What are you doing to 'go green', i.e. possibly help the environment?

Every other thursday I leave the cars in the garage & the butler gives me a piggy back ride around town.

I just scrapped my Crown Vic, so that’s one less high-emission vehicle on the road.

Instead of buying stuff new, like purses, tote bags, etc. I make my own out of fabric I get second-hand from yard sales and thrift stores. The only fabric I ever buy new is linen, because it’s so damned hard to come by. Most often now I barter for it anyway, so someone else is getting something they wanted without getting it new.

We keep our thermostat set at 80–82 most of the year, and only run the heat when indoors is less than 65.

I recycle, for what that’s worth.

I don’t litter. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints. You know the drill.

I Live completely off the grid. I have solar electric with a propane generator for back up but we just replaced the batteries and they are amazing. The only time the generator really comes on is if they get a surge of use like turning on the jacuzzi tub. Even the microwave isn’t enough to make it come on.
I quit drinking diet sodas so I haven’t been using up all those aluminum cans. Although they are recyclable, they often used to end up in the garbage.
I have glass water bottles that I use instead of bottled water. It’s not because I’m cheap, it’s because I lie to put lemon essential oils in them and the lemon oil breaks down toxins and would probably put the plastics into my system.
I wish I had a green thumb because I love the idea of turning the economy on it’s head and getting everyone to plant their own food. I also wish I didn’t travel so much because I would love to have chickens.
edit: I take that back. I’m glad I travel, I just wish I had someone to take care of the chickens when I’m gone.

Now that I am living back in a small town I recycle almost everything, but for decades, up until the spring of 2013 I lived on 5–10 acres properties and never used pesticides, lawn chemicals, round up, or anything harmful to the environment. I fed the birds, my properties were wildlife havens for birds, bats, squirrels, deer, turkeys, foxes, coyotes, Bobcat, Cougars, skunks, opossums, gophers, voles, and the occasional black bear that wandered through. NO HUNTING, NO TRESPASSING!
I also volunteered for my local wildlife rescue group and raised and released wildlife.

My lawns were naturally green from having my walking fertilizers, the geese, the best natural fertilizer in the world. haha I bought an old fashioned push mower too, for touch ups between mowing my ½ acre front yard.
I also pic up trash wherever I go and woe to litterers and harmers of wildlife if I catch them in my presence.

I’m not sure how much my actions matter here, but here’s what we do/don’t do:

We live in a small house, do not use/have air conditioning, keep the heat at 64 (day), 59 (night) during the winter, we recycle, we do not open burn, do not use chemical fertilizers for our lawn, purchase all of our kids’ clothing second-hand and then pass them to friends with kids, bring our Klean Kanteens with us (filled with tap water) everywhere we go, clean up trails by removing trash when we are hiking, etc.

I don’t own a car.

Natural fertilizer on my lawn, organic gardening (including a compost system), weeding by hand (no poisonous weed-killer), diet is probably about 80% organic and/or natural. I make it a point to be aware of the source of my food, if possible. I try to source local, as much as practical. Organic produce is preferable, but local produce has a far smaller carbon footprint.

I converted all the lighting in my home to LED’s, but somehow it hasn’t affected my bills at all. I am beginning to think all the stuff the salesman told me about how “efficient” my furnace/heatpump climate control system is not entirely true. It’s efficient in that it uses all the energy it can get, and uses it completely. Now, on the Automotive front. I am still driving my old 1978 240d and getting mid 20’s MPG in town. Mama doesn’t like to take it on long trips any more because her Honda is much more comfortable. I believe they would get about the same mileage though. Problem is, the 240 is painfully slow.

We remodeled our house, and insulated the heck out of it. Insulation works so well that we did not need to buy a new A/C – the old one (rated for a 1200 sq ft house) works a lot better in our remodeled house (1975 sq ft). We also changed all the bulbs to CFL to save on electricity, and replaced our front yard with drought-resistant plants to save on water.

Small apartment, no car, low consumption. I have about as low a carbon footprint as you can get without living a subsistence lifestyle, I would guess.

I had forgotten how environmentally Jellies are, by and large!

Now everyone remember to pee in the shower!

@ibstubro , Maybe this is for another question, but why is it that, if given the opportunity, even if it’s a few steps further, men will choose to pee in the great outdoors? One of hubby’s favorite things about living on a mountain top is walking outside and peeing in nature. I doubt it has anything to do with saving water and more to do with a primal urge to mark his territory.

Yes, I would agree that it dates back to marking our territory.

Then there’s also the slightly sexual/voyeuristic aspect of feeling the sun/a breeze on our johnsons. Most men love their penis’ and resent having to keep it all pent up all day.