Browse Actions
Actions are all the steps you can take to lead a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle. Find what you'd like to do and set goals. Mark what you're already doing as done. Watch your score and impact improve!
- Avoid idling your car20 pts
- Walk or bike to do your regular errands50 pts
- Eat at a local, sustainable restaurant when traveling10 pts
- Unplug your exercise routine10 pts
- Switch to a push mower35 pts
- Walk or bike between events5 pts
- Replace unnecessary air travel to clients for office face to face meetings with phone, audio, and videoconferencing50 pts
- Send e-cards for holiday15 pts
- Provide 10 hours of service toward a sustainability initiative20 pts
- Take public transportation to work three days a week100 pts
- Use cruise control as much as possible30 pts
- Volunteer at an environmental nonprofit organization20 pts
- Use an LED desk lamp at work10 pts
- Use a sustainable caterer20 pts
- Close the shades to save energy20 pts
- Switch to an electric lawnmower20 pts
- Reduce your computer's power consumption50 pts
- Unplug small electronics using phantom energy when leaving the office20 pts
- Add insulation to your walls100 pts
- Share a ride to your hotel5 pts
- Reuse your towels when staying at a hotel15 pts
- Carpool between events10 pts
- Plant a tree or bush10 pts
- Insulate and seal your ductwork20 pts
- Install insulated window treatments20 pts
- Calculate your carbon footprint5 pts
- Eat at a dine green certified restaurant10 pts
- Install a wind turbine150 pts
- Install geothermal150 pts
- Upgrade your refrigerator to an Energy Star model50 pts
- Unplug or don't buy a second refrigerator50 pts
- Substitute or eliminate one air freighted food item5 pts
- Buy local produce seasonally50 pts
- Plant a shade tree20 pts
- Buy meat that is raised using sustainable farming methods50 pts
- Use a draft guard in windows or doors10 pts
- Walk to work one day a week50 pts
- Remove extra weight from your car to increase fuel economy30 pts
- Run dishwasher only when it's full30 pts
- Plant containers for herbs or vegetables20 pts
- Upgrade your washing machine to an Energy Star model70 pts
- Reduce leisure air travel to one trip or less per year100 pts
- Install a tankless on-demand hot water heater50 pts
- Carpool to work regularly100 pts
- Drink locally brewed beer10 pts
- Turn thermostat down by 4 degrees in cold weather50 pts
- Turn off the heat dry feature on your dishwasher20 pts
- Shop at a farmers' market20 pts
- Install a wood pellet stove100 pts
- Build or buy a LEED-certified house or apartment600 pts
- Carpool to school one day a week10 pts
- Purchase an electric vehicle50 pts
- Drive the speed limit50 pts
- Become a Weekday Vegetarian100 pts
- Purchase or lease a clean diesel car or truck100 pts
- Upgrade your vehicle's fuel economy to at or above 27 MPG50 pts
- Take public transportation to work regularly150 pts
- Fly during the day, not at night50 pts
- Bike to work one day a week50 pts
- Turn thermostat up by 4 degrees in warm weather50 pts
- Choose a train over a plane for short trips50 pts
- Carpool to work one day a week20 pts
- Insulate your water heater20 pts
- Add insulation to your pipes20 pts
- Switch to a solar cellphone charger10 pts
- Take public transportation to work one day a week50 pts
- Walk to work regularly200 pts
- Bike to school one day a week20 pts
- Bike to work regularly200 pts
- Install storm windows50 pts
- Bike to school regularly70 pts
- Carpool to school regularly50 pts
- Carpool regularly with friends and neighbors when running errands and other activities20 pts
- Add insulation to your roof100 pts
- Add insulation to your basement50 pts
- Weatherstrip your windows20 pts
- Upgrade your dishwasher to an Energy Star model40 pts
- Upgrade your heating system to a high-efficiency model50 pts
- Install solar hot water (thermal)100 pts
- Upgrade your water heater to an Energy Star model50 pts
- Install smart power strips to turn off electronics completely10 pts
- Unplug chargers and appliances when not in use20 pts
- Sign up for green power from your utility200 pts
- Install LEDs or CFLs in 1 light fixture5 pts
- Install LEDs or CFLs in most light fixtures50 pts
- Reduce or eliminate air conditioning use by relying on passive cooling techniques50 pts
- Turn down your hot water heater20 pts
- Walk to school one day a week20 pts
- Wash laundry in cold water50 pts
- Sign up for a ride-sharing program5 pts
- Sell a car and don't replace it200 pts
- Upgrade your vehicle's fuel economy to 27 to 37 MPG100 pts
- Upgrade your vehicle's fuel economy to 37 MPG or higher150 pts
- Fly nonstop rather than connect20 pts
- Eliminate beef and pork from your diet150 pts
- Join meat free Mondays and eat vegetarian once a week20 pts
- Sign up for CSA (community supported agriculture)20 pts
- Plant a vegetable garden30 pts
- Install low-flow shower heads in all showers40 pts
- Switch to a solar-powered light fixture10 pts
- Install smart power strips to turn off electronics completely at work20 pts
- Take the stairs instead of the elevator at work for a few flights5 pts
- Use a sustainable caterer for your next work event25 pts
- Eliminate the use of small appliances at the office20 pts
- Shade your air conditioner20 pts
- Drive instead of flying for a short trip (less than 400 miles)20 pts
- Install insulating window shutters10 pts
- Ski at an environmentally sensitive ski area10 pts
- Turn off the lights when you leave a room10 pts
- Switch to LED holiday lights20 pts
- Use a live Christmas Tree20 pts
- Install motion sensor lighting20 pts
- Upgrade your windows to dual-pane with Low-E100 pts
- Buy a steam cleaner for clothes, kiss your iron goodbye25 pts
- Take public transportation to work five days a week150 pts
- Plant a neighborhood garden15 pts
- Shop local businesses regularly10 pts
- Take the stairs instead of the elevator for a few flights10 pts
- Take public transportation between events10 pts
- Take a hybrid taxi or limo service5 pts
- Work from home and eliminate your commute150 pts
- Work from home one day a week50 pts
- Use the revolving door at your office building10 pts
- Use a home energy monitoring device to track electricity use50 pts
- Get an energy audit10 pts
- Drink eco-friendly wine20 pts
- Eat a vegan diet300 pts
- Eat a vegetarian diet250 pts
- Eat vegetarian or vegan when traveling20 pts
- Fly an airline that has taken steps to reduce their impact on the environment5 pts
- Host or participate in a community energy efficiency workshop5 pts
- Inflate your tires20 pts
- Install a micro co-generation unit100 pts
- Install a programmable thermostat50 pts
- Install LEDs or CFLs in 10 light fixtures10 pts
- Install one low-flow shower head20 pts
- Install solar electric (PV)150 pts
- Join your school's Green Team20 pts
- Line-dry laundry all year50 pts
- Line-dry laundry seasonally25 pts
- Participate in Earth Hour5 pts
- Purchase carbon offsets for a flight5 pts
- Purchase or lease a hybrid100 pts
- Select a green hotel when traveling40 pts
- Rely on passive solar for heat50 pts
- Sign up for a car-sharing program10 pts
- Join your office Green Team20 pts
- Upgrade your air conditioner to an Energy Star-plus model20 pts
- Keep office windows and entrance doors closed when the heat or air conditioning is on20 pts
- Walk to school regularly70 pts
- Use a solar oven instead of grilling40 pts
- Grill with gas instead of charcoal30 pts
- Turn off computers, personal equipment, and lights when leaving the office daily20 pts
