Laurie Husted

Today is an important day for our political representatives to hear from their voters. Use the links below to write a message or a tweet to your representatives asking them to support a Carbon Fee and Dividend plan: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/write-your-representative/#/74/ https://citizensclimatelobby.org/tweet-to-your-representative-about-the-energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act/#/55/ Voting is one of the best things you can do for the earth. Go to this link to sign the pledge to commit to voting consistently and to always prioritizing environmental issues: https://www.environmentalvoter.org/sign-the-pledge

I will practice the seven principles of Leave No Trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 30 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard or local community garden.

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus to reduce pollution in the environment and in local communities.

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

I will commute by bike 10 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.