What Does Kermit the Frog know about being green anyhow??? :)

For anyone familiar with the muppets, I'm sure you've heard Kermit's testimonial song about how "it's not easy being green".  Well, I've found that actually, it IS easy to be green...if by green, we are referring to living an eco-friendly lifestyle and doing what we can to keep our carbon footprint to a minimum in hopes that our children and generations to follow have a safe, clean world to live in. 
I've recently started my own little personal mission on Facebook (and even just in passing conversations with friends or strangers) to provide Green Tips, in hopes that I may reach a few open-minded people who are willing to try some simple things to in order to minimize wasteful living! I think we are all guilty at one time or another of living life without the thought of what the consequences of our actions today might be on the world around us tomorrow...or even 100 years from today!  You throw away a plastic bottle thinking, "it's just one bottle", but at the same time, millions of people around the world are doing the exact same thing....and all those bottles soon add up...laying in landfills, floating in oceans or just laying along side the road as we pass by in our cars.  So my hopes are that if I can "convert" at least one person into changing at least one thing differently, then perhaps they can do the same for someone else, and eventually the chain reaction can make a huge difference.  And if I can reach more than one person, then even better!!!
I've got a few simple things that each and every one of us can do to make a difference.  Some require a little effort, but others require no effort at all...just a conscious awareness.
1. Recycle (whether it be sorting plastics, glass, cans and paper into proper bins for curbside pick-up or dropping them off at recycle center or even if it's just collecting alluminum cans for money or using the recyclable bin at your favorite public place...any little bit that doesn't go into a landfill helps!)
2. Use water sparingly.  (I know we all need water...and I'm not saying don't drink water or don't use water, but I'm just saying don't over-indulge and be wasteful with it...don't leave it run while brushing your teeth, don't take unnecessarily long showers or fill the bathtub to the brim, or don't leave the water run while you wash and rinse dishes...simple things like this can go a long way and save water!)
3. Turn the lights off!  (no, I don't mean you have to walk around in the dark all evening or only use candles...I mean simply turn the lights in a room off if you are no longer going to be in that room. It's an easy thing to do that can save a LOT of energy and reduce power usage.)

And that's it.  I'm not suggesting that everyone change their entire lives, I'm just asking that we all make a few simple changes in our everyday lives.  If we would all do just these few things, it would greatly benefit our Earth!  It really is that easy being green!! :)