EECOM is initiating local and global change with a campaign to prevent global warming. In order to generate a collective impact, individuals across Marin are agreeing to make substantial changes, large and small, in their own daily lives to reduce their own ecological footprint.

You Can Make A Difference - Join Us and Make a Pledge to Reduce Your Energy Use!

Following is a list of individual pledges already made of actions to reduce our local and global impact. Thank you for your efforts. We are making a difference together.

• I'm going to fix up my bike.
• I'm going to drive less often.
• I will buy a Hybrid car.
• I'm not going to drive for 3 months (really!)
• I will buy a hybrid car, recycle more, drive less, and continue being a vegetarian!
• I'm going to replace weather stripping and bring a refillable water bottle
• I'm going to buy fewer products that come with lots of packaging
• I'm going to ride bicycles to school and get solar panels within 5 years.
• I'm going to get my parents to get solar panels for our house.
• I'm going to recycle plastic bottles.
• I will replace all of the compact fluorescent bulbs in my house.
• I'm going to ride my bike more frequently.
• I'm going to ride bikes and teach others how to fix bikes.
• I'm going to teach beauty with youth. Inspire positive action and questioning.
• I'm going to bring energy trackers to all businesses in Aspen and provide them an easy solution.
• I'm going to walk to school. Plant trees.
• I'm going to replace incandescent bulbs with fluorescent. Reduce water heater temperature. I will wash clothes on cold.
• I'm going to promote green building as a lead certified professional.
• I will buy a bike, drive as little as possible and consider all my actions and impacts on the environment.
• I'm going to turn off lights. Put computer on sleep. Share these tips with as many people as possible.
• I will drive less, buy locally, grow more food, and turn off my computer and lights.
• I'm going to use less heat in my house with insulation.
• I will buy more food direct from producers.
• I'm going to sell my car to buy/convert to a SVO vehicle . . . alternative fuel mission.
• I'm going to walk more, drive less.
• I'm going to learn about the stars (constellations); ride bicycle and hike at least several times a month; go to bed by 8:30 at least 3 times a week so that I can meditate early in the morning without being so tired.
• I'm going to convert my '79 VW diesel Rabbit to run on pure vegetable oil!
• I'm going to ride my bike to this weekend and on short errands in San Rafael.
• I'm going to convert to biofuels.
• I'm going to support locally grown organic efforts.
• I'm going to spread the word on environmental issues.
• I'm going to re-use my grocery bags and ride my bike to the grocery store.
• I'm going to ask the students of my university to buy green energy for our student building.
• I'm going to persevere in love, light, intelligence, movement and laughter.
• I will unplug all my electronic equipment with residual draw when not in use.
• I will change incandescents with CF's.
• I will use MPG-caps that cut down harmful emission from my vehicles up to 75%.
• I am going in to politics to help other people make more and easier differences.
• I will buy more local food.
• I am going to get my parents to switch to CFL bulbs in their house.
• I will promote best practices of removing autos across USA.
• I'm going to stop receiving catalogues, bank statements, etc. via mail/hard copy and find a way to help curtail and stop this wasteful form of communication.
• I'm going to ride my bike in the next 7 days.
• I will put solar panels on the roof of my house to lower my electrical bill, etc.
• I will only get in my car if I have to.
• I will buy a biodiesel or ethanol car for my next car.
• I will use recycled paper from printers for my elementary school art classes.
• I will use energy efficient appliances and light bulbs, turn off my laptop when not in use, and ride my bike instead of driving.
• I will recycle, reuse, walk to school, ride my bike, save energy and try to persuade people to protect the environment.
• I will unplug all of my computers when not in use and use filtered water jug instead of water bottles.
• I will bike to work over a week and unplug VCR and stereo.
• I will take one trip to school a day, minimize gas co2 use; not use heater unless necessary, under 70 degrees. Turn water heater down, carpool more.
• I'm going to convert my pick up truck to biofuel and eat less red meat.
• I will replace as many lights as I can with incandescent bulbs and to use public transportation more.
• I will buy food grown locally.
• I will unplug all my electronic devices before leaving my room (computer, etc.).
• I'm going to work towards less driving/buying a higher mileage vehicle.
• I will convert all our light bulbs to CFL.
• I will enable my computer sleep feature after 5 minutes if not in use.
• I will work from home as much as possible.
• I will start an environmental task force at my church.
• I will clean my refrigerator condenser coils.
• I will turn off my computer and unplug it more often.
• I will not drink bottled water; I will drink from the tap instead.
• I'm going to fight highway widening - promote passenger rail.
• I will plant more native trees and plants in my yard.
• I will replace my car with a Hybrid.
• I will dry my washing in the sun and wind from April to November.
• I'm going to sell live Christmas trees.
• I will drive my hybrid less and ride my bike more.
• I pledge to buy carbon credits for my trips to Tahoe.
• I pledge to educate people regarding oil and natural gas reliance.
• As of March 2007, I pledge to commute by bike or foot to work at least 50% of the time and buy enough carbon credits to offset use of personal and business vehicles. I will get certified as a Green Business in Marin.
• I pledge to sign up for an environmental clean-up day and start a Sustainable Twin Cities Chapter.
• I pledge to work collaboratively with all global citizens to create an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just planet.
• I already installed double paned windows in my home, switched to fluorescent bulbs and bought low energy appliances. I keep my heat at 58 in the evening and 50 when I'm not home. I planted native plants in my yard. I shop locally at the farmer's market and buy organic. I reuse plastic bags continuously and bring my own bags when shopping. I live and work in the same town and ride or walk to work/errands every day. I combine my driving trips into as few as possible. I turn my shower off in between washing and rinsing and wash my clothes in cold water.
• I will install energy efficient light bulbs through the whole house.
• Sign up for environmental clean-up day.
• Start sustainable Twin Cities chapter (Corte Madera and Larkspur).
• Work collaboratively with all global citizens to create an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just planet.
• Install DBL paned windows.
• Combine driving trips into as few as possible.
• Plant native plants in my yard.
• Continue to use canvas shopping bags.
• Bring a center for reuse to Marin.
• Raise awareness in my clients (heavy footprinters).
• Remain a Marin Certified Green Business and encourage others to join the program.
• Bring kitchen scraps to compost piles.
• Decline unnecessary packaging.
• Advocate conservation and environmental improvements.
• Install foam (heat/cold conserving) roof.
• Continue personal involvement with community projects.
• Purchase carbon offsets for my older car.
• Restart my garden.
• Educate people regarding oil and natural gas reliance.
• Buy enough carbon credits to offset use of personal and business vehicles.
• Wrap water heater and reduce temperature by ten degrees.