There are so many ways for students to get involved with climate action! Here are some of the ways we suggest
1. Join or start a student activist group (either at the local or national level)
- See our Student Groups page for more information on student groups
2. Stay informed on the latest news! Here are some resources that we recommend:
- https://insideclimatenews.org/newsletter/
- https://grist.org/subscribe/
- https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-climate-crisis
- https://www.sierraclub.org/
- https://heated.world/
3. Make changes around your school
- Advocate for sustainable changes, both small and large scale, through taking action
- Small changes – learn how to recycle properly in your area & print out informative posters to put up around your school next to trash and recycling bins
- Large changes – run for student council or other leadership positions and use your position to advocate for climate education and action!
- Advocate for climate and environmental education classes (e.g. Introduction to the Environment, AP Environmental Science)
- Advocate for research, such as a schoolwide GHG emissions analysis, a schoolwide recycling initatitive, or new guidelines to save energy on your campus
4. Make changes around your home / your personal routine
- Adopt the 5 R’s of Sustainability as a practice – Refuse, Reduse, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot
- Shop local
- Shop second – hand
5. Online Actions
- Sign peitions
- Phone bank for a cause you care about
- Here’s one example – volunteer with the Sunrise Movement to phone bank in support of the Green New Deal https://www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovement/event/403248/?utm_source=website_takeaction
6. Political Actions
Links to petitions links to websites that help you find and contact your representatives and politicians
- Finding your Senators – https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
- Find your U.S. House Representative – https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
- Find your state representative – https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/
- Find information on your county government – https://ce.naco.org/?find=true
- Find contact information for your county government – https://www.usa.gov/local-governments