You don't have to wait until Earth Day to make some relatively small changes to your habits that can have a big effect! Here are a few of my favorite "green" tips:
1. When you are in the market for a new computer, why not consider a laptop. It saves space, is portable, and uses 5 times less energy than a desktop!
2. This is one of my recent favorites! Instead of sending your old rugs to the landfill, check with local animal shelters to see if they can use them. Old towels, blankets and sheets are also appreciated.
3. Buy shade grown coffee. It's grown naturally right under the rainforest canopy, preserving forests from clear-cutting and leaving more trees to absorb CO2.
4. The power of one: If every North American home replaced just one light bulb with a CFL bulb, we'd save more than enough energy to light 3 million homes for a year!
5. Washing clothes in cold water eliminates 2lbs of CO2 per load. In my household full of kids, that really adds up over the year!
Do you have any green tips you'd like to share? Please leave us a comment or chat with us on twitter.
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