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Make Your Earth Day Resolution

Make every day Earth Day by setting a green resolution! Here's some help to get you started:

Start an edible garden, as Michael Pollan urges you to do [1]: "It’s one of the most powerful things an individual can do — to reduce your carbon footprint, sure, but more important, to reduce your sense of dependence and dividedness: to change the cheap-energy mind." Get outside to enjoy the warmer weather while creating your own veggie garden — and soon, you'll be reaping the fruit of your labors, literally!

Ride public transit — to find love or at least a good story! De-car and have fun while you're at it: New Yorkers can check out Subway Crush [2], which is like Craigslist's Missed Connections, except for subways. Hopefully this'll expand out to other cities! And for a laugh, read Steven Leigh Morris' hilarious account in LA Weekly of a recent memorable bus ride [3]. Afterwards, you'll be inspired to get out of your lonely car and travel with fun company!

Want a more comprehensive green-your-life plan? Find out what your eco-footprint is — and how to reduce it [4]. Redefining Progress' Ecological Footprint Quiz [5] shows you just how many Earths it would take to sustain your current lifestyle, even accounting for the city's infrastructure! If you find your life requires 3-4 Earths, don't despair — just follow the "Reduce Your Footprint" button at the end of the quiz, and set some eco-goals! Then take the quiz again on Earth Day next year to see how well you've done.

Image courtesy of designboom. [6]



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