The fact that there are so many challenges that we face environmentally is very worrying. The fact that they are continuing to worsen as time goes on makes me want to take more action and also encourage others to do the same. Sea levels rising feel the most overwhelming to me because San Diego is so close to the coast and it might be in potential danger in the future. The fact that there are many organizations and people attempting to make a positive change makes me feel hopeful.

Some benefits of making your home more energy efficient is that it can save you money and help protect the environment, Making your house able to maintain temperatures whether hot or cold would make the need to use electricity a lot less. Also if you switch out your lightbulbs it also utilizes less electricity. This benefits you and the environment by saving you money and not taking a toll on the environment with excessive electricity use.

Like I mentioned in another question, I feel that my lifestyle lacks the reuse and repurpose aspect. Considering implementing these R's makes me feel good as I know it will have a positive impact on the environment and it does not take much of a toll on my lifestyle.

I feel like I could Reuse and repurpose more. I feel that many things in my house like containers and bottles could be used for many other things. We kind of end up throwing them away or if they are recycle friendly we are recycling them, I just feel that we could do more in the reusing and repurposing aspect.

I visited Marine Street Beach and I learned that there is an immense amount of seaweed the volume and location of it change as the tides change.

They have empowered me to make sure I am not throwing away food at the wrong date, and also to purchase food that I am sure will not go bad before I get the chance to finish it.

Refrigerants are very strong greenhouse gases that pose lots of negative effects to the environment. Supermarkets contribute to this due to the fact that they use an immense amount of refrigerants because they have so many refrigerators.

There is one under 10 minutes from my home. I feel that it would be difficult to completely convince my local supermarket to do so since it may cost too much, but I could attempt to reassure them by telling them it could bring in more customers that support the change.

There are some bamboo alternatives in my community, I am able to utilize bamboo forks and other utensils. There is also lots of paper straws being put into use within my community which are also very sustainable.

Spending more time outdoors can make me feel more at home in nature. This would give me incentive to maintain it and encourage others to do the same.