CLIMATE ACTION RESOURCES

These resources and do-it-yourself videos provide some easy ways to take action on climate.  When you sign up for our free program, you will have ongoing access to our online Team Toolkit Portal that provides many more resources for the 100 plus actions you can choose from in our program. 

​Signing up to be on a Climate Action Team is a fun and rewarding experience. You will help reverse climate change and save money too.  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​
• Local Shops for Sustainable Goods
• Vegan Recipe Swaps

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!
  
• Compostable Plastics- Yes or No​​

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 
• Graywater system design manual from SFPUC
• Go Green with Graywater: From Laundry to Landscape
• Water Recirculation Pumps: Info Page​​

4. TRANSPORTATION

• Drive Clean Bay Area
• ​Electric Vehicles
• Electric Bikes
• E-Bike Retailers
• Explore the Marin Commutes website for alternative travel options. Make a plan. Try it out!
• Log your trips through the My Marin Commute 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/ ​
• MCEv  Program offers $3,500 in rebates to low-income qualifying customers

5. HOME ENERGY

• ​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
• MCE provides complimentary walk-through energy assessments for multifamily properties.. 

    '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

• FireSafe Marin
• Oakland Hills Fire ​
• ​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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