If you are one of those people who put on a shirt and pair of jeans late in the day, and then throw them in the dirty clothes pile a few hours later, ask yourself how dirty they really are. Does worn for a few hours really mean dirty, usually not unless you went swimming in a mud puddle. Just fold them back up, and put them on a couple days later, for a few hours. Add a couple extra swipes of deodorant though You'll be doing half as much laundry, and we know how much energy that takes (from you and the power grid).

There is no question that politics, and this year's U.S. presidential election, will play a very important role in shaping the policies that help save our planet from catastrophic climate change. Make sure your voice is heard. Go vote in favor of the candidate you think will help promote a greener future. Go vote! This is one of the very rare opportunities Green Groove will actually allow a regular plan goal to be substituted with this very simple, yet crucial, time-sensitive goal. Vote on or before Tuesday, November 4th, and feel free to swap that with your regularly scheduled goal. Also, please let us know who you voted for, and why, right on the Green Groove Unite blog post.

Now, we don't want to exclude young Green Groove participants, and those who may be citizens of other countries, so we have something for you too. If you are ineligible to vote in the United States, you may take this as an opportunity to share with your friends and family the importance of making one's voice heard.

By the way, congratulations to all of the Green Groove particpants who have made a stand and begun to conduct a phased withdrawal on catastrophic climate change! Hopefully it has been a enlightening, and fun, experience. Thanks!

Borrow a start from a neighbor, plant a seed, or dig one up someplace (with permission). Put it inside your home to offset carbon, and make your house more enjoyable. Having just one will help, but you don't want that plant to be lonely do you?

Don't even be forced to recycle your printer paper, just don't print it to begin with. If you can get by without, just stop printing temporarily even. If at all possible, just read online.

Do you really need to have a freshie every day? No, not really. Think about it, all you do is dry off your completely clean body, and it only makes the towel wet and not dirty. So, all you have to do is set it out to dry and use it again. If you have already re-used it once, then you know that it was dry and clean the second time, and will be for the next few. We won't tell anyone.

Good 50x70 has a web page listing their 2008 poster entries for the global warming category (just click on the Good 50x70 link to go directly to the gallery). Not sure how long it has been up, and if this is old news, but thought it was worth writing a post on it anyway. It is very easy to slip into the green mindset that taking care of yourself, and the planet, is only the common sense thing to do, but we have to remember that there are actually high stakes involved in ignoring global warming. Viewing some of the poster entries are pretty good reminders that serious issues such as rising sea waters, extinction of various species of animals, and the fate of mankind are all at risk if we fail to act. A big THANK YOU goes out to all the Green Groove participants.

That's right, it's not a squirrel cage turning that spin cycle. Dryers can take a good amount of electricity to run, and usually run more than a few times per week. Give your clothes some sun! Two to three times per week should be about as much laundry loads as you do, so that means if you do a load of laundry, hang em up.

It might cost slightly more, but it will save you in the long run. Forget pennies, think about how much energy you will have saved. The bulbs burn brighter and last longer too. These normally come in three packs, so if that counts as econo-shopping, then you don't really have an excuse to buy just one. Well, unless you are slowly easing into this green stuff. However, you're not, so ratchet this thing up about now.