Daily Green Action #4

Take it on tap. Bottling water requires petroleum to make the bottles, petroleum to transport them to your shelves, and coal to power the recycling plant, unless your bottle ends up in a landfill, along with 2 billion lbs of unrecycled plastic bottles. Aquafina, Dasani and numerous other bottlers are just tap water; as for the allure of "spring water," why is water from springs filled by acid rain and industrial runoff, which is then treated and fluoridated just like water from municipal sources, more alluring than purified tap water? Stop paying for what comes out of your tap for free, people, and do something good for your wallet and your planet.

Daily Green Action #3

November 27, 2007: Cover up! When cooking on the stovetop, cover your pot or pan with a lid. Covered cookware heats your food much more quickly, which helps the earth and your grumbling belly!

Daily Green Action #2

Skip the conventional air fresheners, which contain four basic ingredients: formaldehyde, petroleum distillates, p- dichlorobenzene, and aerosol propellants. Try burning essential oils; boiling cloves or cinammon; burning a beeswax candle scented with pure essential oils; or decorating with fragrant potted plants like rosemary, sage, or lemon verbena.

Daily Green Action #1

Keep a mug or travel cup in the car to use at fast food restaurants.