Two Steps Forward, No More Steps Back!

Here we are at another Earth Day.  We've all heard the saying "One step forward, two steps back."  When I look around at daily life in suburban USA, that's how I feel about our eco-progress.  Yes, I see reusable shopping bags at the grocery store, but they're still only a fraction of the paper and plastic.  Yes, I see reusable water containers, but oh sooo many more plastic water bottles.  And have we really reduced our gasoline consumption?  How do we change this dynamic?  Maybe by not becoming overwhelmed by the immensity of the problem.  Maybe by just staying conscious of the choices we make every single day.  To that end, I recommend "Do One Green Thing," by Mindy Pennybacker.  Maybe if we tackle this Earth-sized issue one green thing at a time we can take two steps forward and no more steps back!