Brian Palmer

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

I will take a walk for 40 minutes each day.

Convert a gas powered vehicle to run off only electric, fueled only by power harvested by solar panels.

WIth our shortage of PPE for healthcare and other front-line workers, I'll be producing PPE by 3D printing and laser cutting face shields, or 3D printing respirators. I'm paying for these out of pocket, and donating them to a local non-profit that distributes them locally as needed.

I will work from home 25 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

I will keep 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 4 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.