Steps I have taken to reduce my impact on the environment

I've been pretty busy the last two weeks, so while I have several sections that are partially complete, I don't have a completed section of text to post. In the meantime, I thought you, my readers, might be interested in looking at what I have done so far to reduce my environmental impact.  I think that it's important to "walk the walk", not just "talk the talk".

• Reduce
  • Have reduced consumption of meat, particularly red meat
  • Print less frequently, almost always duplex
  • Water
    • Low-flow showerheads
  • Electricity
    • Switched from desktop to notebook computers, use energy-saving modes, turn off at night
    • Have replaced over half of my lighting fixtures with compact fluorescent bulbs
    • Use motion-activated security lights
    • Routinely shut off lights in rooms that are not being used
    • Have energy star-rated clothes washer, dishwasher, window AC unit, printer, computer monitor
    • Use smart outlet strips to reduce vampire currents
  • Gas/Transportation
    • Bought fuel-efficient cars
    • I drive a 1994 Saturn with > 115,000 miles that gets ~30 mpg
    • Combine errands to save gas and time
    • Keep car tires properly inflated
    • Shop at local farmer's market each week, purchase locally-grown organic foods

• Reuse
  • Have always avoided disposable products; recently stopped using disposable water bottles
  • Stopped using disposable shopping bags, or when I do I reuse them for storing recyclables (paper) or as trash bags (plastic)
  • Give old products to Goodwill or Amvets rather than throwing out
  • I have worn hand-me down clothes my entire life; I had two older brothers, and more recently I wear hand-me down clothing from my father, father-in-law and brother-in-law (everything but underwear)
  • Buy used clothes at the thrift store

• Recycle
  • Recycle cardboard boxes, paper, plastics, aluminum, glass, tin cans, batteries, computers

• Increase efficiency
  • Paid extra $ for energy efficient HVAC
  • Bought house close to work

• Have continuously increased the proportion of organically-grown foods in diet (including those purchased in supermarket)
• Started a compost pile
• Started organic farming of vegetables
• Do not use pesticides, very limited use of locally applied herbicide (not broadcast)
• Stopped using antibacterial soap (contains triclosan, which is an endocrine disruptor, can react with chlorine to form chloroform, a carcinogen, and can promote the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria)
• Invest in green (socially responsible) mutual funds
• Caulked windows
• Started using phosphate-free dishwashing detergent
• Switched to paperless bill paying and billing
• Reduced the volume of junk mail we receive (I forget how I did this)
• Set the thermostat temperature low in winter and high in summer:

Plans for future:

• Switch to TVA's Green Switch program to invest in alternative energy sources
• Use a clothesline instead of a dryer
• Replace old incandescent holiday lights with light-emitting diode lights(LEDs)
• Have chickens in backyard for eggs & meat
• Grow tra (Vietnamese catfish) in a pond
• Replace all disposable batteries with rechargeable batteries
• Replace refrigerators, clothes washer, and dryer with Energy Star models
• Cancel newspaper