Action steps: Energy Sources, Air Quality and Climate Change

Friday, April 27, 2018


I wrote this for member education within Mormon Women for Ethical Government, might as well share it here!

“Living without fossil fuels is not only possible, it is better.” - Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist and author of Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution, is deeply optimistic about the changes that need to be made to secure a livable planet for our children (his book is linked in the comments). He reduced his personal carbon emission from 40 tons per year to 1 ton per year! He says, “Obviously, reducing my own emissions won’t save the world: I’m one out of more than seven billion people. But it does do something critically important. It shows what is possible. It’s time for a new vision to emerge, a new way of living aligned with the biosphere.” Linked in the comments below are personal and policy level changes that you can make TODAY to create a better home for our future.

Personal changes

  • Contact your local housing authority or power company about an energy audit for your home. 
  • Commit to no car idling (parking lots, carpools, drive-thrus) 
  • Pick 1-2 days a week that are no car days for your family and use public transit instead. 


Policy & community changes
  • We see a lot of information about reducing our own personal carbon footprint, but just 100 companies are responsible for 71% of the world’s carbon emissions. We must support and vote for candidates that support carbon-reducing and clean energy efforts, via The Guardian.

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