All about the environment.

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Today is Blog Action Day:

On October 15th – Blog Action Day, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone's mind.

In its inaugural year, Blog Action Day will be co-ordinating bloggers to tackle the issue of the environment.

I like it.  I've registered my blog for it, even.  My contribution is a series of links that are mostly about saving energy and saving money, because I like efficiency.

* GreenDimes – "Reduce your junk mail by up to 90% and we'll plant 10 trees on your behalf!"

* An eHow page on how to get good gas mileage with your car.  This is good for saving the amount you spend on gas and cutting down on how much gas you use.

* A wikiHow page on how to save the environment at home.  A list of 27 different ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle, all in the comfort of your own home.  A lot of these tips are also good for reducing your energy bills.

* 100 ways to save the environment.  I'm sure that there's some overlap between the prior link and this one, but you know, thoroughness is good.

* A Time special: 51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment.  These 51 pages have a good range of green things we can do, from simple (change your light bulbs) to advanced (build a skyscraper).

* If you're in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington state, switch to using green energy.  My partner and I switched to this about a year ago.  The cost increase is slight, and is totally worth it.

For more links and resources and happy things like that, check out Blog Action Day's list.

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And a final note: I don't know about yall, but it's really easy for me to get overwhelmed by the amount of stuff to do – to feel like there's too much.  What's helped me is remembering that doing one thing better is better than nothing.  As an example, I switched out three incandescents yesterday with CFLs.  In the grand scheme of things that's pretty tiny, but it's better than the day before.

Every little bit counts.  Pass it on.

Originally posted at Xtinian Thoughts.  Comment here or there.