Jill Lipsett

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

I will spend at least 5 minutes finding out if my city, region, province, or country offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 11 liters of water per faucet every day.

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

I will spend 5 minutes learning about how to make my local arena, community centre, sports complex or home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in creating or purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

I will replace 1 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

I will spend at least 25 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

I will start a compost bin where I live.

I will start a recycling program at my workplace or school. If a recycling program exists, I will advocate for ways to improve and expand it.

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 1.5kg a month or 18.6kg a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

I will avoid sending up to .31 kg of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

Instead of buying new equipment, I will swap or buy used equipment to minimize waste and save money.

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

I will install an alternative energy system, such as solar electric systems or solar water heaters.

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips. Get to where you need to go and train your endurance too.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 4 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

I will sign up for a car-sharing service, or organize car sharing with my neighbors, to cut down on the number of vehicles on the road.

I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

By keeping all of your tournaments local you reduce any travel that may have been necessary, cutting CO2 entering Earth's atmosphere.

I will use an energy meter to monitor my energy use and identify opportunities to save power.

Instead of my community throwing out cans and bottles, I will organize an empties drive to raise money and recycle.

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

I will set up an in-person or virtual tour of a green roof in my city, and ask about the codes and process for installing a green roof.

I will work with my community to retrofit my local arena to be more energy efficient.

I will spend at least 3 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

I will create a plan to and advocate for solar installation at my business, apartment building, or campus.

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

I will spend 2 minutes researching and identifying my favourite sport teams sponsors that are in the fossil fuel industry.

I will research what it would take to replace my arena's fossil fuel powered zamboni with an electric or renewable energy zamboni.

I will spend at least 2 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.