Top One Thing to Green Your Home or Office

By Mary Anne Bowie, FAICP Sustainability Director

and President of Sarasota Marketplace

Change a light bulb, recycle, build green, save the polar bears! Wow, what’s a person to do? What is the top one thing we need to do to promote the sustainable agenda?

Perhaps the most powerful way we can create a future that works for all is by supporting a green economy for our community.

When you want to focus on what you can do to green your home or office, the answer is to create a conscious choice whenever an option arises to purchase anything.

Support the green economy. What does that look like? It looks like buying green and buying local. Green cleaning, green investing, 100% recycled paper, green building, solar water heating, alternative health care, organic food, eco-tourism – all are examples of buying green.

Question is, when do we start the process? The answer is, of course, now. As a conscious consumer, question what you buy. Always look for the very best alternative. Spending your money in alignment with your values is sustainable and in these times of tight pocketbooks, spending wisely is even more important.

To read the full article, visit:

http://www.sarasotagreenconnection.com/article/top_one_thing_to_green_your_home_or_office.html

Mary Anne Bowie will be a speaker at Green Cities Florida. For more information, visit http://greencities.com/usa/florida/orlando/2009.