My husband and I are VERY conscious about using daylight instead of electricity all day (haha), and try to be economical with hot water, etc.

Would an Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) be required to get insurance? 

Some do it consciously and aggressively... while others subconsciously and  passively.

Being conscious on unnecessary business costs are key areas to focus on during a recession.

 I didn't see a Dave Ramsey style "I'M JOB FREE" scream forum so I picked this one.I just concluded resignation from 18 years of salaried work in the environmental field, over a decade as a project manager. 

If I'm conscious about my activities, my observations and my goals, then YES.  

By the end of the first day, the girl swore off cigarettes, soon after the boys followed suit.When it came time to wash with TSP, and the more environmentally friendly TSP substitute, we had adult workers do the work and it was done much more quickly and effectively because of the vinegar pre-wash.Here is something to read about vinegar and it's many uses!  

To prevent lamb deaths, the road would have to be closed or restricted during the sheep’s birthing season from January to June, Caltrans officials reported.Caltrans chief of environmental planning, Aziz Elattar, had said that because the California Department of Fish and Game elevated the bighorn sheep’s status to fully protected, even one sheep’s life could not be lost as a result of the highway.One of the alternatives includes building underpasses for the bighorn sheep to safely cross under the highway, something Napolitano mentioned as a possible mitigation.Since Caltrans reneged on the project in 2011, many are skeptical about the state transportation agency’s refound proposal.BALDWIN PARKBaldwin Park announced they’ve received a $761,000 grant from the San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy to build a new mini-park on Maine Ave.The Maine Avenue Mini-Park will join a series of new mini-parks along the soon-to-be-extended Big Dalton Wash Trail and the Susan Rubio Zocalo Park in Downtown Baldwin Park, which will come on-line over the next couple of years and promote public health, mental health, climate resilience and educational and employment opportunities for youth.

Many homeowners and landlords alike have converted their traditional lawns to xeriscape (xeros = dry, -scape => landscape) in recent years, both for environmental and cost savings reasons.  

It's important to know that the subdivision process is subject to various regulations such as environmental impact assessments, zoning ordinances, and building codes.