I have taken small steps in helping the environment and I feel real good about it. Going green can be easy and as time goes on, solar panels will come down in price which I would love to have eventually. The easiest step is recycle, recycle.  It is second nature for me to recycle all my plastics and paper products now. I actually feel guilty when I go out and I have to put those wastes in the regular garbage, because there isn’t any recycle bins.  I am very conscious about my water usage and will plant only drought tolerant foliage. Living in the dry southwest, this is key. Unfortunately, earlier this year, I had to replace my AC.  I now have a very energy efficient system. I also will get the energy tax rebates. I also use the energy saving light bulbs and eventually will replace my appliances with the energy star label on them when the time comes. Going green can start with small steps and as we need to replace big ticket items, energy saving products are the only ones to go with.