"join us in caring for our quality of life..." What is the Cool Thurston Campaign?
 The campaign is a way we can each take action in the fight against climate change by working together to lower our own contributions to greenhouse gasses, and then transferring this knowledge to our communities and workplaces.
The heart of the program is forming EcoTeams that follow David Gershon's workbook called
"Low Carbon Diet, A 30 Day Plan to Lose 5000 Pounds." EcoTeams can be made up of neighbors, friends, colleagues, or any other grouping of individuals - or just one household. You start by calculating your carbon footprint using a simple on-line calculator (see Resources for EcoTeams). You make a plan for losing at least 5000 pounds based on easy steps outlined in the book, and then meet four times to work out together how to take these steps.
In the meantime, you make friends, build community, learn a lot, save on energy bills, and make more cool lifestyle changes than you could alone!
To learn about the program and form or join an EcoTeam, you can:
If you have an event and want to spread the word about the Cool Thurston Campaign, here's a four-to-a-page basic handout:
Generic Ecoteam handout.doc
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