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What a wonderful article highlighting easy actions to protect our environment. This is a great resource given that the tips are very specific and achievable.

I am a firm believer that adapting our personal behaviors can have a ripple effect that spreads throughout society and lead to significant benefits for our environment. After more than 15 years of scrutinizing my habits to achieve minimal environment impact, I realized that many of my frustrations with our societal imbalance with nature could be broadly addressed with appropriate legislative action.

A federal-level fee on fossil fuels would act to minimize not only many of the fossil fuel-based products that are so difficult to manage post-consumer, but also would help us to transition to clean energy sources that would avoid pollution of our air and water. As a final step to this article, I recommend that readers write to their Congressperson in support of HR 763, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, which will address our environmental concerns from many angles.

Best,

Seema Khan
Arlington