Cadie Vessels

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

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will research and recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community, including electronics and metals.

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

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

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

I will avoid buying and using 2 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

Each day, I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about protecting and restoring macroalgae/seaweed.

Each day, I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about how bottom-trawling impacts on the seafloor.

I will spend 5 minutes learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.