In knowing that I'm keeping track of anything I'll throw out I've been sure to keep portions modest.

Buying post-consumer paper products is great but we also need to reduce the amount of paper we are using in the first place.  Paperless bills and magazines, cloth napkins, and default PDF printing can help!

Bamboo alternatives are available but sometimes difficult to find.  I prefer using/bringing along reusable camping silverware and cups!  

Being proud of the environment you live in is contagious.  Others will want to do what they can to help improve their communities as well!

Changing a diet is always difficult but there are products out there that will help make the transition seamless.  Packaging that makes identifying the products that don't contribute to deforestation are easily spotted.

The northeast corridor is ready for highspeed rail!  The cost of less efficient, slower forms of travel make driving a really popular option for the distances to travel.

I hadn't heard of biomass technology prior to Drawdown.  Turning natural products (wood and wood waste, agricultural waste, and manure) into clean energy will definitely help us lessen our addition to fossil fuels.

I'm hopeful that we will come to our senses soon when dealing with climate change.  I'm confident that the earth knows how to deal with the changes we are imposing but humanity may not be here to see it rebound.

Engineering is a male dominated industry (women only make up 29% of the science and engineering workforce) so we need to push for more equal gender representation.  In 2013, women earned 50.3% of the science and engineering bachelor's degrees.  While enrollment of women in STEM programs is increasing, there is a large disparity between which fields of study women continue to pursue - over 50% in biological sciences but less than 20% in engineering.

https://ngcproject.org/statistics

The population projections are incredible!