Help Us Perform 12 Carbon Reduction Projects

As 2019 comes to an end, we love to reflect on the achievements and actions We Are Neutral has carried out to help build a better, more sustainable world. Through our carbon footprint, carbon reduction, and carbon offset work, we have helped over 100 businesses and residents understand and offset their environmental impact. With your help, we have expanded our environmental education and community outreach programs. We are so excited to share some activities from our year and to jump into a new decade full of more carbon reduction projects! 

Environmental Education   

Thanks in part to We Are Neutral’s participation in the Lucky’s Market Gainesville Bags for Change program, we were able to visit over 5 schools ranging from elementary to university level classes. We educated students on the carbon cycle, carbon offsets, and how they can get involved in their community and everyday lives to help the environment.  

Community Outreach

In 2019, We Are Neutral was involved in over 35 events all across Florida with organizations and businesses to connect with people on sustainable solutions. We have continued to grow our own events as well having hosted a city-wide Earth Day Celebration at Depot Park to not only celebrate our planet but to teach others how they can take action to reduce their environmental impact. Our team is thrilled to be involved in such a variety of community events to raise awareness of our mission and further expand our environmental education initiatives.

We couldn't do what we do best without your support. As always, feel free to reach out if you're interested in learning more about your environmental impact or how you can better understand, reduce, and offset your carbon footprint. We’re here for you, fellow Earth-Warrior!

Did you hear the good news? We are happy to announce that earlier this year we were awarded the Sustainability Award for Community Enhancement from the City of Gainesville Beautification Board. With your help, almost 1,000 volunteers in the Gainesville community have joined us in our carbon reduction efforts. Together, we have assisted in restoring balance to the planet by sequestering thousands of metric tons of carbon emissions from our precious atmosphere. This would not have been possible without your support, so we'd like to share an update on some of our most meaningful carbon reduction projects thus far!

Urban Tree Plantings

Hundreds of trees have been planted around Gainesville, Florida this year thanks to We Are Neutral’s team and passionate volunteers. Our community is loving the increase of trees not only for their carbon reduction properties but for their shade-providing and aesthetic benefits as well. People are noticing the #carbonneutralmovement as our urban tree plantings and carbon reduction projects have been featured throughout local media outlets.

Energy Retrofits For Low-Income Families

The We Are Neutral team travels to Tennessee annually as part of our work to offset the carbon footprint of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. This year, we were able to perform energy retrofits for 142 low-income households! 

Our energy upgrades include changing incandescent light bulbs to efficient LEDs, installing faucet aerators, insulating hot water pipes, and more. These retrofits will save families, on average, over $300 a year on utility bills while also preventing a bunch of unneeded carbon emissions from being created.

The Earth-loving doesn’t stop there! Once the festival begins, we educate Bonnaroovians on how they can offset their carbon footprint and implement energy-efficient upgrades in their own homes.

We (along with Mother Nature) thank you for helping us fight the good fight for our planet. As always, feel free to reach out if you're interested in learning more about your environmental impact or how you can better understand, reduce, and offset your carbon footprint. We’re here for you, fellow Earth-Warrior!

Links:

• Check out our website!
• Calculate your carbon footprint today.
• Rock some of our sustainable swag.