Things You Can Do To Combat Climate Change as an Individual (and as an individual without a lot of energy)
You can not be one of the people disbelieving climate change.
You can call your local congressperson and say you recommend they vote for or against given bills (or if they were one of the originators of said bill, call them and thank them).
If you know anyone in a key district not voting, contact them and recommend they vote and tell them why, and then recommend they call their politicians.
EPA standards are key. Call for them not to be repealed.
If you own any stock in a company, even like one share, even a partial share, you can attend shareholder conference calls and recommend they do more to make their company environment friendly.
Do you use gas or oil heat or electricity? Is it possibly to switch to solar or wind or some renewable form of energy? Check if it’s possibly in your area.
Do you go to school? Could you recommend your school go green, both in energy and in dishware?
Educate yourself as to what green solutions are.
Take things to the repair shop or the second hand store or freecycle place instead of throwing them out.
Don’t buy gas from Shell ever (unless there is nowhere else to buy gas).
Consider carpooling or public transportation.
Look up various voluntary sustainability standards. If you see one you think is effective, recommend it. Start a petition either on moveon or care2.org or something to get multiple people involved in demanding a company sign off on it.
Plants trees and high oxygen/pollution swallowing plants. NASA’s got a list. Only if possible.
If you have need resources like a lawn mower of something, consider pooling resources with neighbors and getting one for the neighborhood.
If all else is the same, vendors at farmers markets don’t have to travel as far to the market with their goods as do supermarket vendors. Most take food stamps too. Again, only if you can.
