What You Can Do
First, urge lawmakers to make eco-friendly policy changes by signing petitions and contacting local politicians. Start a conversation within your community and fight disinformation. Don’t be afraid to change your lifestyle and reduce your carbon footprint to help the planet.
Shrink your carbon profile: Take public transit or choose more eco-friendly travel options. Eat less meat since livestock contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. Eat locally-sourced food to reduce the reduce your energy consumption. Lastly, unplug fully-charged and rarely used devices. Do your part to save the planet!
Introduced in the House in early 2019, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019 calls for a fee on carbon content to promote clean energy technology and reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Call your senators using the script below and ask them to support this bill when it is reintroduced in the Senate.
SCRIPT:
"Hello, my name is [insert name] and I am a constituent in [district, county, or city], and the issue of climate change is incredibly important to me. I'm pleased that the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, H.R.763, has so much support in the US House of Representatives. I'm calling today to ask for your support of this important legislation when it is reintroduced in the Senate. I'm also calling to thank you for your work on the many critical issues currently facing our country."
Action items
Once you have completed an item, click it to check it off your list!
- Step 1: Find your senators and their contact information here
- Step 2: Call your senators using the script on the left.
- Step 3: Sign the petitions listed here.
- Step 4: Change your commute to be more eco-friendly by taking public transit when possible and even flying less.
- Step 5: Eat more locally-sourced food and less animal products.
- Step 6: Pull the plug on fully-charged or rarely used devices.