17 In the market for new appliances? Buy Energy-Star certified products. Visit FrigidaireEnergySavings.com to find out if it's time to upgrade your appliances by calculating how much you would save if you did so by using their handy tool.
18 Stash reusable shopping bags so you'll have them where you need them: in your bag or briefcase, at home, in the car, in your office desk, etc.
19 If your lawn languishes without lots of fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide and regular watering, consider letting it die and replacing it with moss or a drought-resistant groundcover like creeping thyme, clover, or a grass species native to your region.
20 Put a rain barrel by your downspout to collect rainwater to use in your garden later.
21 Eat local. Less travel equals fewer fossil fuels used for shipping. (And food tastes fresher, too!)
22 In the housing market? Consider a property within biking or walking distance of your office, so you're more likely to leave the car in the garage. (Look for good connections to public transit, too.)
23 Install aerators and low-flow showerheads so you can save water without sacrificing water pressure.
24 Put your dryer on vacation and use an outdoor clothes line or indoor drying rack whenever possible.
25 Eat better-quality meat (organic, hormone-free, free-range), but save money – and your heart – by eating it less frequently. Work vegetable protein into your diet with tofu, beans and nuts. Vegetable protein uses less water and land to produce than meat.
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