In case you missed it, I’ve got the new poll up; In 2009 I pledge to go (or stay) green by…
If you’d like to vote, head to the sidebar, and scroll down. I left it open for new answers, so if I missed something crucial, add your tip. Or you can always leave a longer idea here on this post. I’ll be using your answers to plan some of the upcoming 209 content here at Tree Hugging Family, so your vote or comment does count.
My New Year’s resolutions from last year:
Last year my goals were to get rid …read more

Allison over at Greener Assets has this great new series going on; the Go Green with your Small Business Series.
So far she’s covered:

Day Care Center
Garage
Hair Salon / Barber Shop
Photography Studio

You can read the current posts in the series or even email a suggestion to Allison about a small business that she should cover. You’ll really like this series. Check it out.

Yesterday, I posted about foil use, because a reader asked a question about it. Which made me think of how I quit using paper towels. Since we’ve got the paper towel challenge going on right now, I thought I’d share.
I’m not in the paper towel challenge, because we have zip paper towels at our house. We quit using them cold turkey. We didn’t ease down, or aim to use less, we just quit.
I asked myself: “What if the store was out of paper towels?” And, “What the heck did they do before paper towels?”
WHAT? Well, I’d use something else, find …read more