In Digital Spaces

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⭐ Learn Where Data Lives

I will spend (___) minutes learning how data storage works, including where my files are stored (e.g., local device vs cloud) and how that impacts energy use.
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Carbon and the Cloud: Hard Facts about Data Storage

The Hidden Cost of the Cloud: How Digital Storage is Draining Energy
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⭐ Explore the Impact of AI and Automation

I will spend (___) minutes learning about the energy and resource impacts of AI and automation tools and identify 1–2 ways to use them more intentionally.
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How AI use impacts the environment and what you can do about it

A Review of Green AI: Towards a More Sustainable Future
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Reduce My Email Footprint

I will spend (___) minutes unsubscribing from unnecessary email lists and deleting old emails to reduce digital storage.
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The Carbon Cost of an Email: Update!

Reduce Your Email Digital Footprint in 5 Steps
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Clean Up My Desktop

I will spend (___) minutes organizing and deleting unneeded files on my desktop and downloads folder.
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How to Organize Your Computer Desktop Like a Minimalist

How to Make Your Old Computer Feel New Again
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Set a Recurring Digital Clean-Up Reminder

I will schedule a recurring reminder to declutter my digital files, emails, or cloud storage to make it a habit of reducing my digital footprint.
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How to Remove Duplicate Files and Reclaim Your Google Drive Storage

Behavioral Science Playlist: Reminders
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⭐ Learn About the Right to Repair Movement

I will spend (___) minutes learning about the Right to Repair movement and how repair policies influence electronic waste and device longevity.
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About The Digital Right to Repair Coalition and Movement

‘Preserve the stuff we own’: how right-to-repair laws are surging across the US
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Learn a Skill to Extend the Life of an Electronic Product I Have

Learning or sharing repair skills can keep useful items in use and out of the landfill. I will teach or learn a skill to extend the life of a product — like electronic repair — and share what I did with my community, workplace, or group to encourage others to do the same.
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Repair Guides to Fix Most of Your Stuff

Electronic Waste (e-waste) Learning (World Health Organization)
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CREATE A CUSTOM ACTION

Ideally, you’ll choose at least one measurable goal so that you can measure your success but there are no limits on what you can choose—so exercise your creativity!

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