10 Ways to Shift $300 Billion for the Planet: For Earth Day, Green America Urges Americans to Take 'The Green Economy Challenge'

Tips provided to Americans to Shift 10% of Their Spending to Green; Also Available:  Thousands of Green and Local Options at www.GreenPages.org.

WASHINGTON, April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Green America today called on all Americans to take "The Green Economy Challenge" to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day.  

"The Green Economy Challenge" asks all American households to shift 10 percent of their current spending to green purchases. American households spend approximately $3 trillion per year on expenditures that could easily be greened.  If Americans directed just one tenth of these expenditures to purchasing from a green or local business, it would steer $300 billion towards more sustainable consumption.

Green America's 10 tips to get Americans started on the right path are available online at http://www.greenamericatoday.org/about/newsroom/releases/2010-04-07.cfm.

"Going green saves money, creates jobs, and supports local communities.  Green is the new red, white and blue," said Green America Executive Director Alisa Gravitz. "One thing all Americans can do to help the environment on Earth Day and every day is to direct their money towards greener purchases."

Gravitz said: "By 'green' we mean products that are good for both people and the planet. Shifting purchases to green is often surprisingly easy to do, and what may also surprise people is that buying green often saves money, which is on the minds of so many households during the recession. Going green saves money, creates jobs, and supports local communities."  

10 TIPS FOR GOING GREEN

1. Borrow, Trade or Buy Used

2. Grow Your Own Food

3. Green Your Energy at Home

4. Give Your Car a Break

5. Buy Used, Organic, or Sweat-free Clothes

6. Buy Organic and Fair Trade Personal Care Products

7. Buy Green Home Products

8. Support Local Green Businesses

9. With the Money You Save, Invest in a Greener Future

10. Turn to Green America's National Green Pages ™ to get started

To learn more about the tips above and additional information about going green, get the full press release at: http://www.greenamericatoday.org/about/newsroom/releases/2010.04.07.cfm

About Green America

Green America (formerly Co-op America) is the leading green economy organization. Founded in 1982, Green America provides the economic strategies, organizing power and practical tools for businesses and individuals to solve today's social and environmental problems. Green America's green economy programs encourage corporate responsibility, tackle climate change, build fair trading systems, advance healthy, local communities, and provide green purchasing and investing information for families and businesses.

SOURCE Green America, Washington, DC

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