Denver Climate Reality Chapter
TAKE ACTION
Join us and our different campaigns.
Solving the climate crisis is up to us and our collective action. We’ve compiled a list of action steps you can take with other chapter members, as a citizen, in your community, and in your home and life to help combat climate change. Your first step?
Join the Denver Metro Area Chapter to join a seasoned group of climate activists.
As a Climate Reality Member
Train as Climate Reality Leader
Start by attending a free virtual Climate Reality Leadership Corps
Attend Chapter Meetings
Join us with our chapter meeting online
Join Campaigns
Take a quick digital action to help with climate change
As a Citizen
Rally Participation
Actively participate in climate rallies held in your city and region
Editorial Outreach
Write and submit letters and emails to the editors of newspapers on climate change issues
Green Initiatives
Encourage your city, house of worship and volunteer groups to go green and install solar panels
In your Home and Life
Lifestyle
- Reduce, reuse, recycle
- Reduce food waste and create a compost bin to recycle waste to generate new soil
- Eat less meat. Eat a more local, organic, plant-based diet. Try Meatless Mondays
- Drive less (opt for a hybrid, electric, or hydrogen car when possible). Carpool. Walk or bike more. Use public mass transit where available
- Choose plastic-free alternative products
Home
- Install rooftop solar to clean energy
- Buy green cleaning products such as non-toxic cleansers, toiletries, etc.
- Choose 100% renewable energy option with your county CCE clean energy utility
- Landscape gardens with drought-resistant plants and add additional trees
- Schedule a free energy audit of your home with your local utility
- Insulate your home and install double-pane windows to prevent heat loss
- Use bamboo wood, which sequesters a lot of carbon, when renovating your home
- Flush toilets less frequently and reduce water tank volume
- Use rain barrels to collect excess water coming off your roof during storms
- Use less heat in the winter and less air conditioning in the summer at home
- Conserve water by collecting water in shower and kitchen to water your garden
Appliances
- Turn off and unplug appliances, lamps, TVs, computers, etc. when not in use
- Replace incandescent light bulbs with LEDs
- Swap-out old appliances and buy Energy Star models and run them off-hours
- Use a programmable thermostat to save energy when you are not at home. Get a Rebate with Xcel energy
- Regularly replace old filters on heaters, dryers, and other appliances
Support
- Divest from your portfolio stocks in fossil fuel companies featuring oil, gas, and coal
- Invest in renewable energy public companies
