39. Green Resolutions

Wait! Before you laminate you New Years Resolution and stick them on your fridge, take the following test:

1. Two Points if you walk, run, bike or use public transportation on a regular basis
Two points if you carpool or occasionally use public transportation or live within 5 miles of your workplace

2. Two points if you drive a non-SUV hybrid or if you and you partner just have one car between you or if your second car is used less than 1000 miles per year.
One point if your second car is driven less than 5000 miles per year.
Subtract one point if you own a SUV (if your SUV is a hybrid, you're free on this one)

3. Two points if you have solar power in your house
One point if you have taken any concrete steps to have solar power installed

4. Two points if you always use recyclable bags for shopping
One point if you frequently use recyclable bags for shopping

5. Two points if you use air travel once or less per year
One point if you use air travel just two or three times per year

6. Two points if you recycle all household waste, including yard and kitchen waste for composting, batteries and printer ink cartridges to appropriate centers, and of course ALL paper and plastics.
One point if you fail on just one of the above.

7. Two points if you have made a financial contribution to an environmental organization
One point if you have argued with friends or family about environmental causes

8. Two points if you have watched both "Who Killed the Electric Car" and "Inconvenient Truth"
One point if you have seen just one of them.

9. Two points if you have replaced all of your incandescent lights with LED or fluorescent bulbs.
One point if you are replacing incandescent with LED/fluorescent as they burn out.

10. Two points of your winter thermostat is set at 68 degrees or less when you're home
One point if it set at 70 but all of your windows are double-paned.

My score? 14.
Yours?