INDIVIDUALS
Sometimes, like voting, you might wonder how what you do matters. But, like voting, if everyone did what they could, the world’s outcome could be changed. And, curiously it doesn’t even have to be difficult. Turning out lights, eating less meat, conserving water — all simple and take neither time nor money.
This page is packed with things to do whatever your resources, whether you have five minutes or 5 hours a week, whether you have the ability to reduce plastics in your world, add solar to your home, or organize to create an climate change advisory board in your town.
You might take a peek at the NYT New Year Resolutions. And, if you could do with a bit of hope, try this…
The worst impacts can still be
avoided if we compel local and
national leaders to step up and lead
the fight against climate change.
Call on your officials today.
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NRDC
40 percent of edible food is thrown away by retailers and households in the US. Buy less, reheat and reuse, store properly, compost, donate.
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52 Climate Actions
In addition to lowering your carbon footprint, electric vehicles are more affordable to run, have lower maintenance costs, and tax incentives can reduce the purchase price.
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My EV
Keeping everything else (chicken, dairy, pork) we could achieve between 46 and 74 percent of the reductions needed to meet the 2020 greenhouse gas emission goals. Yikes. We can do that!
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Climate Crocks
Give your yard a climate makeover and convert it into a carbon sponge. Get Rid of the Gas Guzzlers, and focus Instead on Native Plants and creating a Bird Friendly Habitat.
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Audobon
From turning off your tap, running your dishwasher to harvesting rainwater from your roof.
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Water Conservation
Enhance the soil,
protect the climate,
and reduce waste.
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The Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Every day
66 million bottles
end up in landfills,
or, more likely,
as land or ocean litter.
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Rainforest Alliance
Many appliances use just as much power when off. Washing machines with digital displays, smart TVs, toasters and computers are all drawing power. A coffee maker can use as much in a day as someone in Niger uses in a year.
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New York Times
A bicycle doesn’t burn gasoline,
creates less fossil fuel
pollution, and is
more cost efficient.
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Mother Nature Network
Every degree
reduces your energy
use by 3-5%. Add a
sweater, a blanket or a
nice cup of hot chocolate.
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ECOSYSTEMS
Switch out your light bulbs,
and reduce your electricity
by more than 80%.
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The New York Times
From getting an energy
audit to setting your
water heater at 120 degrees
to installing a programmable
thermostat, here are simple
cost saving solutions.
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Huffington Post
Washing your clothes
in cold water uses
15X less energy than
hot and gets clothes
just as clean.
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Climate Change Connection
The New York Times
A typical two-person
household reduces their
carbon emissions by
three to four tons annually
with a solar power system.
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Solar energy world
What you can
do at school, at home,
at work, and in
the community.
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EPA
The average air
conditioning unit in
American homes releases
about two tons of
carbon dioxide each year.
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The Takeaway
New York Public Radio
Understanding and adapting
to climate change is
a massive, interdisciplinary
undertaking and the sites listed
here have lots of information
from every possible angle.
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environmentalsciencedegree
What you can
do at school, at home,
at work, and in
the community.
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EPA
The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint (2021)
The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint (2021)
