I Resolve To™ . . . Surf For New Ideas About How To Reduce My Carbon Footprint! - Day 177
It's Wednesday, Tip Day for ways to 'Give The Boot To Our Carbon Footprints'. As promised, I'm 
starting a new round of research about ways to reduce my Carbon Footprint. In 2008 my New Year Resolution is to 'show gratitude' for my blessings by 'giving back' and the environment is one of my recipients. I dedicate three columns each week to news, information and ideas about small, daily steps we can take to reduce our Carbon Footprints. Consider the huge, positive, long-range impact on the environment if each one of us performs 'habitual' actions - like driving fewer vehicle miles, using more energy efficient light bulbs, and turning off lights when we leave rooms. My goal, as an individual, is to urge others to follow my lead, and take a few small steps each and every day toward protecting the environment.
If you want to fulfill a cherished dream, keep a New Year Resolution, and achieve daily goals - a key ingredient to success is 'education'. You have to work hard to educate yourself about all the many steps that are necessary to making your dream a reality - and to build a short and long-range plan that will take you from beginning to end of journey. Also keep in mind, the education process doesn't end when you build your initial plan. The education process continues throughout your journey, and your plan is a living document that changes and grows as you learn and grow.
Since January 1, I have posted a wide array of websites and news articles that contain valuable information about 'what Global Warming is', and 'how Climate Change is impacting our lives and the environment'. Those posts, websites and news articles have also contained valuable information about 'tactics' - small steps and daily goals that each one of us can take that will benefit the environment (most of which do not call for dramatic, immediate changes in lifestyle, but rather small changes in ordinary daily habits).
Now, as we near the second half of 2008, I'm starting 'Round Two' in my effort to learn more about what I can do to reduce my Carbon Footprint, and to educate others, at the same time. As food for for thought, here is a fresh list of useful websites with more to come soon . . .
- Sustainable Environment For Quality Of Life - 100 Ways To Save The Environment
- Practical Environmentalist - Useful Environmentally Friendly News & Advice
- Recycle - America's Beverage Companies
- LampRecycle.Org
- Kids Recycle!
Remember: I Resolve To . . . Achieve My New Year Resolutions, One Resolution, One Day At A Time For One Year. It's your choice. Do it today. Turn your resolution into reality in five simple, common sense steps: Dare To Dream, Decide, Define, Develop A Plan, and Do It Daily. Make your resolution a permanent Lifetime Resolution, something that's with you for good! Above all, Be A Resolutionista, someone who makes resolutions, keeps resolutions, and enjoys the journey! Let's Go For It!
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Kim M. Simpson - June 25, 2008
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