JANUARY GREEN TIPS

A New Year: Make Green Resolutions.

"Green Tips " are simple tips you can use today to green your clothing, your home, your transportation and more! We encourage you to choose one step to get started and return for additional steps over time. If you're up for a green makeover choose a specific category from the list of Monthly Green Tips and get started!

Tread lightly on the Earth. Identify a way you can reduce waste or pollution in your life (recycle more, drive less, conserve more energy), and track your progress.

• Join Green America for ideas and encouragement »

Rediscover your city or town one neighborhood at a time. Find a restaurant, historical site, or street fair to visit in every corner of your area.

• Search the National Green Pages™ to find green resources by state »

Save more money. Make a plan to save a little more each month and start or increase contributions to a retirement plan. Search the following National Green Pages™ categories for socially responsible banking and investing options:

• Banks & Credit Unions »
• Financial Consultants: Advisors and/or Planners »
• Financial Consultants: Money Managers »
• Mutual Fund Companies »

Encourage your friends and family to watch less television. Play games together, organize a book club, host neighborhood dinners, or take long walks instead.

Monthly Green Tips:

• January: "Make Green Resolutions"
• February: "Practice Clothing Consciousness"
• March: "Green Your Spring Cleaning"
• April: "Green Your Kitchen"
• May:"Advance Fair Trade"
• June: "Green Your Garden"
• July:"Green Your Travel"
• August: "Green Energy Tips"
• September:"Green Your Home Improvement"
• October:"Green Your Transportation"
• November:"Be a WoodWise Consumer"
• December: "Give Green"