Pledge Ideas/How it Helps Web Version

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1	Pledge Ideas	How it Helps	Connections to Climate Change and Conservation	Source

2	Ask for no utensils when ordering food to go	Less land is needed for new landfills	Reducing the market for disposible items also reduces the amount or raw materials being used and transported. Less waste ends up in landfills which produce greenhouse gases as the waste decomposes.	Recycling and Climate Change \| Environmental Center \| University of Colorado Boulder
3	Buy clothing secondhand	Keeps clothing out of landfills	Reused clothing extending the lifetime of clothing and cuts greenhouse gas emissions and water use. It keepsclothes out of landfills and can help reduce consumption of unsustainable fast-fashion.	Can Secondhand Shopping Dent Fast Fashion's Environmental Damage? - Scientific American
4	Check out books from a library	Helps prevent deforestation	By borrowing books from a library rather than purchasing a copy, we are helping reduce deforestation and the use of water, chemicals, and energy needed to produce paper. Fewer greenhouse gases are produced because transportation of raw materials and shipping of new books is reduced.	E-readers vs books: Which are better for the environment? ♻CW
5	Choose products made from recycled materials	Encourages companies to use recycled materials in their products	Recycling helps reduce greenhouse gases in two ways. First, recycling reduces the amount of raw materials (including fossil fuels) used to make and transport products. Second, it reduces the amount of waste going into landfills which produce greenhouse gases as the waste decomposes.	Recycling and Climate Change \| Environmental Center \| University of Colorado Boulder
6	Clean up after pets	Keeps our watershed and ocean clean and healthy	When not cleaned up, pet waste can spread diseases to sea otters and other wildlife and reduce water quality as it makes its way through our watershed after rains.	City of Oceanside, California - Pet Waste
7	Compost fruits and veggies	Reduces food waste and stabilizes soil	Coming soon!
8	Create chalk art with a message	Build awareness and educate others	Art in our neighborhoods and sy schoolcan build community awareness and encourage people to take action on environmental and climate issues.
9	Drink tap water instead of bottled water	Reduces plastic waste and greenhouse gases	Coming soon!
10	Eat less meet	Reduces deforestation and water use	Coming soon!
11	Eat local, in-season fruits and vegetables	Reduces greenhouse gases created from transporting food long distances	Coming soon!
12	Keep reusable bags handy for shopping	Reduces plastic pollution and greenhouse gases	Reusable products helps reduce greenhouse gases in two ways. Raw materials (including fossil fuels) are not needed to make and transport any new products. Second, less waste going into landfills which produce greenhouse gases as the waste decomposes.	Recycling and Climate Change \| Environmental Center \| University of Colorado Boulder
13	Lead neighborhood clean-ups	Removes trash and recyclables so they don't pollute the watershed	Coming soon!
14	Lead school clean-ups	Removes trash and recyclables from the environment so wild animals don't confuse them for food	Coming soon!
15	Learn exactly what is recyclable	Reduces plastic pollution and greenhouse gases	Recycling helps reduce greenhouse gases in two ways. First, recycling reduces the amount of raw materials (including fossil fuels) used to make and transport products. Second, it reduces the amount of waste going into landfills which produce greenhouse gases as the waste decomposes.	Recycling and Climate Change \| Environmental Center \| University of Colorado Boulder
16	Learn to sew	Reduces clothing in the landfill	By learning to sew, we are able to fix clothes for ourselves and our friends which would otherwise have ended up in the landfill.
17	Pack lunch in reusable containers	Reduces plastic pollution and greenhouse gases	Reusable products helps reduce greenhouse gases in two ways. Raw materials (including fossil fuels) are not needed to make and transport any new products. Second, less waste going into landfills which produce greenhouse gases as the waste decomposes.	Recycling and Climate Change \| Environmental Center \| University of Colorado Boulder
18	Participate in "Meatless Mondays"	Reduces greenhouse gases from grazing animals	By reducing our reliance on livestock for food, we are reducing methane emissions, helping to clean our air.
19	Participate in beach clean ups	Protect our watershed and marine animals	Coming soon!
20	Plant a veggie garden	Eliminates greenhouse gases needed to transport food	Coming soon!
21	Plant drought-tolerant native plants	Reduces water use and provides food for pollinators	Coming soon!
22	Raise money for an environmental organization	Contributes directly to conservation efforts	By donating directly to conservation efforts or research, you are ensuring future steps to fight climate change can and will occur.
23	Recycle paper, cans, and bottles correctly	Correctly recycled materials can be reused instead of ending up in the landfill	Coming soon!
24	Reduce food waste	Saves water and reduces greenhouse gases	Coming soon!
25	Ride a bike or walk when possible	Reduces air pollution and greenhouse gases	Coming soon!
26	Share your knowledge with adults	Builds awareness	By starting important conversations about climate change, we are able to build awareness of both impacts and solutions.
27	Shop locally	Cuts down on air pollution and greenhouse gases	By shopping locally, we reduce the impact of greenhouse gases that come from transporting products from long distances.
28	Start a Climate Action Club	Educates people to make a difference and solve problems	Coming soon!
29	Stop the drip! Turn off water faucets all the way.	Saves our water resources	Warmer temperatures contribute to more frequent and intense droughts by leading to reduced and faster melting of winter snowpack, greater rates of evaporation, and drier soils. By conserving water, we ensure that our communites have water for essential needs.	Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues
30	Take shorter showers	Reduces how much water we use	Warmer temperatures contribute to more frequent and intense droughts by leading to reduced and faster melting of winter snowpack, greater rates of evaporation, and drier soils. By conserving water, we ensure that our communites have water for essential needs.	Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues
31	Think before buying something new	Reducing how much we buy uses fewer resources and wastes less energy	Coming soon!
32	Turn off electronics when they're not being used	Prevents wasting energy	Coming soon!
33	Turn off the lights when leaving the room	Conserves electricity	Coming soon!
34	Turn off the water while brushing teeth	Conserves water	Warmer temperatures contribute to more frequent and intense droughts by leading to reduced and faster melting of winter snowpack, greater rates of evaporation, and drier soils. By conserving water, we ensure that our communites have water for essential needs.	Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues
35	Use a reusable waterbottle	Reduces plastic pollution and greenhouse gases	Recycling helpd reduce greenhouse gases in two ways. First, recycling reduces the amount of raw materials (including fossil fuels) used to make and transport products. Second, it reduces the amount of waste going into landfills which produce greenhouse gases as the waste decomposes.	Recycling and Climate Change \| Environmental Center \| University of Colorado Boulder
36	Use leftover ice cubes to water plants	Conserves precious water resources	Coming soon!
37	Use less single-use plastics	Reduces plastic pollution and fossil fuel use	Coming soon!
38	Use resuable cups instead disposable ones when possible	Less land is needed for new landfills	Reducing the market for disposible items also reduces the amount or raw materials being used and transported. Less waste ends up in landfills which produce greenhouse gases as the waste decomposes.	Recycling and Climate Change \| Environmental Center \| University of Colorado Boulder
39	When it's bright, turn off the light!	Prevents wasting electricity	Coming soon!
40	Write to representatives and lawmakers	Influences climate-related policy	By writing to your representatives, your voice can directly influence climate action legislation on a local, state, or federal level.
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