Taking Action on the Pledge

erin — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:16:25 -0700

If you're like most of us, you've taken the pledge because you are interested in taking personal action to solve the climate crisis but are wondering how you should get started. If you haven't taken the pledge yet, take the Pledge. There are a variety of impactful measures you can start with. Some take one minute and cost nothing. Some take a little time and money up front in order to reap the climate benefits and saved costs. Here are a few tips for each section of the pledge to help you get started on the pathway to a lower climate impact.

The Climate Crisis - the science

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:32:29 -0700

The Climate Crisis
No human challenge is so potentially uniting as the climate crisis. Our human drive to invent and build has led to extraordinary advances and great technological promise. It's also had grave, unintended consequences. And unless we face the climate crisis with ingenuity, resolve, and a sense of urgency, much of the world as we know it will begin to unravel before our eyes.

I pledge, you pledge, we all win

emily — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:09:52 -0700

Talk is cheap, but inaction is expensive, especially when the climate is in crisis. Take this pledge and then post it on your fridge, make it your screensaver, tape it near the back door or put a tiny version inside your wallet. Then explain to others why this is important so that they too will take the pledge. Hang it up in the coffee room at work. Post it on the community bulletin boards downtown or at the local library. This is all about doing something for yourself and your loved ones.

Visualize your purchasing footprint

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:47:10 -0700

This story from Christopher M. Jones, Berkeley Institute of the Environment, University of California, Berkeley

Figure your footprint

emily — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:10:58 -0700

Wondering how your daily activities contribute to the climate crisis and how just a few changes in your life can make a difference? Tour the EarthLab calculator and learn about your climate footprint and the steps you can take.

Vote: exercise your right

emily — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:15:51 -0700

Short summary: It's our community, it's our country, it's our world, it's our future. We should have a say.

Together we have the power to demand that our leaders effectively address the climate crisis. How can we do this? By standing up on Election Day and showing our voting muscle. Voting makes a statement that we're here, we're not going away and that politicians of all persuasions, shapes and sizes and at all levels of government must pay attention to the issues we care about.

Home Sweet Efficient Home

emily — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:50:06 -0700

Nearly one-fifth of America's greenhouse gases come from home energy use. Half of that is used to heat and cool our living spaces, while the other half goes to lighting, appliances, and your electronic entertainment infrastructure. That means a 10% reduction in heating and cooling expenditure would result in a 1% drop in the nation's total greenhouse gases emissions!