# Tips for Green Living

*Published:* 2008-01-02
*Author:* Sheryl Canter

![Sheryl Canter](/climate411/wp-content/files/2007/12/sheryl_canter.png)*This post is by Sheryl Canter, an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.*

Are you thinking about climate-related New Year’s resolutions? In addition to this [list of ideas](http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?contentID=7483) from our Web site, here are some articles we’ve posted on green living that can give you some ideas.

**Your Home:**

- [Personal Impact: Does It Really Matter What You Do?](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/13/personal_impacts/ "https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/11/13/personal_impacts/") (easy-to-do tips)
- [Making the Invisible Visible](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/08/01/smart_meters/ "https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/08/01/smart_meters/
    Making the Invisible Visible") (energy usage feedback devices)
- [The Next Big (Light bulb) Idea](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/05/16/led_light_bulbs/ "https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/05/16/led_light_bulbs/
    The Next Big (Light bulb) Idea") (LEDs)
- [Why Switch to Compact Fluorescents?](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/06/lightbulbs/ "https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/06/lightbulbs/
    Why Switch to Compact Fluorescents?")
- [Heating with Lightbulbs: A Bad Idea](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/09/heating_with_ics/ "https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/09/heating_with_ics/
    Heating with Lightbulbs: A Bad Idea")
- [Food Miles: Is Local Always Better?](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/11/food_miles/ "https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/11/food_miles/")
- [Energy-Efficient Mortgages: It Pays to Go Green](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/05/energy-efficient-mortgages/ "https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/10/05/energy-efficient-mortgages/")

**Your Car:**

- [Turn Off Your Engine!](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/12/19/turn_off_your_engine/)
- [Tips for Cleaner Driving](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/13/cleaner_driving/ "https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/13/cleaner_driving/
    Tips for Cleaner Driving")
- [To Drive Less, Live Closer to Work](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/09/28/walk_more/ "https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/09/28/walk_more/")