Mia Orbanes

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

I will commute by bike 1 miles each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

I will spend 10 minutes researching and shopping from 5 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.

I will watch Drawdown’s Climate Solutions 101 and share what I learned with others.

I will avoid buying and using 1 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

I will spend 15 minutes learning about carbon offsets, and why they are a necessary solution in combating a climate crisis.

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in creating or purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

I will use seaweed in a new recipe.