It's great to have opinions and even convictions, but so much better to DO something. No, you don't have to fly to Copenhagen, but you do have to do something about the issues you care about; I feel very strongly about this. Your something can be big or small, but doing something isn't hard, it feels good, and has the power to affect change.
Environment is the easiest place to make a difference on your own. It's easy and can save you money to:
- Walk or ride a bike or take mass transit instead of driving
- Recycle
- Compost
- Use those pretentious reusable bags when you grocery shop
- Buy local
- Buy local organic (not Walmart organic, which still leaves a big carbon footprint)
- Shut off water while you're brushing your teeth
- Are you seriously still buying bottled water? What is this, 1997?
- Use energy saving light bulbs (this is a big money saver)
- Unplug stuff when you're not using it (energy is still sucked out even if that appliance isn't in use)
- Make sure your next car gets excellent gas mileage (see beyond the marketing - a hybrid SUV is still worse for the environment than a lot of sedans)
- Eat vegetarian once a week
- Flush your toilet less (unless I'm coming over)
- Email an elected official when an issue affects you
- Donate to a nonprofit you believe in
- Put an article link on your Facebook page
- Give change to a homeless person on the street
- Sign up to volunteer in your community
- Call someone out when they say something sexist/racist/otherwise setting us back decades
- Email your friends/family about your thoughts around an issue
- Read/listen to/watch a reliable news source to get informed about what's going on
- Bookmark Meet the Pressler and read often
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