I just read Sleeping Naked is Green by Vanessa Farquharson — one woman's attempt to incorporate one new green activity a day into her life for one year. If you are trying to lead a greener life, but sick of feeling guilty about that one cup of coffee you had in a Styrofoam cup last week, this might be the book for you. It is told with a sense of humor and interesting Canadian view-point, but yet has some good ideas as to how to lead a greener life. In celebration of CPL's thirtieth anniversary, here are thirty of the more entertaining (and sometimes downright gross) ideas that Vanessa attempted to incorporate into her life during her one year adventure:

1. Forgo electronic gym equipment
2. Switch to recycled toilet paper
3. Use handkerchiefs instead of tissues
4. Switch to vegan-friendly dental floss
5. Invest in permanent laser hair removal rather than shaving and waxing
6. Pick up litter when you see it
7. Switch to recycled, recyclable razors
8. If it's yellow, let it mellow
9. Sleep naked
10. Let hair air dry
11. Use goodsearch.com or ripple.org for Internet searches
12. Shower in the dark
13. Cut hair short
14. Eat food from the pot or pan cooked in
15. Enforce shoes-off-at-the-door policy
16. Skip gown at doctor's office
17. Get massages by people, not chairs or electronic gadgets
18. Use cloth napkins instead of paper ones
19. Wear clothes twice before washing
20. Write smaller and use both sides of each page
21. No toilet paper for number one
22. Eat ice cream in a cone instead of a plastic cup
23. Take navy showers
24. Abide by the ten-second rule
25. Drive the speed limit
26. Drink straight from the bottle
27. Ask for only green gifts
28. Drip-dry dishes in dishwasher rack above houseplants
29. Learn shorthand to reduce paper use
30. Use scrap paper for bookmarks