It may be too late………..
The State of the Planet

  1. Global Climate Change
  2. Rising Sea Levels
  3. Drought
  4. Wildfires
  5. Extreme Weather

Population and the Impact of People
How Many People Can Our Planet Really Support?

  1. Establish an understanding about the relationship between our energy use, greenhouse gases and sustainability.
  2. Review governmental policies regarding population, its growth, the locations of population centers, etc.
  3. Review the policies of non-governmental organizations including religious entities and their relation to population growth, etc.

Reduce Our Dependence on Fossil Fuels

  1. Drive less
  2. Bike more
  3. Go electric (cars)
  4. Public transportation and infrastructure
  5. Add a little solar PV (Solar Photovoltaic Technology) to your life
  6. Add a lot of solar PV technology to your life!

Farming and Food Production

  1. Distribution
    1. Food miles and the environment
    2. Food Transportation Issues and Reducing Carbon Footprint
  2. Factory and large-scale farming
  3. Food production locations in relation to population
  4. Water resource usage
  5. Fertilizer pollution and runoff
  6. Soil quality

Stop Cutting Trees and Vegetation (Deforestation)

  1. Enact state, local, and federal legislation for protection and management
  2. Mowing
    1. Lawn Maintenance and Climate Change
    2. Mowing the Lawn is Bad for your Health
    3. Grass Lawn Alternatives: Eco-Friendly Landscape Options
  3. Interstate right of ways and medians
  4. Any and all federal property
  5. State lands, ROW, parks, surplus land
  6. Local government, ROW, parks, surplus land
  7. Actively manage and irrigate when possible and appropriate

Start Planting Trees

  1. Immediately start transplanting individual trees from tree clusters to viable areas
  2. Mobilize…. everybody
    1. Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts
    2. 4-H Clubs
    3. High school and college students
    4. Homeless folks
  3. Establish regional tree management strategies
  4. Incorporate climate projection and tree migration management policies
  5. Establish tree nurseries and preservation facilities

Think Healthy

  1. THINK Less Meat
    1. Interactive: What is the climate impact of eating meat and dairy?
    2. Organic meat production just as bad for climate, study finds
    3. Meat Alternatives Produce 10 Times Less Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Beef
  2. THINK Plant-based Diets
  3. THINK Local
    1. 4 Benefits of Eating Local That Make It a No-Brainer

National Zoning Policy to Minimize Wasted Coastal Infrastructure

  1. Begin migration away from coastal areas
  2. Manage migration to reduce environmental as well as societal impact

Eliminate Single Use Products

  1. Straws, plastic… sip more… suck less
  2. Chop Sticks
    1. The Surprising Dangers of Chopsticks
    2. Why disposable chopsticks are difficult to recycle
    3. This Canadian start-up turns millions of chopsticks into sustainable furniture
  3. Grocery bags (plastic or paper)

Reduce Energy Use from Non-Renewal Sources

  1. Eliminate 90% of nighttime lighting
  2. Minimize air conditioning and heating use
  3. Make the switch to most efficient methods
  4. Insulation
  5. Stop air infiltration
  6. Replace older technologies with High Efficiency alternatives
  7. Water source and geothermal equipment
  8. Get most efficient refrigeration
  9. Reduce, reduce…. Reduce
  10. LED lighting and automated lighting controls
  11. Add solar PV to offset non-renewable use… get to ZERO energy

Plastics
The Dangers of Plastic Pollution
Environmental toll of plastics
How to Reduce Plastic and Other Ocean Pollution Simultaneously

  1. Water bottles
    1. Plastic Water Bottle Pollution: Where Do All the Bottles End Up?
    2. Top Three Reasons to Avoid Bottled Water
    3. Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Plastic Water Bottles
  2. Plastic bags
    1. 10 Facts About Single-use Plastic Bags
    2. Environmental Impact. Effects, Dangers of Plastic Bags
    3. The 9 Best Reusable Grocery Bags of 2021
  3. Plastic lawn furniture, only from 100% recycled materials
    1. Welcome Home: Buyer Beware of Plastic Rattan Outdoor furniture
    2. How plastic waste reclaimed from the ocean is transformed into furniture
    3. The Recycled Plastic Patio Furniture Buyer’s Guide

Paving

  1. 3 Ways Asphalt and Concrete Are Affecting the Planet
  2. The Beguiling Science of Making Planet-Saving Pavement
  3. Hardscaping 101: Eco-Friendly Paving Solutions

Waste Management

  1. Recycling
    1. Does Recycling Help the Climate?
    2. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
    3. Five Steps to Starting a Community Recycling Program for Good
  2. Composting

Cemeteries Product Packaging Reform

  1. Eliminate plastic and Styrofoam to-go boxes
  2. Reduce the amount of unnecessary packaging
  3. Packaging with recycled materials

Standardization

  1. Phone chargers
  2. Batteries
  3. Cable TV packages

Light Pollution

  1. International Dark-Sky Association
  2. Turn off as many night lights, streetlights, etc. as possible
  3. No dock lighting
  4. What is Dark Sky Compliance?

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