Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Our house will eventually go to an on grid solar system, but that's a few years off.
Same. I really want to get a solar system grid on our rooftop, but it costs an exorbitant amount of money and the energy it offsets will not cover all our basic electricity needs. Hopefully, more productive and less expensive solar grids will be available in the next couple of years.

I got over being depressed about the state of our earth. Now, the only thing we *can* do is to take action. Buy from local farmer's markets, eat less meat, buy eco-friendly products, meaning, you will have to research. Hybrids sound nice, but I remember reading an article about Toyota trying to fight some legislature that would help the environment but cost the car companies. We live in a world of double-standards and changing the environment requires us to change our own lives. Unfortunately, many seem to be in denial about the latter (and the former!).

We do what we can. I'm a vegetarian and try to buy at least a quarter of my groceries at farmer's markets and am in the process of growing my own food. There's not much variety in my garden, but it helps to offset the stress on our environment. Instead of throwing away our vegetable peels and coffee grounds, we compost them for usage in the garden. It's not much, but we do what we can. Small people can create monumental changes, and the change begins at home