Michael quattrocki

I will spend 10 minutes researching businesses owned by women, immigrants, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color that I can support when shopping.

Through social media, I will raise awareness about gender inequity in education by sharing the information found in the links below.

I will raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

Take a walk for 20 minutes. Relax, take note of the beautiful plants and flowers that are emerging. Let it inspire you ...

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Solutions.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

I will contact a local installer/distributor to see if a solar water heater makes sense for my house.

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in creating or purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

I will write or call 1 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

I will research and tell 5 people each day about the benefits of alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy, geothermal energy, and methane digesters.

I will source 3 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

I will spend 30 minute(s) learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.

I will write 8 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or representative to advocate for policies that protect wetlands.

I will cook 6 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Earth Month Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.