Kicking off Green Week over at NBC, the Today Show had Chip Giller from Grist over to highlight seven easy ways to start going green. It’s a great highlight of just how much of a difference a few simple steps can make. Not everybody can take all seven of Chip’s steps, but all of us doing whatever little bit we can adds up to quite a lot.

We like to think of our Earth Aid Kit as a great one-stop shop to tackle at least 5 out of Chip’s 7 steps - and we take pride in our innovative platform which calculates for you just how much of a difference your small steps are making. We hope you also find it helpful to see just how soon your energy efficiency purchases pay for themselves in energy bill savings. (that’s also calculated live as you shop)

There’s a lot more that needs to be done on the national and institutional level to really comprehensively address both the challenges of global warming and energy independence, but the collective impact of many small steps is definitely a a big one worth taking.

Whether you’re in it to green the environment or to keep more green in your pockets by saving on your energy bills, the fact of the matter is that you end up making a difference both for your wallet and your world one way or another. Perhaps you’ll get started right now, right here on our site?