Earth Day reminds us all of the little things we can do to help save our perilous planet. Now more than ever, many of us are making a conscious effort to incorporate earth-friendly practices into our everyday lives.  Starting Earth Day, April 22nd 2009, Intent will run a month-long series, 30 Days to a Greener You.  Gauge your eco-savvy-ness with quizzes; weigh in on polls (do you know what ‘vampire energy’ is?); listen to interviews with green experts; and learn to how to compost and how to make organic beauty products and earthy-friendly household cleaning products.

Rex Weyler, original director of Greenpeace and contributor to 30 Days to a Greener You encourages us to adopt “personal and social strategizes to ‘relocalize’ society.” We don’t need government mandates, tax incentives or super-heroes to make a difference, but rather “ordinary heroes and common decency.”

During these next 30 days, Intent will be speaking to the ordinary hero in all of us. You’ll learn how to make changes – from the small to the significant – to lead a greener life. You’ll minimize your carbon footprint by making easy modifications to your exercise and beauty regimes, your parenting and pet-owning styles, your grocery list and your dinner menus.

You'll find that investing in the planet means investing in you -- in your health, relationships, finances and creativity! 

Part 1: Introduction to Living Green 

• 30 Days to A Greener You By Mallika Chopra
• How Eco-Savvy Are You? By Jeff McIntire-Strasburg

Part 2: Green Approaches to Food

• 6 Steps to a Greener Diet By Curtis Cook
• Improve the Quality of Your Water (Without Costing the Planet) By Norma Lehmeier Hartie
• The Benefits of Vegan Cuisine & A Southwest Tempeh Chili Recipe By Mark Reinfeld
• How to Go Vegan & A Shepherd’s Pie Recipe By Mark Reinfeld
• Vegan Baking & A Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe By Mark Reinfeld

Part 3: Green Approaches to Self Care

• 10 Frugally Green Workout Tips By Linda LaRue
• When It Comes to Beauty -- It Ain't Easy Being Green By Angie Provost

Part 4: Green Relationships & Personal Life

• 9 Green Date Ideas By Alex Blackwell
• Eco-Parenting in 8 Simple Steps By Curtis Cook
• Giving a Gift? Increase Its Impact by Choosing Green By Tommy Rosen
• Curb Your Pet’s Carbon Pawprint! By Doreen Pollack
• Protect & Care for Your Pet the Green Way By Doreen Pollack

Part 5: Green Travel, Home & Work

• How to Travel Green -- Across the Neighborhood, or Across the World By Jeff McIntire-Strasburg
• Want to Go Solar? Cut Your Energy Use First By Deep Patel
• 5 Simple Alternatives to Toxic Cleaning Products By Annie Bond
• Make Your Office a Little Greener By Curtis Cook
• When You Flush, Don't Flush Our Planet By Simran Sethi

Conclusion:

• A Green Yogi Puts It in Perspective By David Romanelli
• How You Can Save the Planet By Rex Weyler

Podcasts:

• Deepak Chopra's Earth Day Message (Exclusive) By Deepak Chopra
• Fighting the Good Fight for Mother Earth with Simran Sethi By Mallika Chopra
• Greening Our Communities: An Exclusive Podcast with Green Author Nancy H. Taylor By Mallika Chopra
• Sustainable Living with Jeff McIntire-Strasburg By Mallika Chopra
• Realistic Optimism and the Future of Our Planet with Rex Weyler By Mallika Chopra

My Path to Green (A Video Series):

• Introduction
  
• Episode 1 - How to Compost
  
• Episode 2 - Vegan Cooking + Cookies
• Episode 3 - Green Alternatives to Toxic Cleaning Products
• Episode 4 - Green DIY Beauty Products
• Episode 5 - Green Dating Tips
• Episode 6 - Green Gift Giving
• Episode 7 - Become A Green Pet Owner

Quizes:

• How Green is Your Self Care?
  
• True or False? Test Your Earth-Friendly Eating Knowledge
  
• Playing the Numbers Game: Quizzing Your Green Home, Work and Travel Knowledge

Top Green Sites:

• Lighter Footstep
  
• Sustainablog
  
• Treehugger
  
• Inhabitat
  
• The Daily Green
  
• Grist