New Year Resolutions

New Year Resolutions for the Earth!

There are many ways we can help the Earth. Here are some suggestions for New Year resolutions:

1. Change to 100% Green Energy. Green energy comes from renewable sources such as the sun and wind. For an average family it costs around $1 a day and if everybody who had thought of doing it actually changed, it would revolutionise our energy industry. Details are at http://www.greenpower.gov.au/
2. Reduce your energy use by at least 10%
3. Use your car less
4. Stop buying bottled water
5. Support small local business rather than large corporations
6. Buy local produce wherever possible
7. Buy your fruit, vegetables and meat from green grocers and butchers rather than supermarket chains
8. Start a vegetable garden
9. Have a local produce dinner (where everything comes from within 150 kms) once a week or once a month
10. Put on a jumper rather than turn on the heater
11. Reduce your clutter by giving away something from your home every day
12. Join a community garden
13. Use public transport
14. Walk or ride a bike for short trips
15. Use fans rather than an air conditioner as much as possible
16. Eat less meat (or better still go vegetarian/vegan)
17.  Take your own shopping bags
18. Start or get involved in a school garden
19. Visit a farmers market
20. Buy less
21. Teach your children how to sew or to make something with wood
22. Get rid of your second fridge (or at least turn it off for most of the year)
23. Say no to plastic bags
24. Convert your down lights to LED
25. Get a solar hot water system
26. Start a compost bin or a worm farm
27. Attend the Fair Share Festival in March 2012
28. Help organise the Transition Streets Challenge
29. Learn about Permaculture
30.  Join an environment group
31. Freecycle things you no longer need

Tell us what your New Year Resolution for the Earth will be.