Diana Georgieva

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

Every day, I will write or call 5 public officials to advocate for Marine Protected Areas or macroalgae/seaweed ecosystems in my local, regional, or national area.

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.

I will volunteer 1 hours with a wetland restoration project in my region to learn about the importance of wetlands.

I will use seaweed in a new recipe.

I will write or call 2 elected officials telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

I will ask my local seafood market or grocery store if their seafood is sustainable and share the Seafood Watch resources so they can stock sustainable options.

Using the Seafood Watch guide, I will feature a sustainable seafood ingredient in a new recipe.

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

I will spend 1 minutes researching cattle feed and manure management, or visiting a dairy farm to learn about their farming practices.

I will spend 1 minutes learning about carbon offsets, and why they are a necessary solution in combating a climate crisis.

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

I will share a business carbon calculator and encourage my organization to improve our sustainable practices.

I will spend 1 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

I will explore the interactive map in the links below to find a supermarket that does not use HFC refrigerants near my home.

Using Drawdown's Job Function Action Guide, I will learn about climate actions I can take at work.

I will visit a coastal or ocean site to experience the ecosystem and look for the presence of macroalgae/seaweed.

I will replace 1 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

Each day, I will spend at least 1 minutes learning about sustainable aquaculture.

Through social media (LinkedIn or Instagram), I will share what I've learned about Electricity Generation and tag Ecochallenge.org.

I will research and tell 1 people each day about the benefits of alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy, geothermal energy, and methane digesters.

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

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 make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.