easy ways to do some environmental good

doing environmental good is not that difficult. here are a few simple things (that you probably don't see in the usual lists):

1. you don't really need a dozen paper napkins to clean up after going to a public restroom. i have found that i can do with just ONE, or at most TWO
2. stop junk mail. this would be all those coupons and ads and flyers that you never even look at and throw into the trash can right out of the mail box. i found that it's not very hard to stop almost all the junk mail i used to get. it took me a few phone calls and one letter. there is even a website now that gives step by step instructions, letter templates, etc.: www.stopjunkmail.org
3. use a piece of cloth (an old t-shirt or pant, for example) to plug the gap between the door and the floor/carpet. this insulation can make quite a difference to the amount of heating the room needs
4. remove dead weight from the car. if you have some heavy junk sitting in the trunk forever, it's just reducing your mileage for no good reason