Every Step Counts (but keep walking!)

Here's what I hope will be the first in a series of "What are you doing to reduce your ecological footprint?" posts. I originally intended the "waste" category to center more around wasteful practices in packaging and consumerism, but waste takes many forms and there are many ways to both eliminate and mitigate it.

I certainly don't think what I'm doing is anything special, and there is plenty more that can and should be done to improve on this. I'll probably take some time and go into more detail on these items in future posts, but for now here's a tally to start. I'm also sure I've missed a few things, but this isn't meant to brag - it's meant to act as a reminder to myself.

• Switched to a fuel-efficient (30 mpg city, 45 mpg highway) biodiesel car
• Bus to work (and walk to bus)
• Obtain much of our produce from a local organic CSA
• Compost fruit and vegetable scraps in a worm bin
• Grow our own tomatoes, peppers, and herbs (and maybe cucumbers and zucchini this year!)
• Buy organic when reasonable and logical
• Support local businesses, especially restaurants and specialty shops
• Switched some lights to compact fluorescents (unfortunately much of our current house uses dimmer-controlled ceiling lights, and CFLs don't work in those)
• Line-dry most of our clothing when relative humidity is reasonable

Continue reading for thoughts on future "good intentions" that remain unfulfilled at this point...