sabrina hall

I will find out if my local utilities offer an option for supporting renewable energy investment.

I will learn about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

I will assess the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on fuel-efficient vehicles.

I will keep a journal this week as I observe ecological principles in action in my backyard, neighborhood or community.

I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

I will calculate my ecological footprint and talk with my family or roommates about way we can reduce our negative enviromental impact.

I will visit a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community this week.

I will watch one of the films suggested in the additional resources and discuss it with friends or family.

I will contact local officials and city leaders this week to challenge them to support sustainability policies.

I will commute by carpool 50 mile(s) each day this week and avoid sending up to 71.02 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. This week, I'll say "no" to plastic bags at the store and plastic straws in all of my drinks.

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

I will join an outdoor restoration project in my community.

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) each day this week.

This week, I will spend 20 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

I will research alternatives (like Gross National Happiness) to measuring economic livelihood and the health of a nation.

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.