Sustainable Choices

Category: climate

1	Reduce your consumption in general
2	Change your attitude about what constitutes "progress"
3	Adopt low-tech when it helps sustainability
4	Talk with others about issues of sustainability
5	Practice frugality in all matters of purchasing
6	Learn to love all forms of non-fossil-fuel transportation
7	Accept that there is no "planet B"
8	Never buy bottled water
9	Learn to appreciate the intangible and all its value
10	Eat less beef
11	Eat less pork
12	Read and study sustainability and clean energy news sources
13	Research innovative sustainable products in development and give them early support
14	Calculate your carbon footprint
15	Buy for durability
16	Share your knowledge of sustainable practices and products
17	Don't make overpopulation worse
18	Grow some vegetables
19	Stop eating beef
20	Reduce your use of fossil fuels in every way
21	Support the economy of the non-material
22	Stop eating pork
23	Change your attitude about what you "need"
24	Waste no food
25	Buy experiences instead of products
26	Question every claim and every norm of the currently prevailing system of destructive consumption
27	Write to your representatives
28	Grow some fruit
29	Reduce your use of plastic
30	Drive an electric car
31	Use a manual lawn mower
32	Support local farmers' markets
33	Switch to green banking services
34	Install insulation in your home
35	Use artificial intelligence to help you stop wasting food
36	Take up solar cooking
37	Participate in "buy nothing" groups
38	If you prefer to use a power lawn mower, choose an electric model
39	Cook with an InstantPot instead of less efficient means
40	Keep your car tires inflated to the proper pressure
41	Choose hobbies that help sustainability
42	Eliminate vampire power at home and at work
43	Give experiences and love for the holidays instead of products
44	Prefer minimal recyclable packaging for all products
45	Make your own yogurt in an InstantPot
46	Use drying racks instead of gas or electric dryers
47	Make your own delicious soup from your own soup stock
48	Take a train vacation
49	Use public transportation
50	Consider carbon offsets
51	Get your electricity from a solar farm
52	Cook at home more
53	Prefer groceries and products in minimal packaging and in paper instead of plastic
54	Become a locavore or partial locavore
55	Cook with an air fryer instead of less efficient means
56	Reduce your driving
57	Become a walker
58	Install solar power at your home
59	Learn more about the non-recyclability of plastic
60	Learn about LEED certification for your place of employment
61	Use a programmable thermostat
62	Record the electrical use of every device in your home
63	Substitute closer more satisfying vacations for distant exotic vacations
64	Take the train instead of the plane for mid-range trips
65	Use a heat pump for both heating and air conditioning
66	Learn about green building materials
67	Use a shampoo bar instead of liquid shampoo in plastic
68	Eat more fruit
69	Live with others and share resources
70	If you drive a gas-powered car, get regular tuneups
71	Eat more vegetables
72	Prefer glass bottles over plastic
73	Use a stainless steel canteen for water on the go
74	Get an energy audit for your dwelling
75	Use a bicycle
76	Make your own ricotta, sour cream and other cheeses
77	Use an induction stove
78	Install solar water heating at your home
79	Reduce your use of plastic by making your own carbonated drinks
80	Take a sailing vacation
81	If you give products as gifts for the holidays, use minimal packaging