CLIMATE ACTION RESOURCES

These resources and do it yourself videos provide some easy things for you to do.  When you sign up for our program you will have access to our Climate Action Team Toolkit that provides many more resources for the 100 plus actions in our program you can choose from to help reverse climate change and save money too.  Signing up to be on a Climate Action Team is a fun and rewarding experience.  Click here for the upcoming schedule.

 CLIMATE CHANGE

• The Case for Optimism on Climate Change - Al Gore
• Climate Change Causes Hurricane Sandy - Brian Williams, NBC
• 2014 King Tide in Marin - a Preview of Sea Level Rise, by Cynthia Abbott, Seriously Now
• Cosmos: Weather v. Climate 
• CNN on Climate Deniers

1. SHOPPING and FOOD CHOICES

• Story of Stuff: Consumption 
• Marine debris research - Synthetic Sea
• Video: Cowspiracy
• The Hidden Cost of Hamburgers​

2. WASTE 

• Story of Stuff: Disposal
• Mill Valley Zero Waste Family
• Video of Marin Sanitary sorting line
• "How to (Correctly) Use a Paper Towel"
• 100 Steps to a Plastic-Free Life
• Video: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can, Too
• How to Freeze Food Without Using Plastic​
• Repair it, Don't Toss it!​

3. WATER

• Top 10 ways to save water  
• Rebates available from MMWD 
• Calculate your water use (Interactive!)
• 'Do It Yourself' Home Water Survey 
• Report wasted water that you see
• How to read your meter 
• How to test your home water pressure
• Graywater system design manual from SFPUC
• Go Green with Graywater: From Laundry to Landscape
• Water Recirculation Pumps: Info Page​​

4. TRANSPORTATION

• Explore the Marin Commutes website for alternative travel options. Make a plan. Try it out!
• Log your trips through the Marin Commutes Ride Amigos platform and track your impact!
• Sign up for the Marin Commutes mailing list to be eligible for prizes and incentives. 
• Try telecommuting. Choose to ride a bike or walk instead of drive 1-2 days a week.
• Check out other bay area resources:  www.511.org or http://www.marintransit.org/ 
• Try a dynamic Rideshare Program using Carma, a smartphone application 
• MCEv  Program offers $3,500 in rebates to low-income qualifying customers

5. HOME ENERGY

• Green Footprint - Home Performance 101 by Foster City TV   
• PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) Program Basics
• Video about Marin Clean Energy - our local clean energy choice
• Renewable Energy Takes Flight in San Rafael - solar power generation at the San Rafael Airport
• Video: Introduction to EnergySage, The Solar Marketplace
• MCE provides complimentary walk-through energy assessments for multifamily properties.. 
• The Low-Income Families and Tenants (LIFT) program offers income qualified multifamily owners and tenants an opportunity to save money and electricity..

    'Do it Yourself' Videos - 

• How to Set Your Water Heater (120 degrees)

• How to Insulate Your Hot Water Heater

• How to Insulate Your Heating Ducts 
• How to Insulate Your Attach Hatch  
• How to Weatherstrip Your Door 
• How to Weatherstrip Your Window (Peel & Stick) 
• How to Weatherstrip Your Window (Rope Caulk/Sealer) 
• About Energy Efficient Window Treatments
• How to Clean Your Refrigerator Condenser Coil

6. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

• Oakland Hills Fire
• "Gingery Family is Totally Unprepared"
• ​Prepare for Emergencies in Marin

7. BUILDING A CLIMATE MOVEMENT

• Marin Sustainability Tracker: see how your community is doing!
• Hazards in Marin​


• ​ADDITIONAL RESOURCES​
• Movie: Before the Flood
• Story of Stuff: Full Length Version

Coaches Anais and Chance tabling at Autodesk

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