Let's face it, the environment is in trouble. Global warming and climate change are a reality and our Western lifestyle is largely to blame. The good news is that there are many simple ways to turn things around, even if you are a busy, car-driving, resource-guzzling city dweller.

Over the next few years the choices you make will have an enormous impact. But out of the mountain of conflicting information, how do you know which choices are the right ones?

I asked myself the same question about ten years ago when I was living in the Cook Islands as an Australian Volunteer International.

In my book Green is Good - Smart ways to Live Well and Help the Planet I target three main areas - food, home and transport and show how targetted changes can really make a difference.