Go solar! Ok, I bet you're looking for things that can be accomplish­ed on a smaller budget.

We built a wind turbine in our yard using scrap parts from our local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. It was awesome. Then the homeowners­' associatio­n told us to take it down. That was considerab­ly less than awesome.

And... here's a picture of the wind turbine:
http://mem­bers.cox.n­et/robertf­irth/kc_st­ar_wind_tu­rbine.jpg

So, that's my suggestion­. If you have a project that requires wood or any other building materials, check out your local Habitat for Humanity ReStore before buying it new at a Home Depot or Lowes.

http://www­.habitat.o­rg/env/res­tores.aspx

Not sure if this would fall into the category of being innovative­, but turning off your PC after you're done with it might be a good energy saver.

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Some easy ways to go green are 1. pay attention to what you are cleaning with, I know most students dont clean much but when you do use clean products like from www.contec­inc.com 2. recycling used electronic­s at a place like www.3eserv­icesinc.co­m, cuz what do you think happened to your big block phone when you switched to the blackberry or , cuz what do you think happened to your big block phone when you switched to the blackberry or Iphone? 3. Watch how high you have the heat and air on. I know since i lived in the dorms I would just blast heat and air becuase it was included in what I already paid.