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Clean energy
Google Project Sunroof
See what’s possible with solar in your community, and for your home.
PSE's Green Power Program
Solar, Wind, Hydro: green up your electricity usage. Participation in PSE’s Green Program lowers your carbon footprint with nothing to install or maintain. You just pay a little more each month, which goes toward matching some or all of your electricity usage with green power.
Carbon Balance for Your Home
Offset your natural gas use, from Puget Sound Energy.
Transportation
Ride Your Bike! Bike Maps & Routes
Learn how to take your bike on the bus. Get trail routes. Ride your bike to work, to the store, out to eat, to see a friend… from Cascade Bicycle Club.
Take the Bus
Plan a trip, see routes, learn what’s up with local public trans. King County Metro’s website lays it all out.
Electric Cars
What you need to know about electric cars, from Puget Sound Energy.
E-bikes
How electric bikes reduce carbon, from Bicycling magazine.
Waste Management & Recycling
Almost 30% of everything in the landfill could be composted. Learn how to extend the life of our landfills and conserve resources. Refresh your memory with this sorting guide — from Recology.
Recycle right: How empty, clean & dry do items have to be?
Check out this fun easy primer—along with videos—to make sure your recycling bin is recycle-able. (Source: Department of Ecology, State of WA)
Recycle hard-to-recycle items with Ridwell
Here’s a great program to dispose of batteries, light bulbs, plastic film and thread.
Buy Local
MInext
Get to know your local shops, services, and business people.
Mercer Island Farmers Market
Open weekly on Sundays from 10 am - 2 pm June through October. MIFM connects growers, consumers, and the Island business community to create a valuable, sustainable community asset.
Carbon calculators
Assess and start taking actions
It's not hard to make a big difference in your own home with LWVSKC's climate action tool. Easy actions at home can make a huge impact on the environment and help families save an average of $600 a year. Have fun working with other League members and friends to make a measurable impact on climate change and create a more resilient community. Sign up today!
Calculate your food print
This fun food quiz answers the question: Is your diet causing global warming?
Give input
Tell the City of Mercer Island what's on your mind!
Let’s Talk MI is an online engagement site where you can learn about the climate action plan and ways to provide input on this and other projects!
Take this short survey
Help us create the best climate action engagement plan possible for Mercer Island residents and businesses.