It’s graduation season and Father’s Day is on the horizon. Consider how you wrap your gifts. Reusable gift bags and gift wrap are a smart, sustainable alternative to disposable paper gift wrap. From production to consumption and disposal, paper gift wrap generates enormous waste. Reusable gift bags/wrap save natural resources and money, too. When you restore the tradition of using cloth gift bags/wrap, you inspire others to do the same. Click here for some inspiration!

May 19 – National Bike to Work Day

Friday, May 21 is National Bike to Work Day. Visit Bike Louisville for event details. Register NOW and help gauge how much support Louisville has for using the bicycle for transportation!

May 5 – Post Derby...

Yikes. My head still hurts from last week. It feels like the whole city is still recovering from a hangover. Take a shot of wheatgrass followed by a coconut water chaser. You body has had enough toxins, here are six green hangover remedies to try: http://j.mp/biTFgv

April 28 – It's Derby!

Is it Derby week already? Green party expert Danny Seo has many tips for keeping your celebration on the eco-friendly side. You can think sustainable from the invites to the food and from the décor to the cleanup. Check it out: http://j.mp/bTYjlC.

April 21 – Celebrate Earth Day!

Tomorrow is Earth Day and a great time to remember the importance of sustainable living and green responsibility. For more information on this important date and ways you can celebrate the earth click here.

April 14 – More Spring Cleaning

Still doing some spring cleaning? It’s time for those once-per-year jobs. For example, dust or vacuum your refrigerator coils (located in the back). Dust on the coils makes it much less efficient.

March 24 – Spring Cleaning

It’s getting warmer out – that mean’s it’s time for National Spring Cleaning Week. Trade in those cleaning supplies for all-natural (and non-toxic) cleaning supplies. They’re effective and safer for your family and pets! Try Method, 7th Generation, or Clorox GreenWorks. Or, make your own green cleaning kit!

March 17 – Demand Conservation program

Sustainability is about saving the environment and saving money. Contact LG&E and sign up for the Demand Conservation program. A device is connected to your home's central air conditioning unit or heat pump. They’ll credit your utility bill $5 per month (up to $20 annually) for each of the summer months (June, July, August and September) per central air conditioning unit or heat pump.

March 10 - Try a CSA subscription

It’s time to think about signing up for a Community-Supported Agriculture subscription. Check out localharvest.org for some listings. Basically, you make an upfront investment in a local farm, and they pay you back in fresh, local produce for the rest of the growing season. It’s a fun way to experiment with new ingredients while being greener at the same time.

March 3 - Adjust LCD TV picture quality

Do you have a new LCD TV? Nice picture, right? Remember to activate the energy efficient setting on your television. Most newer LCD TVs (anything produced in the last couple of years) have this feature and it has a minimal effect on performance/picture quality.

February 24 - Check out iRecycle

Take a break from Tap Tap Revenge and trick out your iPhone with these eco-apps! iRecycle finds a place to drop off tough-to-recycle stuff like bubble wrap or tennis balls. GoodGuide's built-in bar-code scanner is a pretty nifty way to access green scores on the go. Seafood Watch, sponsored by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, will let you know what sustainably harvested fish to grab while waiting in line at the grocery store (sushi included!).

February 17 - Home energy conservation

Brrrr. It's cold out! And, that means our energy bills are getting higher and higher. Try some basic energy conserving tricks to save some money too. Close the air vents & doors to rooms in your home that you don't use frequently. Why heat or cool a room that you do not use often? And, turn out the lights! Conserve energy by turning off lights when not in use.

February 10 - Valentine's Day plans

Still don't have Valentine's Day plans? Why not take a trip to the zoo with your special someone and release your inner animal? Have dinner at a local restaurant specializing in organic or locally grown food. Eating locally cuts down on food miles! And, enjoy a bottle of certified organic wine.

February 3 - Valentine's Day cards

Are you getting ready for Valentine's Day? Consider buying a card made of recycled or tree-free paper - or send your valentine electronically. Around a billion valentines are sent each year globally, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. That's a lot of trees. Tree-free paper can be made out of pretty much anything - from bananas and mangos to elephant poop. (And, remember you can always use the environment as your excuse if you forget to get a card!)

January 20 - Nix catalogs

Here’s New Year’s resolution to consider for 2010: Give up junk catalogs! Each year, 19 billion catalogs are mailed to American consumers, requiring more than 53 million trees to produce. Visit http://www.catalogchoice.org/ to put a stop to unwanted catalogs. Within 10 weeks, your mailbox will be empty of unwanted catalogs. A less cluttered mailbox means less pollution, less waste and less of the pollution that cause global warming.

January 13 - Ditch plastic grocery bags

It’s 2010! Have you made a New Year’s resolution yet? Give up paper and plastic bags! Twelve million barrels of oil were used to make the 88.5 billion plastic bags consumed in the U.S. last year. And, it takes four times more energy to make paper bags. The best choice is reusable shopping bags made of cotton, nylon or durable, mesh-like plastic. Put a few reusable shopping bags in your car so you have them handy on your next shopping trip. And, if you happen to forget your reusable bag (as we all do!), choose paper if you will recycle it or plastic if you will reuse or recycle it.