Super Eco

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The bad news about climate change: Let's be honest; It's an overwhelming, omnipresent (hot) cloud looming precariously over us all. To reverse it feels like an impossible goal at times, like achieving world peace or detoxing our beleaguered oceans. But that's no reason to give up.

The good news: It's not too late to make a real, quantifiable difference. Yes, it's easy to feel defeated about not doing enough of our own, individual part to help reverse the climate crisis, especially because we can't always see, touch and feel its effects on our own lives.

But today, Oct. 15, Change.org's official Blog Action Day '09, gives each and every one of us the nudge we need to personally start protecting our climate RIGHT NOW. Tell me, whose responsibility is it but our own?

So please pencil an easy climate-healing tasks into your schedule today in honor of Blog Action Day, starting with even one of these (EPA-approved!) simple, everyday green lifestyle retrofits: 

1.Change five lights. Switch out old-school incandescent bulbs with ENERGY STAR bulbs. You'll reduce greenhouse gases, pollution and your electric bill.
2. Be an ENERGY STAR when you shop products like lighting, home electronics, heating and cooling equipment and appliances.
3. Heat and cool smartly. Regularly "green clean" your air filters. Trust me, it's easier than it sounds.
4. Be green when you garden, even if you don't have a green thumb. Bring back the sweat-powered push mower and just say no to fossil-fueled gas and plug-in mowers. Or use a mulching mower and compost.
5. Don't be a water hog, especially when it comes to hot water, which sucks loads of energy to heat.

Finally, don't forget to spread the word about changing climate change today. Need a headstart? Change.org's got your back.