No, you don’t have to give up your American lattes and sell your cars just yet (well hooray for you if you can, but quite frankly, I can’t!). What you can do is turn off your appliances when you’re not using them. Paint your blog black (like mine) to help your readers reduce energy consumption and prolong hardware life. Don’t chill your room down to 16°C just because you can afford the electricity bill. And, as my mom had taught me, never waste food (though she never told me the trick is to not serve too much in the first place).