“This world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease.” Robert Kennedy
Ready to do some good for yourself and our planet? We start now.
5 steps toward change this week:
1. Support the work of young people aligned with what you value. A great place to start? One More Generation, Sunrise Movement and Youth Activism Project
2. Listen to this podcast featuring Jamie Margolin, Founder and President of Zero Hour
3. Conserve water. If you use a dishwasher, do not pre-rinse the dishes. You will save about 20 gallons of water per load by skipping the pre-rinse in your sink.
4. Improve your vehicle’s mileage by 15% – use the cruise control on your summer road trip!
5. Speaking of vehicles – does yours need a good cleaning following that summer road trip? Do not hand wash – using a carwash actually saves water! Car wash services are trying to reduce costs and maximize profits; therefore, they have the optimal amount of water for a thorough clean down to a fine art. Using these services ensures minimal water wastage. If everyone in the USA who washes their own cars used a car wash even once, it would save 8.7 billion gallons of water per year!