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Conscious Consumer

The Conscious Consumer Badge rewards you for modifying your daily routine to make it more climate-friendly, including supporting corporations that are committed to reducing their climate impact. How you travel, shop, eat, and more can drastically reduce your footprint—and inspire your friends to do the same.

How to Earn The Badge

  • Complete any 5 of the actions listed below

  • Choose a train over a plane for short trips
    50 pts
  • Ski at an environmentally sensitive ski area
    10 pts
  • Purchase carbon offsets for a flight
    5 pts
  • Fly an airline that has taken steps to reduce their impact on the environment
    5 pts
  • Install LEDs or CFLs in most light fixtures
    50 pts
  • Sign up for e-versions of your electricity bill
    10 pts
  • Buy hormone-free milk and other dairy regularly
    10 pts
  • Buy local produce seasonally
    50 pts
  • Turn off the lights when you leave a room
    10 pts
  • Walk to work regularly
    200 pts
  • Take public transportation to work regularly
    150 pts
  • Recycle your old computer
    20 pts
  • Line-dry laundry seasonally
    25 pts
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