Earth Day 2023

PLEDGE CHALLENGE

Yolo County CA Residents

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LUCKY ELECTRIC MOPED WINNER, STEPHANY!

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

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

Action Support Docs from Cool Davis

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)

Earth Day Pledge Info

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!

Choose at least 1

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.

Choose at least 1

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.

Choose at least 1

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!

Choose at least 1

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!

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5. GREEN FINANCES

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

Choose at least 1

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!