More Ways to Get Involved
Start Where You Live – Make it Enjoyable
Gently share what you are learning with family, friends and acquaintances, including those in religious institutions and schools. Be sure to read the articles in the Denial section in the Learning Center to understand human resistance to climate change.
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- Call it a Salon, Soiree, or Pot Luck Dinner: Start a Film Festival featuring films from the Other Great Resources below. Be sure to leave time for discussion.
- If you or someone in your family suffers from poor air quality because you live near a source of pollution, consider working with Moms' Clean Air Force, local anti-fracking and anti-pipeline groups.
- If you have children in school, or home school, explore ways to introduce the excellent materials in the Child and Family Section.
- Are you a grandparent? If so, check out Elders for Climate Change, a positive, active organization.
- Share ClimateChangeLiteracy.org with friends and family. Study and talk about the issues together; continue to learn.
Expand your Circle
Look at the list of organizations and research online which organizations have people working in your community on efforts and issues that are important to you. Attend a meeting; if it is not a fit, contact another organization.
Support Biodiversity and Biodiverse Food Production

If you are motivated by the promise of fresh, local produce, check your area for biodiverse farms and join the growing movement of buying food locally from these producers.
Are you excited by the Biodiversity Solution Section? Share the information on restoring grasslands with cattle grazing.
Are you excited by the Biodiversity Solution Section? Share the information on restoring grasslands with cattle grazing.
- Get to know the Agriculture Extension Programs in your area.
- If you have access to Agricultural Universities, contact and share this information with those in cattle production and ranching.
- Offer to help them find consultants and specialists in this field for conferences and educational events.
Whose Interests Do Your Local Elected Officials Represent ?
![]() If you want to advocate for clean energy with officials in your city, county, state and Congress, you can join with others in your community who are doing so. Advocacy organizations provide support, educational resources and training to get you ready.
Get to know your elected and appointed officials and their action or inaction on vulnerabilities in your area (whether water shortages, forest fires, mud slides and flash flooding, traffic gridlock, air pollution with excessive respiratory disease, drought, loss of wetlands, high sea levels, or extreme weather). Monitor your City and County Council – go to their meetings regularly. Introduce yourself to others who attend these meetings; share information about greening your city (see Solutions). Do the same with your state and national elected officials and with Utility Regulation Commissions in your area. The most impactful actions you can take to inform your U.S. Congressional Representatives are to:
See the Advocacy Section for Organizations that can assist you. Your Personal Carbon Footprint and other Choices ![]() Create new habits to cut your carbon footprint.
Call It a Villain, Call it a Target Articles in the Psychology of Denial Section maintain that humans need a clearly defined enemy to become activated. The term "Climate Change" is imprecise and open to different interpretations, leading many to believe we can kick the can down the road. If you haven’t gleaned anything else from this site, hopefully it is that we need action now. Here are a few villains we can eliminate from our lives.
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