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Reduce your consumption in general
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Change your attitude about what constitutes "progress"
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Adopt low-tech when it helps sustainability
4
Talk with others about issues of sustainability
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Study nature more and pay less attention to the works and doings of humanity
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Learn to love all forms of non-fossil-fuel transportation
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Accept that there is no "planet B"
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Never buy bottled water
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Learn to appreciate the intangible and all its value
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Practice frugality in all matters of purchasing
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Eat less beef
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Eat less pork
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Read and study sustainability and clean energy news sources
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Research innovative sustainable products in development and give them early support
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Calculate your carbon footprint
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Buy for durability
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Share your knowledge of sustainable practices and products
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Don't make overpopulation worse
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Grow some vegetables
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Change your attitude about what you "need"
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Reduce your use of plastic
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Buy experiences instead of products
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Reduce your use of fossil fuels in every way
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Waste no food
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Stop eating beef
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Stop eating pork
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Support the economy of the non-material
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Question every claim and every norm of the currently prevailing system of destructive consumption
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Write to your representatives
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Grow some fruit
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Switch to green banking services
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Drive an electric car
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Consider carbon offsets
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Use a manual lawn mower
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Use artificial intelligence to help you stop wasting food
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Install insulation in your home
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Take up solar cooking
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Participate in "buy nothing" groups
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Support local farmers' markets
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If you prefer to use a power lawn mower, choose an electric model
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Cook with an InstantPot instead of less efficient means
42
Keep your car tires inflated to the proper pressure
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Choose hobbies that help sustainability
44
Give experiences and love for the holidays instead of products
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Prefer minimal recyclable packaging for all products
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Make your own yogurt in an InstantPot
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Use drying racks instead of gas or electric dryers
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Make your own delicious soup from your own soup stock
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Take a train vacation
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Use public transportation
51
Eliminate vampire power at home and at work
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Get your electricity from a solar farm
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Cook at home more
54
Become a locavore or partial locavore
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Install solar power at your home
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Learn about LEED certification for your place of employment
57
Eat more vegetables
58
Use a programmable thermostat
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Record the electrical use of every device in your home
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Use less water
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Use a bicycle
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Become a walker
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Reduce your driving
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Cook with an air fryer instead of less efficient means
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Prefer groceries and products in minimal packaging and in paper instead of plastic
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Substitute closer more satisfying vacations for distant exotic vacations
67
Take the train instead of the plane for mid-range trips
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Use a heat pump for both heating and air conditioning
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Learn about green building materials
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Use a shampoo bar instead of liquid shampoo in plastic
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Live with others and share resources
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If you drive a gas-powered car, get regular tuneups
73
Prefer glass bottles over plastic
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Eat more fruit
75
Use a stainless steel canteen for water on the go
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Learn more about the non-recyclability of plastic
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Get an energy audit for your dwelling
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Install solar water heating at your home
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Use an induction stove
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Make your own ricotta, sour cream and other cheeses
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Take a sailing vacation
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If you give products as gifts for the holidays, use minimal packaging
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Reduce your use of plastic by making your own carbonated drinks