the right decisions and choices when it comes to the environment. We want to be stewards of the environment and feel like we are doing our part to save the planet, but there is so much conflicting information.

The Union of Concerned Scientists is one of the most respected organizations on the planet. It's made up of the world's most brilliant scientists all working to develop new ways to make the world greener.

Their book “The Consumers Guide To Effective Environmental Choices,” was designed for the everyman to help make them make the right choices about the environment. Consumers face difficult choices every day from paper or plastic, cloth diapers or disposables, hybrid or gas engine.

Every decision we make has some type of impact on the environment either for the good or the bad. The book, written by members of the Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses how each choice can impact the environment and the surprising effects.

You will learn such items as the 4 Most Significant Consumer-Related Environmental Problems, the 7 Most Damaging Spending Categories, 11 Priority Actions, and 7 Rules for Responsible Consumption.

I guarantee that reading this book with have a phenomenal impact on your spending habits. You'll come out of it with a better understanding of how your spending impacts the world around you. I have read a lot of books on the environment, but none other has hit as hard as this one.

Decisions you make can have a deep impact on the environment and you'd never realize it unless you read this book.