- TAKE ACTION – Tips for ordinary People
Join a local group
SCCAN – paulineseales120@gmail.com
CCL – Lynda Marin – lmarin@cruzio.com
Talk to City Council / Supervisors
Demand EMERGENCY ACTION NOW
Contact state & national reps
Join SunRise and Support GREEN NEW DEAL
2. At WORK, SCHOOL, HOME
Reduce FOOD WASTE
Be observant and reduce/report wastage of food, energy, materials or, excess plastic use
3. TRANSPORT
Whenever possible use a bus, bike, e-bike or carpool or TELECOMMUTE
Used 3 year old electric cars are a great deal – low price, low maintenance, very low emissions
REDUCE FLYING – use SKYPE or similar for 2/3 meetings whether business or family.
Take vacations by bus/train or closer to home
4. HOME OR BUSINESS ENERGY
Sign up for MONTEREY BAY COMMUNITY POWER – clean locally run!
Adjust thermostat to 68F winter, (A/C 75F summer) Close doors/windows if using energy
Use LED lights – Switch OFF things not used
Install Efficient Electric appliances (not Gas)
- Adjust your DIET
eat LOCAL, mostly organics
eat MORE fruit and veg
LESS MEAT (espec. Beef and pork)
6. Recycle
REUSE when possible. Buy LESS new stuff
Look for RECYCLABLE packaging
COMPOST organics at home
7. VOTE for those who will make CHANGES!
8. Learn & Talk – there’s HOPE
Check DRAWDOWN drawdown.org
Learn and share worldwide solutions
TALK and LISTEN and share feelings
9. Support Climate Smart Ag and other ways to take CO2 out of the air
updated 4/18/19
