Easy, No Excuse Things to Do Right Now
Systems change is never easy, but here are some simple steps to making a difference every day if you have a few seconds and the internet. If you have access to the internet, you can do the below RIGHT NOW and have a tangible impact.
How do they work? The below websites take advertising dollars from their sites and give them to causes instead of keeping it all as profit. Tell your friends and family and get a competition going to see who can click consistently!
Systems change is never easy, but here are some simple steps to making a difference every day if you have a few seconds and the internet. If you have access to the internet, you can do the below RIGHT NOW and have a tangible impact.
How do they work? The below websites take advertising dollars from their sites and give them to causes instead of keeping it all as profit. Tell your friends and family and get a competition going to see who can click consistently!
Every click on this site preserves a few square feet of rainforest based on donations. On a single day over 75,000 people may click and save 20 Acres/8.1 Hectares.
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With nearly a dozen options to "click" daily, anything from preserving ocean habitat, sponsoring children, wolf habitat, to conserving 7.4 square feet of rainforest per daily click is available for you at this site.
If you create an account it can track your impact (and the impact of others who sign up) over the days, weeks, and years! |
Search Engines & Other Interesting IdeasThere are search engines such as:
www.ecosia.org which plants trees for every time you search and http://www.goodsearch.com/ which donates 50% of every search’s revenues to a charity you choose There are a bunch of websites like this (some probably more reputable than others) such as Ecology Fund and One Click at a Time |
Don't Listen to the Haters
Many people call helping online “slacktivism” (someone who is “slacking” because they are too lazy to go act in the real world). There are studies emerging showing “slacktivism” is a good first step to creating change offline as well. We have to be aware that some people physically or mentally for their own safety or sanity may not be able to go out and lead an environmental movement. And many of these online petitions and campaigns do result in positive world change! Here are some infographics which demonstrate the power of so-called "slacktivism": http://sortable.com/blog/rise-of-the-slacktivist/ and http://www.takepart.com/slacktivism
Many people call helping online “slacktivism” (someone who is “slacking” because they are too lazy to go act in the real world). There are studies emerging showing “slacktivism” is a good first step to creating change offline as well. We have to be aware that some people physically or mentally for their own safety or sanity may not be able to go out and lead an environmental movement. And many of these online petitions and campaigns do result in positive world change! Here are some infographics which demonstrate the power of so-called "slacktivism": http://sortable.com/blog/rise-of-the-slacktivist/ and http://www.takepart.com/slacktivism