Photo: Gold dust day gecko, cc Mila Zinkova.

Small daily actions add up to big planetary love

BY MAGAZINE COO MARGO MAIER-MOUL

1. Set a good example
2. Go for a walk
3. Recycle everything
4. Open a window instead of turning on the AC
5. Put on a sweater instead of turning up the heat
6 Turn off a light
7. Plant a bamboo fence
8. Ride your bike
9. Reuse your grocery bags
10. Cancel a magazine subscription
11. Drink tap water
12. Pay your bills online
13. File your taxes electronically
14. Reuse gift wrap and ribbons
15. Buy second-hand clothing
16. Recycle your yoga mat
17. Hang dry your clothes
18. Wash your clothes in cold water

Photo: Lake Judd, JJ Harrison

19. Clean mirrors (and lots of other things!) with vinegar
20. Pick up a piece of trash
21. Go meatless for a day
22. Eat locally grown produce
23. Donate to an environmental cause
24. Leave your car in the garage
25. Rake leaves instead of using a blower
26. Fix a leaky faucet
27. Insulate your attic
28. Seal a draft
29. Give a handmade gift
30. Sing a song
31. Eat organic
32. Wage peace
33. Learn where to dispose of batteries
34. Reuse an envelope
35. Donate rather than throw away
36. Don’t buy it in the first place

Photo: Dianella, JJ Harrison

37. Smell a flower
38. Sweep more, vacuum less
39. Install a low-flow shower head
40. Don’t buy items that are over-packaged
41. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs
42. Use environmentally friendly soaps
43. Plan a stay-cation instead of vacation
44. Stop your junk mail
45. Unplug gadget chargers when not in use
46. Use low or no VOC paint in your house
47. Use rechargale batteries
48. Don’t buy products made from endangered animals
49. Install a low-flush toilet
50. Take a shorter shower
51. Use cloth diapers instead of disposable
52. Don’t pour toxic chemicals in your sink
53. Start a carpool
54. Reuse aluminum foil at least 3 times (or more!)

Photo: Sea Turtle, cc Mila Zinkova.

55. Don’t feed wild animals your picnic food
56. Print on both sides of the paper
57. Bring your own coffee mug
58. Plant a tree
59. Compost
60. Use cedar chips instead of mothballs
61. Turn off the faucet while you brush your teeth or do the dishes
62. Use energy efficient appliances
63. Buy grocery items in bulk from the bins
64. Use (and reuse) a cloth napkin
65. Install a drip-irrigation system in your garden
66. Use a manual push mower
67. Landscape using native plants
68. Read the newspaper online
69. Batch errands
70. Recycle those wire hangers
71. Drive the speed limit and use cruise control
72. Volunteer

Photo: Painted Cliffs, JJ Harrison

73. Close the fireplace damper
74. Use biodegradable cat litter
75. Use matches instead of a lighter
76. Wash your car at a carwash instead of in your driveway
77. Use voicemail instead of an answering machine
78. Donate your car to charity and use a car sharing service instead
79. Hand towel instead of paper towel
80. Reusable containers instead of foil or plastic wrap
81. Telecommute
82. Downsize your living space
83. Use public transportation
84. Download music instead of buying CDs
85. Recycle your TV
86. Use an ebook reader
87. Clean your filters
88. Test your home for radon
89. Use recycled paper products
90. Use unbleached paper products

Photo: NASA

91. If it isn’t dirty, don’t wash it
92. Choose seafood mindfully
93. Admire a leaf
94. Convert your home to solar energy
95. Buy green power from your utility company
96. Don’t release helium balloons outside
97. Write a poem
98. Recycle your hopelessly beat-up sneakers
99. Cook at home instead of eating out
100. Eat by candlelight
101. Don’t pre-rinse your dishes
102. Switch to paperless billing statements
103. Drink shade-grown coffee
104. Showers, not baths
105. Grill using gas instead of charcoal
106. Keep your tires properly inflated
107. Live in (or build!) a green skyscraper
108. Tell the government you care about the environment

© 2011, The Magazine of Yoga, LLC.