Living green is patriotic. Some people even say green is the new red, white and blue. Preserving the Earth is the overwhelming political and social issue of our times. Perhaps it is the only issue that really matters at all.

The Earth’s resources, which we once viewed as unlimited, are in increasingly short supply. 

We are burning irreplaceable fossil fuels as a basis of our economy, and the carbon released from this burning is now indisputably warming the planet.

We are using powerful chemicals to grow and preserve our food, and those chemicals remain in the soil and in our bodies for long periods of time.

But there is reason to be optimistic. People by the millions are searching for ways to live more lightly on the planet, to reduce wasteful-ness and over-consumption, and to leave the place in good shape for our children, grandchildren and beyond. In small but important ways, many of us are working to live our lives differently.

 

To each individual, it can mean something different. It may mean recycling, buying organic and looking or alternative energy sources for your home and your car. It can mean something as simple as buying a compact fluorescent light bulb for your reading lamp to something as complex as building a new and green house or buying a hybrid car.

No action is too small. Everyone can participate.

Whenever you see this image - through the various sections of this sustainability website, you can take simple actions to make your life more green and your planet healthier:

You can buy wind power wherever you live. Go Now You can offset your carbon footprint. Go Now You can support family farms and ecofriendly fisheries.Go Now You can buy fair trade products.Go Now You can make simple lifestyle changes that have a big impact.Go Now You can encourage “green” office environments and do business with companies that do the same. Go Now You can go organic.Go Now