With every new year comes renewed hope for what we’ll get done and what we won’t do–in a word, resolutions. We hope that along with the usual suspects, like getting organized and eating healthier, you’ll add some green endeavors to the list. To help narrow down simple and seriously beneficial steps check out our guide of 6 Simple Green Things to Do in ‘09. You can start small with just one or dive right in and aspire to accomplish several. And you can expect more than just the good feelings that come from getting greener; these tips also have concrete perks (like saving money!) for you.

If you’re looking for a bigger challenge or have already implemented those ideas in your life, consider a different resolution: Park your family’s second vehicle–in storage or the garage–for the year. The emissions from your vehicle and the toll taken by the gas you’d consume won’t be missed and you may even find that you don’t miss the car itself. As long as you have a first vehicle available, you can still accomplish those big grocery runs and carpool kids to the soccer game. Instead what will likely change is one individual’s work commute; a drive every day can be switched to a trip on public transit, which will give you a little extra time to accomplish things (or rest your eyes) on your way to work. When the weather’s warmed up a bit–or the snow melted, at the very least–consider biking or walking to work. Most people who try it for awhile find that the benefits of the exercise are inspiration enough to forgo the vehicle. Click here to read more

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Is there anything Liza Minnelli can’t do? She has three Tony Awards, an Academy Award, an Emmy award, a Grammy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Did we mention she can bike? Minnelli pushed the pedals recently for a great purpose: Powering the famous year display on New Year’s Eve. Instead of using old-fashioned electricity to light the 2-0-0-9 at midnight, Duracell set up the Duracell Power Lodge in Times Square as a place where people can go to pedal up power for the big moment. Six stationary snowmobikes, which truly look like hybrids of snowmobiles and bicycles, are available for riding and all the energy earned from the “ride” is captured and stored in the Duracell Battery Center where it will be ultimately transfered to One Times Square. While it’s not a concept many of us will be able to take back and put to use in our homes, we like that attention is being drawn to the idea of alternative energies, like solar, and awareness of energy consumption is being increased. Click here to read more

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The holidays are drawing to a close and we’re guessing that you’re feeling it. Whether in your back from sleeping on the couch to accommodate visiting relatives, in your stomach from an excess of wintery-looking baked goods or in all-over fatigue thanks to not enough sleep and too many Christmas parties. Instead of bringing on the New Year with a new bottle of Tylenol in hand, we’re suggesting something more natural to soothe your body—and your mind. Buddha Nose Bodhi Balm is a massage balm (just a bit on a few fingers will do) designed to ease muscle pain, release tension in your body, and, maybe most importantly, quiet your mind. It’s crafted from essential oils like Frankinsence and Juniper Berry in a base of USDA-certified organic jojoba oil, USDA-certified organic hemp seed oil and USDA-certified organic beeswax, so there’s no arguing that its earth-friendly factor is much higher than most muscle pain, stress and fatigue fighters. Click here to read more

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Whether you’re celebrating Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or just celebrating a day off from work, we send you our best. All the best for 2009!

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