Happy Earth Day To You...

Greetings, fellow earthlings! It's finally spring here. Everything is sun-kisses and birdsong and warm breezes, hurrah! It made great weather for celebrating Earth Day outside this weekend.

We do what we can to live more sustainably—recycle, reduce energy consumption, walk when we can, and avoid plastic bags, to name a few—but if everyone lived like our family does, we would need 2.3 planets. Wow, eh? (You can calculate your ecological footprint here.)

So I've been thinking about creating an "Earth Day Resolution" tradition in our family—one earth-friendly lifestyle change we can tackle in the coming year. I'll let you know what we decide.

Want to join us? Here are a some ideas from David Suzuki's 10 Step Nature Challenge to get you thinking. (Just click on any of them to learn more.)

1. Reduce home energy use by 10 percent

2. Choose an energy-efficient home and appliances

3. Replace dangerous pesticides with alternatives

4. Eat meat-free meals one day a week

5. Buy locally grown and produced food

6. Choose a fuel-efficient vehicle

7. Walk, bike, use a car pool or public transit

8. Choose a home close to work or school

9. Support car-free alternatives

10. Learn more about sustainable living and share this information with family and friends