Being a recognized green-type by people I know, I'm often called on to give explanations for my environmental positions or to answer questions about effective choices (that's a nice way of saying that people sometimes try to stump or challenge me). Since talk of sustainable, ecologically responsible living can easily get preachy (and because I'm a far-from-perfect sort who can use reminders about the best things to spend or not spend energy and worry on), here are a few delightfully quick and informative guides from Grist magazine to help anyone make good environmental choices in their own daily lives.

• A Consumption Manifesto: How to streamline your life and still enjoy the heck out of it
• The most common questions & answers about making eco-responsible choices
• A day in the life: responsible choices from waking through the end of the day

I recommend these guides as intelligent, whimsical, and encouraging resources for helping us all make the right decisions and address the things we can change right away.

Labels: Environment