What can you do to be greener?

There is a lot of things one can do to become greener and be less wasteful, less polluting and become a conservationist. No, I am not talking about living without electricity or walking and biking everywhere but the first and foremost thing everyone can do is to learn a little more about conservation. Need any ideas what you can do immediately? Read Al Gore's Live Earth pledge, sign it if you can get on board with at least a few of the things and try and do some of the things.

There is a ton of stuff out there on the Web that can help you find out more. Here is a short list to get you started:

1. To learn about Biodiesel, go to http://www.biodiesel.org
2. If you think a hybrid is a better choice, go to http://www.hybridcars.com/
3. If you you want to find out how you can save electricity, go to PGE's web site and use the SmartEnergy Analyzer which will tell you how you can save money in and around your house?
4. Interested in Solar technology? Check out the Wikipedia page about Solar Power.
   

Yeah, I know, some of these things require a fair amount of money to begin with. But there is lots of other things you can do. And you can find it all on the Web. For example, you can plant a tree to shade the wall of your house if you live in an area with lots of sunlight. Helps keep the temperature down and subsequently requires less air conditioning in case you have an AC. And you are doing another good thing by planting a tree. Anyway, everyone can do something, let's just do it.