The first step is the hardest

Living green isn't about buying everything organic. It isn't about driving a hybrid or powering our homes with solar or wind. No, the most important step toward living green is also the hardest. The first of the "Rs" -- reduce, reuse, recycle, rebuy -- means to truly make a positive impact on the planet, we must reduce our consumption of goods and services. That doesn't mean we must do without, it just means maybe we don't need that extra serving of steak or that forty-second pair of black shoes. Maybe we can walk to the post office rather than drive. Maybe we don't need to always be in such a hurry.