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Learn How to Work and Connect, the Green Way
If you haven't made the move to work from home yet, you probably know someone who has and is saving themselves and their company money, time, resources and energy. If you haven't been reading up on Obama's stimulus package, suffice it to say there's billions of dollars dedicated to green collar jobs—jobs that will define and sustain a new economy and, hopefully, a livable planet. There's so much happening in the world of the green economy, workplace, and social media sphere.
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Food & Health: The Gateway to a Greener Life
Do you like to eat fresh food and exercise outside? Are you addicted to shopping at the farmers' market? For many people, a sustainable diet and healthy habits are the first gateway into an eco-friendly lifestyle. Becoming aware of how food, health, and environment are undeniably intertwined is oftentimes a sign that you or someone you love may be turning green. But eating and living healthfully is only the beginning. Going down the food and health rabbit hole may lead you to hyper-local eating and growing your own food in container gardens, victory gardens, or even community gardens. Side effects also may include understanding the "true cost" of food, a focus on preventative medicine, reliance on the Precautionary Principal, and conscious consumerism. Talk to your doctor about an organic, local, and sutainable diet and find out if green living is right for you.
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Go Green to Save Green in the Home and Garden
A thrifty home is a green home and in this difficult economic climate, that's good news to everyone. Take a survey of your thermal envelope, water conservation practices, and energy efficiency to save yourself some money and reduce your environmental footprint? We've got big ideas for small spaces, great green design ideas that will last for decades, and gardening tips that will guarantee a green thumb. Nowhere is it more true that living green will save you green.
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Get Tech and Transport Savvy for Earth Day
Sharing is the new owning, especially when it comes to green tech and transport. The success of car-, bike-, and even tool-sharing programs offers a blueprint for other industries that should (and will) follow suit, as sharing helps reduce waste, saves consumers time and money, and can even help businesses grow their bottom lines. Meanwhile, corporate responsibility is on the rise, with some manufacturers reducing packaging, downsizing gadgets and energy consumption, and adding take-back and recycling programs for e-waste. Of course, there is some consumer burden, too.
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Green Your Fashion and Beauty Routine
Make a green style statement by resolving to update your fashion and beauty routine. With mainstream and eco-fabulous fashion designers alike increasingly availabele in stores everywhere, getting green style style is easier than ever. Meanwhile, skincare and makeup brands are responding to consumer demand for healthier products, making organic skin care the new luxury skin care. But you don't have to buy expensive clothes and lotions to go green--we'll show you how to find quality and value without breaking the bank and how to do stuff like make your own facial masks, sew your own clothing, or throw a clothing swap party. Go green, get gorgeous.
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Travel with a Lighter Footprint
Traveling and getting out into the great outdoors are great ways to learn about the world and commune with nature, but, unfortunately, they can also negatively impact it. Luckily, some travel trend can help you lower your impact. Finding a green hotel is getting ever easier and biofuel-powered planes are on the horizon. If the economy's got you down, a low-impact "staycation" may be right up your alley, but if your inner adventurer can't stay put, think about a volunteering vacation to an exotoc locale, where you can help scientists measure global change or hatching baby chicks. Start your journey by following these links.
