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Green New Year's Resolutions

IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN – TIME TO REFLECT ON THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS AND MAKE PLANS FOR THE NEW YEAR.  WE’LL HAVE TIPS FOR A GREENER TWO-THOUSAND-EIGHT ON THIS ENVIRONMINUTE.

WANT TO BEGIN THIS YEAR ON A POSITIVE NOTE?  WHY NOT MAKE A COMMITMENT TO REDUCE YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT? FOR SOME IDEAS ABOUT WHERE TO START, LET’S TURN TO THE FOLKS AT E – THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE. 

MANAGING EDITOR BRITA BELLI SAYS SHE IS RESOLVING TO USE HER CLOTH GROCERY BAG, BUY FOOD IN BULK SO AS TO ELIMINATE WASTEFUL PACKAGING, AND STOP DRINKING BOTTLED WATER.

THE STAFF AT GRIST ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS AND HUMOR, ON THE OTHER HAND, PLANS TO TELECOMMUTE MORE OFTEN, BUY FROM A FARMERS MARKET, AND EXPLAIN CONVERSATIONALLY WHY PEOPLE SHOULD CARE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.

SO WHAT ARE YOUR GREEN RESOLUTIONS?  WE INVITE YOU TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS ONLINE AT THE ENVIRONMINUTE WEB SITE.

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

Here are some other green New Year’s Resolutions from the staff at Grist and E the Environmental Magazine:

• Try taking public transportation for a week, or if that’s not possible, try avoiding driving during the weekends for a month
• Ride a bike or walk instead of driving
• Try to find necessary items at a thrift store before buying something brand new
• Get a shower timer
• Start a compost bin
• Replace 2 shopping trips with visits to Goodwill, Value Village or other vintage/second-use stores
• Learn to sew
• Eat local and organic food as much as possible
• Eat less meat (ie, only twice per week)
• Drink more organic vodka
• Banish bottled water from the office
• Stop smoking
• Change all my light bulbs
• Read up on candidate energy/climate/environment positions
• Write at least one letter to the newspaper about an important issue, and call my Congressmen at least once regarding an important issue
• Vote

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