In honor of COP28 this week… oop… ack… gag… on oil fumes…
TAKE YOUR OWN ACTIONS. We can not, must not, await those oil countries and the fossil feul lobbyists to wise up and care about, y’know, humanity.
Make this both a Christmas gift to yourself, your family, future generations and every animal on our planet. Make following through on your checklist your 2024 Resolution.
If you don’t take action yourself it invalidates any advocacy you’ve done or are doing. Advocacy is important but...
We are now in the stage where implementation is mandatory.
And you can be an example for others.
So here’s your checklist, to reduce pollution and radically reduce your own carbon emissions. Feel free to add to it, and please report to the DKos community what you’ve already done, will do next, and any obstacles you encounter so we can help you overcome them.
* Trade in your gas car for electric. Buy US-made for $7,500 tax credit*
– You’ll save money by eliminating gas and oil changes
– Many are under $35,000, less that big fat tax credit
* Change every light not already changed to an LED
– This includes Christmas light, before you decorate this season
– You’ll save ~ 8-15% on your electric bills; depends on how many you’ve already changed
* Get an Energy Audit so you’ll have a full list of energy efficiency steps you can take
– We did this when we bought our home in 2010. A year later we’d insulated, changed –the windows, etc. Then when we bought a solar photovoltaic system the system we needed to cover our annual usage was 30% smaller than we’d have needed. We saved more money than we’d spent on energy efficiency, by far.
* If renting, tell the landlord they should get solar & EV chargers for the building, and that most of the cost is covered by federal tax incentives. I will answer any questions they have.
– If they won’t get a solar generator & place it with the solar panel your balcony or window.
Okay, make comments, pose questions. WE HAVE OUR PLANET’S ECOSYSTEMS TO SAVE.
I left out dozens of options to keep this brief. Tell me what I missed, to further the education of all.
• US made EVs under $80,000 get that $7,500. This goes to the buyer/owner, meaning you. Don’t let anyone fool you into leasing and then they’d get the tax credit.