Living Green in 2010

Here we are, 10 years into the new millennium and everything is "green": Green cars, green houses, green clothing etc. Sure, it's a bit of a catchy term, and maybe it will fade away eventually. Hopefully, though, the idea behind it will not.

I recently read an article (somewhere) in which the author contended that only what governments and industry do, as far as trying to help the environment is concerned, matters. According to him, what each of us do as individuals doesn't add up to much at all. I couldn't disagree more. Who, after all, makes up these governments and corporations? If each of us here, just in the United States, made just one small change in our lives per month, just imagine the impact it would have! People who live "green" will take that mindset to the workplace, too.

We live in a wealthy country that uses far more than its fair share of resources. It's not too late to change, though. Also--it can be fun! Join me here a few times a week to see how easy it is to come up with alternatives to toxic cleaners, high energy bills and, sometimes, expensive medications. A nip here, a tuck there--before you know it, you'll be living green and lean, too.