• Replace all of your light bulbs in your
  home with fluorescent bulbs.


• Buy local, organic produce.
  
• Support local businesses that have
  incorporated “green” policies &
  procedures.


• Check your car/truck tires every month
  for proper inflation. Keep up with the
  routine maintenance on your vehicle.


• Turn your water heater down to 120
  degrees.
  
• Educate your children about
  environmental issues. Take them on
  tours to local recycling centers, landfills, dairies and farms.
  
• Conduct a water audit in your home to
  determine if you have any leaks. Simply locate your water meter and write down the numbers. Then do not use any water in your home for an hour (make sure to turn off irrigation systems, pool pumps and icemakers). Then check the meter again. If the numbers have increased, you may have a leak.
  
• Help your neighbors and community by
  voting for environmental change. 

Very Green

• Walk or bike to the store and telecommute for work whenever
possible.

• Carpool – to work, for special events, or for daily errands.


• Next vehicle purchase – buy a hybrid.


• Select Energy Star appliances.


• Commit to building “green”. There are more than 150 eco-friendly options builders can incorporate when constructing your new home or commercial building project.


• Support clean, renewable energy sources. Buy solar for your
home.

• Support local, state and federal policies and programs that improve our gas mileage, utilize clean, renewable energy
sources, increase energy efficiency and conservation.

• Think global and act local – donate and volunteer your time with a local, non-profit environmental organization.