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1
H
Read and study sustainability and clean energy news sources
2
H
Stop eating pork
3
H
Stop eating beef
4
H
Reduce your use of fossil fuels in every way
5
H
Share your knowledge of sustainable practices and products
6
H
Reduce your use of plastic
7
H
Buy experiences instead of products
8
H
Support the economy of the non-material
9
H
Change your attitude about what you "need"
10
H
Write to your representatives
11
H
Question every claim and every norm of the currently prevailing system of destructive consumption
12
H
Keep dead trees for use by birds, small mammals, insects
13
H
Accept that there is no "planet B"
14
H
Grow some vegetables
15
H
Eat less pork
16
H
Talk with others about issues of sustainability
17
H
Adopt low-tech when it helps sustainability
18
H
Calculate your carbon footprint
19
H
Buy for durability
20
H
Eat less beef
21
H
Learn to love all forms of non-fossil-fuel transportation
22
H
Change your attitude about what constitutes "progress"
23
H
Learn about natural cleaners
24
H
Buy natural cleaners
25
H
Waste no food
26
H
Learn about your local ecosystems
27
H
Don't make overpopulation worse
28
H
Reduce your consumption in general
29
H
Learn more about nature in general
30
H
Read aloud the ingredients in your "food"
31
H
Grow some fruit
32
H
Learn about your local plants, animals and insects
33
H
Stop buying synthetic "food" that damages your health and is manufactured in damaging ways
34
H
Replace all or part of your lawn with a pollinator meadow
35
H
Reject the temptation to take "souvenirs" from nature
36
H
Research innovative sustainable products in development and give them early support
37
H
Study nature more and pay less attention to the works and doings of humanity
38
H
Buy organic food
39
H
Learn to appreciate the intangible and all its value
40
H
Practice frugality in all matters of purchasing
41
H
Never buy bottled water
42
H
Learn about soil biology and soil health
43
H
Sell or give away anything you don't actually need
44
M
Promote healthy soil
45
M
Remove non-native plants on your property
46
M
Learn about green building materials
47
M
Keep durable metal eating utensils in your car and refuse plastic utensils
48
M
Use a heat pump for both heating and air conditioning
49
M
Learn how to best manage interactions with wildlife
50
M
Cook at home more
51
M
Become creative and flexible in your cooking
52
M
Consider carbon offsets
53
M
Use artificial intelligence to help you stop wasting food
54
M
Plant native plants on your property
55
M
Install insulation in your home
56
M
Switch to green banking services
57
M
Give experiences and love for the holidays instead of products
58
M
Become a litter picker upper
59
M
Get exercise picking up litter
60
M
Eat less sugar
61
M
Choose hobbies that help sustainability
62
M
Chew your food thoroughly
63
M
Keep your car tires inflated to the proper pressure
64
M
If you prefer to use a power lawn mower, choose an electric model
65
M
Support local farmers' markets
66
M
Refuse plastic straws
67
M
Prefer minimal recyclable packaging for all products
68
M
Drink tap water or filtered tap water
69
M
Use reusable produce bags
70
M
Eliminate vampire power at home and at work
71
M
Provide habitat for wildlife and insects
72
M
Participate in "buy nothing" groups
73
M
Use public transportation
74
M
Take a train vacation
75
M
Make your own delicious soup from your own soup stock
76
M
Use rain barrels for water conservation
77
M
Use laundry sheets instead of liquid detergent in plastic
78
M
Use drying racks instead of gas or electric dryers
79
M
Install a greywater system
80
M
Buy an insect house
81
M
Cook with an InstantPot instead of less efficient means
82
M
Learn more about the non-recyclability of plastic
83
M
Eat more vegetables
84
M
Eat more fruit
85
M
Reduce your driving
86
M
Become a walker
87
M
Use a bicycle
88
M
Use less water
89
M
Record the electrical use of every device in your home
90
M
Use a programmable thermostat
91
M
Learn about LEED certification for your place of employment
92
M
Get your electricity from a solar farm
93
M
Compost everything you can
94
M
Reduce your purchase of clothing that sheds microfibers
95
M
Make your own yogurt in an InstantPot
96
M
Take up solar cooking
97
M
Cook with an air fryer instead of less efficient means
98
M
Drive an electric car
99
M
Use a manual lawn mower
100
M
Get your property certified as wildlife habitat
101
M
Stop using pesticides and other poisons
102
M
Adopt natural forms of mosquito abatement
103
M
Adopt natural forms of tick abatement
104
M
Stop using synthetic fertilizers
105
M
Learn about organic gardening
106
M
Install solar power at your home
107
M
Take the train instead of the plane for mid-range trips
108
M
Learn about all-season gardening
109
M
Use a stainless steel canteen for water on the go
110
M
Keep stainless steel food leftover containers in your car and bring them into the restaurant
111
M
Prefer groceries and products in minimal packaging and in paper instead of plastic
112
M
Prefer glass bottles over plastic
113
M
Get an energy audit for your dwelling
114
M
If you drive a gas-powered car, get regular tuneups
115
M
Mulch or compost organic matter on your property instead of sending it to the landfill
116
M
Live with others and share resources
117
M
Grow herbs
118
M
Become a locavore or partial locavore
119
M
Use a shampoo bar instead of liquid shampoo in plastic
120
M
Stop using synthetic cleaners
121
M
Read aloud the ingredients in your personal care products
122
M
Substitute closer more satisfying vacations for distant exotic vacations
123
L
Chop up leaves with a lawn mower for compost
124
L
Take a sailing vacation
125
L
Use tooth brushing tablets in minimal packaging instead of toothpaste in a plastic tube
126
L
Use a bidet
127
L
Use a glass water filter with no-waste carbon filters
128
L
Make good use of chicken and turkey carcasses by turning them into soup
129
L
Use simple non-harmful cleaners to clean your toilets
130
L
Use your local libraries
131
L
Grow plants from seeds instead of buying them in plastic pots
132
L
Buy used books
133
L
Reduce your use of plastic with refillable deodorant
134
L
Reduce your use of plastic with a permanent toothbrush
135
L
Reduce your use of plastic by making your own carbonated drinks
136
L
Install solar water heating at your home
137
L
Use a corded electric leaf blower
138
L
Make good use of grass clippings from lawn mowing
139
L
Get your tap water tested
140
L
Swap in low-flow toilets
141
L
Install low-flow showerheads
142
L
Use an induction stove
143
L
Make your own ricotta, sour cream and other cheeses
144
L
Make your own nut milks
145
L
Don't use wasteful K-cup coffee makers
146
L
Shop for furniture at thrift stores
147
L
Grow some sprouts
148
L
Shop for clothing at thrift stores
149
L
If you give products as gifts for the holidays, use minimal packaging
150
L
Use dental floss refills to reduce your use of plastic