Living Lightly MeetupLily Cohen2021-05-08T07:45:43-07:00
July 20, 2020
Learn about the many ways that we can live more lightly on the earth, by taking actions like: consume less, use less plastic, ride an electric bike, grow your own food, and more.
Marilyn told us about her minimalist lifestyle, and how we can take actions in our own lives to fight climate change. As a starting point, she encouraged climate action novices to take a class with groups like Resilient Neighborhoods, and read a guide from the Green Change Action Guides.
Renee spoke about her long track record as a climate activist, inviting people to give up plastics, helping kids walk or bike to school — and riding an electric bike instead of a car. She encouraged us all to go carbon-free as well, slow down and enjoy the ride.
Jinesse told us how our throw-away culture has led to a proliferation of plastics in our food, air and drinking water. She encouraged us to apply the 5 R’s of conservation to plastics and told us about actions we can take to reduce, refuse, reuse, recycle better, and re-think our use of natural resources.
Watch Jinesse’s video and slides. You can also email her. To join organizations working on the plastics issue, check the links below.
Kudos as well to Green Change team members who helped host this event, including Fabrice Florin, Tom Flynn, Al Grumet, Dolores Heeb, Bridget Mazzini, Marilyn Price and Silke Valentine.