We Are...Confronting Climate Change

Hi folks...grabbing the 5 points by posting. I think? it's going well..? Would like to step it up a bit.

Joined the challenge to help me become more conscious of where I can make changes, and to add in some accountability. I'm choosing actions that are "easy", and then trying to challenge myself and my H to take a step or three above each week.

Water, fertilizer, energy, land...because I want to protect clean water and decrease chemicals that harm any kind of life, and I want to use clean energy to help protect my kids' futures.

I refuse straws almost always, but can get better at being proactive so that servers don't "straw me" before I have a chance to say no. I do use a lot of plastic bags and am thnking about ways to decrease consumption or at least wash and reuse multiple times. I'm getting better at taking my own bags rather than using plastic bags at...

Makes my life easier and more comfortable...I don't have to think as much and can go on autopilot!

I throw away way too many things! I try to "be good" but things that need repaired pile up until I can't stand it anymore and just toss them. I'm good about reducing and reusing but need to improve on repair and repurpose, so I'm looking at Pinterest and other DIY-type blogs etc. to help, and am commiting to learning to do a lot of my...

Replacing the last thermostat in my house that is not programmable.

I bought an electric vehicle in December, a Hyundai Ioniq 5, ride an electric bicycle and have composted for the past 20 + years. I do not buy plastic storage bags and use reusable grocery bags. I can my food in the summertime and keep the heat at 64 in the winter