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Earth Day 2023

PLEDGE CHALLENGE

Yolo County CA Residents 

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LUCKY ELECTRIC MOPED WINNER, STEPHANY!

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NEW EVENTS! OPEN TO EVERYONEAligning Your Money with Your Values with Cathy Becker of Green America November 15 online  SIGN UPChat with the Emergency Services Chief Kristen Weivoda December 13 online SIGN UP

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CHOOSE 1 ITEM

IN EACH OF 6 CATEGORIES

Diversify Your Ride * Get an Energy Boost * Eat Thoughtfully * Get Involved * Green Your Finances * Build Resilience

RESOURCES

Diversify Your Ride (download PDF)

Get an Energy Boost (PDF doc coming soon)

Eat Thoughtfully (download PDF)

Build Resilience (download PDF)

Get Involved (download PDF)

Green Finances (download PDF)

Yolo Earth Day Pledge Flyer updated (download PDF)

Yolo Earth Day Pledge “Easy Peasies” (half page) (download PDF)

Kidz Pledge form (download PDF)

Electric Moped Incentive Rules and Restrictions (download PDF)

1. DIVERSIFY YOUR RIDE

Transportation accounts for about 70% of fossil fuel emissions regionally and most of that is from combustion cars. Air travel emissions aren't even included in that pie!

Encourage 1x month at least 1 person to ride a bike, bus, or walk

Bike, bus, or walk to work, school, or errands 3x per week (or more)

Reduce air travel emissions

Buy and use an electric vehicle, ebike, or e-scooter for your primary mode of transport

Other: A different action in this category that fits you best!

2. GET AN ENERGY BOOST

Increasing temperatures and more frequent extreme heat events are leading to even more critical demand for space cooling, resulting in outages and other related stresses.

Pre-cool your home during summer to avoid peak usage and rates

Open windows to cool your home at night during summer months

Hang your clothes to dry instead of using a dryer for 3 weeks of the month

Install a whole house fan

Get your attic insulated

Get rooftop solar with battery storage

Make a plan to electrify your home

Other: A different action in this category that fits you best!

3. EAT THOUGHTFULLY

Simply reducing the quantity of meat you consume can have a huge impact. Animal agriculture contributes significantly to biodiversity loss, land deforestation, and land degradation globally.

  • Watch a documentary about plant based eating from our series or choose your own
  • Set up a monthly plant-based meal or potluck with friends or family
  • Avoid palm oil starting with reading labels
  • Strategize to minimize food waste
  • Eat a meatless meal 3 times per week
  • Give up or significantly reduce high impact foods like beef, pork, lamb, or dairy
  • Switch to a vegetarian or plant-based diet
  • Other: A different action in this category that fits you best!

4. GET INVOLVED

Getting involved means a better future for everyone. Extend your impact and enrich your life!

  • Share about your pledge with 5 friends or family every month (talk about it!)
  • Start or join a neighborhood connecting, sharing, or safety group
  • Host a connecting event for your friends, family, neighborhood, church, or school
  • Volunteer with a climate or resilience organization, community garden, or school environmental club
  • Attend City Council and/or City Commission meetings for agenda topics related to climate and resilience
  • Other: A different action in this category that fits you best!

5. GREEN FINANCES

Many financial institutions perpetuate climate chaos by lending, investing, or engaging in fossil fuel projects or other environmentally damaging activities.

  • Learn about greening your finances and why it’s important
  • Move your money to an ethical and fossil-free bank or credit union
  • Open a credit card with an ethical institution and select an organization to support
  • Make a (significant-for-you) donation to a climate organization
  • Change your investments to be socially responsible and fossil free
  • Other: A different action in this category that fits you best!

6. BUILD RESILIENCE

Resilience means persevering in the face of disruptions. Resilient people and communities meet challenges with openness and turn them into opportunities.

  • Make a household emergency plan and kit
  • Make a commitment to learn about and act on climate injustices
  • Offer or ask for assistance from a neighbor
  • Begin a new self-care routine
  • Plant or adopt a fruit producing or climate ready shade tree
  • Replace grass with drought tolerant plants and drip irrigation
  • Other: A different action in this category that fits you best!

SIGN UPS CLOSED FOR NOW

New pledges accepted April 22 through July 31, 2023 

WHY I'M PLEDGING

Pledges accepted starting April 22 2023

Choose your actions

Receive support docs

Get the juices flowing!

 

No more pledges accepted after July 31

Settle in with our support docs

Get busy

 

July - Oct Progress

Pledger gatherings

Chatting online

Progress report online survey

 

Oct - Jan Progress / Finish Line

Pledger gatherings

Chatting online

Progress report online survey

 

Jan - Apr Last Minute Finishers

Pledger gatherings

Chatting online

Progress report online survey

 

April 2024

Final report online survey

Celebration gathering

 

 

WAYS TO SAVE

Utility bill assistance, rebates, tax credits and other incentives 

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