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Sustainable Pittsburgh is teaming up with EcoChallenge.org to present I Am Sustainable Pittsburgh. Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
"My mission is to appease my appetite for a better world by helping to shift our social/economic landscape from focusing too much on consumption and monetary profit to focusing more on positive impact."
I will try paddling, camping, biking or another outdoor recreational activity
I will sign up to receive local Air Quality Alerts via EnviroFlash email notification
I will replace my lawn with a drought-tolerant landscape and save the water, money, and time I used to spend cutting the grass.
I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.
I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.
I will donate unneeded materials to craft shops or places like the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.
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 per day that I do this.
I will work from home 4 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.
If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.
I will maintain a record of all my purchases.
I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.
I will adopt a 'Needs Vs. Wants' approach and only buy things I need.
I will use the Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant finder to choose a Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant when I dine out.
I will create a rain garden or bioswale, or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.
I will research whether solar panels are a reasonable option for my parents' house and find out what's necessary for my parents' to have them installed.
