Take the Pledge!

Add your name to the growing list of mothers and others concerned about our air quality by taking the Mothers & Others for Clean Air Pledge.

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Education

Learn about air pollution and the impact on public health. Help educate others by scheduling a Mothers & Others for Clean Air presentation for your club, school, church or workplace. Email Mothers & Others for Clean Air to request materials or to schedule a presentation for your next meeting or event.

Personal Action
We challenge all Georgians to commit to one modest change that will contribute to cleaner air. A variety of suggestions are provided below. Because tailpipe and smokestack emissions are the largest sources of pollution, most of these actions focus on transportation and energy use.  Please check this website regularly for updates and new suggestions. Make a commitment to try at least one of these.

• Change a light bulb. Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) fill our rooms with equal light while using about 75 percent LESS electricity than incandescent bulbs. Using CFLs is an inexpensive and effective way to easily cut your energy usage and save money. http://www.gipl.org/CFLs.html

• Reduce your energy consumption in other ways.  Purchase Energy Star Appliances.  Put your computer to sleep or turn it off when not in use.  Turn your thermostat one degree higher during summer months.

• Carpool or use public transit. Take control over your commute and save time and money. Carpool, telework or use public transit, a vanpool or another transportation alternative to avoid metro traffic and reduce tailpipe emissions at the same time. http://www.cleanaircampaign.com/your_commute

• Purchase locally grown food when possible.  On average, the food in a typical American meal travels 1,500 miles to get to your plate!  Buying local produce and meat and dairy products when available reduces the diesel pollution associated with long-distance trucking and shipping.  Check the Georgia Organics web site to find a market near you. 

• Click on these links for other ways to reduce your energy consumption, including reducing the amount of power used by your computer.

Advocacy

Some individuals and groups support us by writing letters, making phone calls or attending  public meetings to support policy changes to improve air quality. You can help by signing up to receive action alerts from the Georgia Environmental Action Network (GEAN), a web-based tool that makes it simple to contact your elected officials and make your voice heard when the need arises.  When you register with GEAN as a Mothers & Others for Clean Air member, you will only receive alerts about policy opportunities that relate to air quality.  Click here to register for GEAN.

Coalition

 Mothers & Others for Clean Air coalition members serve a vital role in educating the community about the public health effects of poor air quality. Coalition members are encouraged to share information about the health impacts of air quality with their constituents and members. Coalition members also support advocacy initiatives to change state and local policy that will improve Georgia’s air quality.  Download Coalition Membership Form.