Below are links to some of our favorite Web sites related to climate change activism, lifestyle changes, and understanding. We’ve used these sites to inspire our own transformation. Feel free to contact us at parentclimatepledge@gmail.com if you have other suggestions!
Where to start?
Climate change policies that work
David Roberts, climate writer at Vox
Simplest explanation of global warming ever
OPB on understanding the difference one person can make
Advocacy
The Climate Reality Project (Al Gore)
Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI)
Air Travel
Climate math of flying versus driving
NY Times on airplane pollution
Buying an Efficient Vehicle
most-fuel-efficient-hybrid-vs-electric-cars
US News: cars with best gas mileage
The Verge: how to buy an electric car
6 questions to ask before you buy an electric car
PHEVs eligible for federal tax credit
Estimating Your Carbon Footprint
VOX climate change and individual choices
50 ideas for shrinking your carbon footprint
Global Stewards on reducing footprint
Huffington Post: 7 ways to reduce footprint
Smithsonian: buy offsets for flying
Cotap: Reduce Carbon Emissions
Forest Trends: Users Guide to Carbon Offsetting
Arcadia Power: renewable energy sources
Greenhouse Gases Equivalencies Calculator
Food and Nutrition
Greeneatz: foods and their carbon footprint
5 ways going organic can affect climate change