Stay informed.
Keep up on climate issues, sign up for relevant newsfeeds, follow your favorite environment journalists on Twitter, read books on this topic. Make a point of learning what your elected officials think about these issues. Knowledge is power, so educate yourself and know the facts.

Stay connected.
Individual actions are meaningful, but collective action can accomplish even greater change. Get involved with ETOM’s online and offline groups, sign up for events in your town, look up organizations that are making a different in your community, and so on.

Stay vocal and visible.
Again, making changes in your home is fantastic, but taking them out the door and into your community is even better. Talk to others about what you’re doing, and let them see the benefits for themselves. Don’t be afraid to be loud. We’re all citizens as well as consumers. Email your friends about giving up beef on Mondays; start a blog about the changes you’re making (use our new Facebook app and share it); put pictures of your new car on Facebook and brag about how many miles per gallon it gets. Expect a little resistance and don’t worry about it. It’s important for others to hear you!

Stay strong.
Don’t let the naysayers or the skeptics get you down. Not just the climate skeptics, but also the neighbors who may look at you a little funny if you’re the first one on your block to install a solar panel, or the friends who’ll tease you for skipping the hamburger. Stick to your guns. Pretty soon they’ll be following your example.