Tips and tricks to save the environment(and your wallet )

[HejiraNYC]

I don't eat meat.
I don't wear leather.
I live in the city.
I mostly bike, walk or take public transportation.
I recycle almost everything.
I repair vs. throwing away.
I buy secondhand stuff whenever possible, e.g., furniture, books, bicycles, cars, etc.
I use items until they are completely destroyed.
I try to buy the highest quality that I can afford, so that I don't have to keep replacing an item.
I reuse my Trader Joes insulated shopping bag when grocery shopping.
I use CFL bulbs.
I live in a tiny, tiny space (during the week).
I don't have A/C in my apartment by choice.
I take brief lukewarm showers using as little water pressure as possible.
I request to receive/pay all of my bills electronically.
I try to buy American-made products whenever I can.
I try to buy locally grown produce whenever I can.
I boycott Wal Mart.

My weekend house has solar photovoltaic panels.
It also has geothermal heating/cooling.
It also has tankless water heaters.
It also has a drywell system for absorbing stormwater runoff.
It has low-E double-paned windows.
It has only Energy Star rated appliances.

My goals for the future are to:

-Start composting vegetable/fruit scraps.
-Build a clothesline on the roofdeck or the backyard.
-Buy a plug-in electric/hybrid vehicle.
-Start my own organic vegetable/fruit garden.
-Xeriscaping the yard.