Every Day Is Earth Day: Week 1

I recently bought an "Every Day Is Earth Day 2011 Daily Boxed Calendar" 
I already have schedules and calendars all over my room, but I thought it had good advice so I bought it (Plus it was on sale and you know I'm a sucker for a good deal!)

As a modern hippie, I'm always looking for ways to go green and spread the word.

Hopefully, you'll pick up some new tips that will become a lifelong habit
(Hey, I didn't always turn off all the lights, unplug unused appliances, and wash laundry in cold water either!)

Come on, people.  Little things make a big difference! 
(Over 55 inches of snow in NYC is NOT NORMAL!)
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle!

1/1-2/11:   
New Year's Resolution: 
Use it up. Wear it out. Make do. Do without.

1/3/11:   
Don't de-ice with salt:
No chemical de-icing material is good for plants or the soil.  Instead, spread sand, gravel, or ash to gain some traction.  If you must de-ice do so in moderation.
Check out a product called Combo Therm, available at hardware stores, that forms a bring beneath the snow, discouraging ice from forming.  Apply it before the snow falls and you'll use less de-icer.

1/4/11:   
Mantra for a new year: 
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rethink.

1/5/11:   
Buy "green" printer paper: 
Look for unbleached recycled paper with the highest post-consumer waste content you can find.

1/6/11:   
Green your takeout:  
Stryofoam, flexible plastic, and anything noncompostable is NOT green.  Look for petroleum-free plastic cups made from corn, tough clamshells made from recycled materials, and cardboard made from renewable resources, delivered by carbon neutral companies.

1/7/11:   
Designate meatless Fridays:  
Make this part of a program to eat less meat.  Compared to meat eaters, vegetarians have lower rates of diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, and obesity.

1/8-9/11:   
Walk softly:
The old myth of unlimited growth alienates humans from nature.  To live sustainably we must respect nature and live by its rules.  We must walk softly, leaving as small a footprint as possible.

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,

There is a rapture on the lonely shore,

There is society, where none intrudes,

By the deep sea, and music in its roar:

I love not man the less, but Nature more.

- Lord Byron

*~ Have a Beautiful Day! ~*