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What Can You Do Right Now?

Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk.

Use the microwave to cook small meals. (It uses less power than an oven.)

Purchase "Green Power" for your home's electricity. (Contact your power supplier to see where and if it is available.)

Scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher; wash only full loads.

Cut back on air conditioning and heating use if you can.

Turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.

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We all have a sense that green living is somehow better for us, better for our family, better for our Earth. But faced with the stress of modern life — the constant demands on our time — it’s easy to put off doing some of the things that will make a difference. We think green, but we don’t always act green.

Photo by Barbara Kessler

Start living a green life - right now!

Greenrightnow.com is dedicated to helping you start living a green life — right now. We’ll examine simple things you can do, or take bigger projects and break them down into easy-to-do steps that can be accomplished by anyone with just a bit of willpower.

We all are learning this new lifestyle together, so please share with us your tips and success stories. We can all be green and start to make a difference in the world — not at some future point when it’s convenient — but right now.

–Barbara Kessler

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