We can do a lot. We can make significant contributions toward reversing this trend that threatens us all and we can do so without making major sacrifices in our lives. The answers lie in making smarter choices, elimination of waste, and good use of technology. I will devote the rest of this paper to discussing ways to accomplish this. In doing so, I will only scratch the surface. My purpose is not to attempt to be exhaustive, but rather to inspire the reader to begin to integrate environmental considerations into his/her everyday life. Once you do this, you will find that it requires little effort or sacrifice in personal comfort to significantly reduce the burden you impose on the planet, because this mostly involves making more informed, conscientious choices. You will also find that once your mind is re-oriented to habitual consideration of the environment, you will have your own good ideas for eliminating waste and mis-use of resources in your life.