Happy Earth Day everyone! Today is a great day to focus on the things we can do in our individual lives to help the environment. Plant a tree, pick up some trash, remember your reusable shopping bags and coffee mugs, walk to lunch instead of driving – every little bit helps. Now might even be a good time to start thinking about the bigger projects you can participate in – install solar panels at your home or office, see what your schools are doing to save energy and resources, get involved with the city’s Sustainability Advisory Committee.

I found this cool story about places that are turning the kinetic energy from people walking and dancing into useable electric energy to power lights and other things! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/04/15/europes-newest-green-energy-sources-pedestrians-and-body-heat/ This is just one example of modifying something that we’re already using (sidewalks or dance floors) and increase their usefulness with ‘green’ technology.

What other ideas are out there, just waiting to be discovered (or funded)? Let’s figure out how to get the many creative people and ideas linked up with the resources they need to move forward.

The Mountain Xpress has an article this week with a full list of ways to celebrate Earth Day in and around Asheville: http://www.mountainx.com/news/2010/042110earth_first

And remember – Every day is Earth Day!

Tags: Earth Day, green

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