For some people, it's that time again. The end of the year, nay, decade, when resolutions get made and bad habits get swallowed. But on top of the usual - losing weight, kicking the cigarettes, helping the homeless - more people are putting environmental actions on their New Year's lists.
Stop using Styrofoam, plant more (or, a) trees, install CFL bulbs. But do these actions belong on resolution lists just waiting to be tossed aside because, you know, it's easier not to, or I'll wait until I can afford it?
A recent survey by Tiller LLC says women feel more guilty than men about not living a greener life and are more determined to take specific eco-measures next year.
Of the small sample (1,000 adults) surveyed, 41% of the women say they have "green guilt" compared with 27% of men.
52% of women said they are "very likely" to recycle more, compared with 33% of men; 51% plan to carry their own bag to the supermarket, compared with 30% of men; 48% intend to reduce their household's energy usage, compared with 32% of men.
I suppose if guilt's what gets you going, then so be it! But if it's a lofty resolution, just be sure to recycle that list, ok?