Apply the principles of permaculture in agricultural practices (Open Source Ecology)
Have affordable DIY industrial machines available that allow communities to be self-sufficient (Open Source Ecology)
Make our decisions with the benefit of 7 future generations in mind (Oren Lyons)
Resist fracking in our communities (Lori Babbey)
Stop subsidizing the overproduction of corn (Curt Ellis)
Halt the use of environmentally destructive, cancer-causing pesticides/herbicides like atrazine in our industrial agriculture (Curt Ellis)
Stop putting high fructose corn syrup in food (Curt Ellis)
Learn about the environmental challenges we face. (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Recycle. (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Make sure our tires have enough air in them. (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Replace our standard light bulbs with energy-saving bulbs. (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Avoid buying products in lots of packaging. (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Take a slightly shorter shower – heating water uses a lot of energy! (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Adjust our thermostat – down 2 degrees in the winter and up 2 degrees in the summer. (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Turn off all our lights and equipment when not in use. (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Take our own reusable bags to the grocery store. (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Switch to reusable water and drink bottles. (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Plant a tree (or several!). (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Talk to our family and friends and encourage them to be part of the solution. (Yolanda Kondonassis)
Institute a systematic screening and diagnosis procedure for people affected by oil spills (Cherri Foytlin)
Create stricter oil drilling standards and greater oversight (Cherri Foytlin)
Stop disproportionately putting waste transfer sites in low-income and minority communities (Rogers-Eubanks Coalition)
Help families have their own food gardens in food desert areas, such as Native American reservations (Aubrey Skye)
Set up reservation farmers markets with traditional, wild & edible foods (Aubrey Skye)
Establish community gardens for kids to give them a sense of purpose (Aubrey Skye)
Sponsor weekly, free CSA shares to low-income families in food desert areas (Rev. Robert Jeffrey)
Circulate community-owned agriculture into local community establishments (Rev. Robert Jeffrey)
Use healthy, local food in schools (Rev. Robert Jeffrey)
Stop mountaintop removal (Mark Utley)
Establish a national strategy that focuses on youth development, international development and diplomacy, sustainable energy and sustainable agriculture (Capt. Porter and Col. Mykleby)
Totally overhaul our economic scheme; focus on clean energy and green jobs (Marshall Herskovitz)
Institute full disclosure with communities in industrial practices (Wilma Subra)
Clean up polluted air (Cherise Udell)
Ban coal-fired power plants and freeways near schools (Cherise Udell)
Retrofit diesel city buses (Cherise Udell)
Have idle-free zones (Cherise Udell)
“Green” open-pit mines (Cherise Udell)
Continue/support the Clean Air Act (Cherise Udell)
Clean up our polluted rivers (Earth Conservation Corps)
Mentor teens/provide training & certification for green jobs (Earth Conservation Corps)
Use environmental art to build communities and foster collaboration (Daniel Dancer)
Enact zero discharge water pollution policies for companies located near communities (Diane Wilson)
Hold company CEOs liable for pollution (Diane Wilson)