WRITE A LETTER

  1. Copy and paste the text in sample letter into an email, or write up your own letter and stick it in an envelope. Include your full name and town of residence.

  2. Use the addresses provided.

  3. Press send or place in mailbox.

address to selectboard

tell your town government to enforce the plastic bottle ban.

address:
c/o selectboards
(your towns address)

email:
*town selectboards can be contacted through town gov websites.

address to selectboard

tell your town that you support composting.

address:
c/o selectboards
(your towns address)

email:
*town selectboards can be contacted through town gov websites.

address to steamship

tell the steamship authority to hire a general manager who is prepared to lead the transition to an electric fleet

address:
c/o  Steamship Authority
228 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA 02540

email:
rjones@steamshipauthority.com
jmalkin@steamshipauthority.com
nlowell@steamshipauthority.com
rmunier@steamshipauthority.com

Find your climate action.

Include the kids, fun, personal, creative

We love Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnsons approach to finding your climate action and encourage you to pinpoint your own.

To find your meaningful and bespoke way to help address the climate crisis, draw your own Climate Action Venn Diagram.

  1. What are you good at? What are your areas of expertise? What can you bring to the table? Think about your skills, resources, and networks—you have a lot to offer. 

  2. What work needs doing? Are there particular climate and justice solutions you want to focus on? Think about systemic changes and efforts that can be replicated or scaled. There are heaps of options.

  3. What brings you joy? Or perhaps a better word is “satisfaction.” What gets you out of bed in the morning? Choose climate actions that energize and enliven you.

ride your bike to work or take the bus

vote

Clean the mayo container before putting it in the recycling bin

go on a shopping freeze

START SAVING FOR AN EV!

attend a disaster certification course

shop second hand

Wear some wool socks instead of turning up the heat

attend town meetings if you are concerned about something

fix before replacing

Write a poem. Make some art.

borrow before buying

Engage in civic action by making your voice heard. Read agendas and attend town meetings. Write a letter to the editor. Post your thoughts on the bulletin board.