Activist Cheatsheet for the American People and U.S. Businesses

Created by Tanya Thomas (Ten Nebula)

The Ten Nebula Empire

www.Tennebula.weebly.com

Tips for U.S. People

-       Become an environmentalist. Celebrate Earth day. Recycle & compost.

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-       Vote in your city/state and federal (presidential) elections

-       Strive to understand your basic human rights and lawful rights as U.S. citizens

-       Practice giving back. Donate, volunteer, and/or consider becoming a mentor on the regular basis. 

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-       Adopt your pets from a nearby animal rescue shelter.

-       Report all incidents, crimes, and forms of violence to the proper authorities. Become more helpful, honest, and brave.

-       Encourage our U.S. businesses and legislation to keep our social media free of porn & nudity and always age appropriate.

-       Practice daily kindness.

Tips for U.S. Non- profits

-       Be sure to have Annual Reports on your website that can be download and reviewed.

-       Have seals for your company like Better Business Bureau (BBB), Guidestar, and Charity Navigator. https://www.charitynavigator.org/

-       Make your company more green. Purchase recycle paper for the office. Recycle & compost. Use green cleaning products. Participate in Earth day events.

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-       Clear communication with the public: use websites, offer an info@ email address, use contact boxes, have phone numbers /clear business hour / fax numbers, & staff directory on sites

-       Encourage our U.S. businesses and legislation to keep our social media free of porn & nudity and always age appropriate.

-       Align with and use best business practices & protocols for safety & efficiency– like cameras, job acceptance letters, ADP, termination letters, etc.

Tips for U.S. For- profit Businesses

-       Make your company more green. Purchase recycle paper for the office. Recycle & compost. Use green cleaning products. Participate in Earth day events.

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-       Practice giving back. Donate to U.S. non-profits on the regular basis.  Have staff volunteer at local non-profits a few times a year. Consider having a food drive and/or keeping a food drive barrel at your business for a local non-profit food bank.  http://www.givingandkarmayoga.blogspot.com

-       Clear communication with the public: use websites, offer an info@ email address, use contact boxes, have phone numbers /clear business hour / fax numbers, & staff directory on sites

-       Encourage our U.S. businesses and legislation to keep our social media free of porn & nudity and always age appropriate.

-       Align with and use best business practices & protocols for safety & efficiency– like cameras, job acceptance letters, ADP, termination letters, etc.

Tips for U.S. Government Entities

-       Clear communication with the public: use websites, offer an info@ email address, use contact boxes, have phone numbers /clear business hour / fax numbers

-       Have staff directory on all sites

-       Make your companies more green. https://earthmothertennebula.blogspot.com/

-       Strengthen laws surrounding misuse of technology. Example: Cyberstalking, Cyberbullying, NO porn or nudity on our social media, Make all social media age appropriate

-       Make all medical charts electronic and available to all U.S. citizens in ONE COMPREHENSIVE online place so that their doctors & health practitioners have access to them

-       Make all U.S. citizens IRS tax paperwork available to each citizen online and in electronic form

-       Encourage and support alternative medicine/ Eastern medicines to get clinical trials so they are more accepted by the American public (Ex: Dr. Michael Gregor - https://nutritionfacts.org/

What Can I Do? Tip # 1

Reduce your carbon footprint.

Take a Carbon Footprint Quiz.

https://www.earthday.org/take-action/footprint-calculator/

What Can I Do? Tip # 2

Join a local park, river or beach clean-up

What Can I Do? Tip # 3

Use environmentally-friendly, non-toxic cleaning products

What Can I Do? Tip # 4

Replace inefficient incandescent light bulbs with efficient CFLs or LEDs. 
Reduce your carbon footprint by 450 pounds a year.

What Can I Do? Tip # 5

Carpool, ride your bike, use public transportation or drive an electric or hybrid car. Reduce your carbon footprint by one pound for every mile you do not drive.

What Can I Do? Tip # 6

Teleconference instead of traveling. If you fly five times per year, those trips are likely to account for 75% of your personal carbon footprint.

What Can I Do? Tip # 7

Stop using disposable plastics, especially single-use plastics like bottles, bags and straws.

What Can I Do? Tip # 8

Recycle paper, plastic and glass. 
Reduce your garbage by 10% and your carbon footprint by 1,200 pounds a year.

What Can I Do? Tip # 9

Donate your old clothes and home goods instead of throwing them out. 
When you need something, consider buying used items.

What Can I Do? Tip # 10

Change your paper bills to online billing. You’ll be saving trees and the fuel it takes to deliver your bills by truck.

What Can I Do? Tip # 11

When you need to use paper, make sure it’s 100% post-consumer recycled paper.

What Can I Do? Tip # 12

Collect used printer, fax, and copier cartridges to recycle.

What Can I Do? Tip # 13

Use reusable bottles for water, and reusable mugs for coffee.

What Can I Do? Tip # 14

Bring reusable bags when you shop.

What Can I Do? Tip # 15

Buy local food to reduce the distance from farm to fork. Buy straight from the farm, frequent your local farmers’ market, or join a local food co-op.

What Can I Do? Tip # 16

Buy organic food to keep your body and the environment free of toxic pesticides. Support farmers and companies who use organic ingredients.

What Can I Do? Tip # 17

Grow your own organic garden, or join a farm-share group.

What Can I Do? Tip # 18

Reduce your meat consumption to curb carbon emissions from the livestock industry.

What Can I Do? Tip # 19

Compost kitchen scraps for use in your garden — turning waste into fertilizer.