Galen Hardy

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

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.

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

I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

I will watch Drawdown’s Climate Solutions 101 and share what I learned with others.

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

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.

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

I will use seaweed in a new recipe.

I will support a community garden by volunteering, donating, or advocating for a new or existing one.

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

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

I will upgrade the windows or weatherstripping in my home or office to reduce air leaks and save on energy costs.

Record and share a video describing your aha moment during Drawdown Ecochallenge through the resource link.

I will write or call 11 elected officials telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

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

If I buy a plane ticket, I will purchase a carbon offset.

Each day, I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about protecting and restoring macroalgae/seaweed.

I will contact the fossil fuel companies that supply energy in my community and ask how they manage and reduce methane leakage.

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

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

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

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.