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Nothing wrong with being "green". I consider myself green, primarily because it SAVES ME MONEY! You can be green without being an enviroweenie.

Here is some "green" I do, which saves me money!

1 - I have used CFL's since before most knew what they were. Use them where appropriate (hallways, outdoor lighting, bulbs that are difficult to reach and change).

2 - Fuel efficient car! Speaks for itself. You dont have to go too small..

3 - Campaign for Nuclear Energy. Its good for the USA in general, its "greeness" is just a bonus.

4 - Buy or get for free, used stuff at garage sales and/or the internet. Amazing bargains can be had. I find lots of stuff in great shape, for FREE sometimes (I got a hardly used $700 treadmill for free, person lived in a top floor apartment and just wanted to get rid of it). If you absolutely don't need it NEW, you can do very well buying used. This is considered being "green" because it is a form of recyling.

5 - Use recycled building materials. Someone charged me $100 in order to take apart his deck and take the wood. 25% of the wood was rotted or useless, but I was able to get at least $1000 dollars worth of good wood (it was a huge deck that covered his entire, huge patio). By saving trees, I was able to save alot of money.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking that being "green" necessarily means being a leftist. Sure, most of the ones that brag about it are, but there are plenty of us conservatives out there, doing our part too, to our benefit!