Recycling everything I can, using greener cleaning products, and working to plant my own garden and start a compost pile.   – Janette Wagner

Unplug all charges when not in use.
Shift energy-intensive tasks such as laundry and dish washing to off-peak energy demand hours.   - Enma Rivas Anderson

getting a clothesline to line dry my laundry, shifting energy intensive tasks like laundry and dishwashing to off-peak energy demand hours, not idling my car, and unplugging all chargers when they aren’t in use.   -Kristi Tarsha

We are going to stop running our major appliances, such as our dishwasher and laundry, durning peak hours. We also are going to make more of an effort to buy local food.  – Cindy Davis

What I’m ALREADY doing (seems useful to list this here because I do have a low footprint already and want to give the full picture)

I live in a 19-foot trailer, where I choose to do without heat and airconditioning (I actually dislike airconditioning, so this is no hardship for me). I mostly use natural light but have three lightbulbs in my home – all CFC type. I never leave anything plugged in unless I’m using it. When I leave town, I clean out and unplug the refrigerator. I don’t own a motor vehicle and get around mostly by bicycle.

My electric appliances are: mini laptop computer (ASUS eeepc, weighs 2 pounds w/7-inch screen); iPOD Touch; cellphone; electric stovetop; electric kettle; blender; toaster oven (use a few times a year); CD player; small radio. And electric fan (for guests not used to doing without A/C)

I regularly cook with a solar oven and haybox (retained-heat cooking)

I have just finished a massive de-cluttering project, and hardly own anything that I don’t either cherish or regularly use.

NOW – What I COMMIT to do:
– Build a 4×4 square-foot raised-bed garden
– Build a green roof on my trailer
–Sell my second bicycle and trailer; I only need one bike and trailer
–Strengthen my resolve to avoid unnecessary purchases or even unnecessary free-box acquisitions
–Communicate more effectively with family about my commitment to keeping my home and life free of extraneous goods    - Jenny Nazak

I am an early adopter of green, having attended my first Earth Day in 1980. I started my journey into green in 1980 by reading everything I could find on the topic and by engaging everyone around me in conversations about impacts… I studied acid rain and toxic remediation stratedgies…ect. I will continue to learn all that I can squeeze into my tiny brain.
I am committed to restoring the whole planet.
I will plant dozens of trees and gardens.
I will continue to design and implement sustainable landscapes.
I will help individuals and corporations find ways to reduce their footprint.
I will ride my bike and public transport more.
I will buy less and buy local more.
I will conserve more water with efficient low water, high yeild gardening techniques.
I will continue to promote green in the public to facilitate more understanding of what we all can do and why it is important!
I’ll not panic!!!  - Adams Kirkpatrick

- continuing to help my friends and neighbors build gardens.

- continuing to use my bicycle as my primary means of transportation.

- leaving the lights off in my classroom during my off periods.

- exclusively brewing my own beer, so that I am reusing bottles rather than introducing them into the waste stream.

- using family gray water to water the trees in our yard.    – Patrick Maples

Planting a potted vegetable garden to grow some of my own food; unplugging my cell phone charger when not in use; using only CFL light bulbs; and not going through drive through windows to limit idling.    - Marisa Zappone

To live more healthy and cut down on the amount of gas we waste, my daughter Hunter and I recently made the commitment to (a) go vegetarian (b) plan our meals a week in advance to avoid excessive shopping (c) buy the majority of our produce at our local farmers markets and (d) learn food preservation skills. When we move this year into a house with a yard (vs. an apartment) we plan to plant a backyard garden.   - Maggie Duval