This year, the theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action.

As EarthDay.org notes, “Climate change represents the biggest challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems that make our world habitable.”

Here at AVANGRID and especially through our work at the Avangrid Foundation, we partner with community leaders and organizations for climate action causes ranging from animal habitat preservation to clean energy creation. For us, the entire week surrounding Earth Day is a special time since it brings critical awareness to issues that we fight for all year long!

Since 1970, Earth Day has been a day to celebrate our planet and the incredible gifts it brings us every day. This year, to mark the 50th anniversary, we’re bringing you 50 simple ways you can celebrate Earth Day. Pick one or use them all — but no matter what, let’s be thoughtful about how we treat our planet so it’s here for generations to come!

1. Leave your car in the garage and walk or ride your bike
2. Pick up the garbage along your walk and recycle what you can
3. Switch all your bill to e-bills and online invoices
4. Plant a tree
5. Stop drinking bottled water (and get a reusable bottle)
6. Grow your own vegetables
7. Teach your kids about recycling
8. Update your lightbulbs to LEDs
9. Take a hike (just remember social distancing)
10.  Take the dog for a longer walk
11. Make a list of eco-friendly goals for yourself in 2020
12. Adopt an endangered animal who needs your help
13. Consider donating to an environmental organization
14. Compost
15. Encourage others to be more environmentally friendly
16. Fix your leaky faucets
17. Build a birdhouse …  or a bat house
18. Unplug the TV
19. Use eco-friendly cleaning products
20. Turn off the lights when you leave the room
21. Use reusable grocery bags
22. Adopt Meatless Mondays for you and your family
23. Turn off the water when you brush your teeth
24. Unplug appliances when not in use
25. Use cold water for your laundry
26. Use reusable sandwich bags
27. Turn off the heat function on your dishwasher
28. Check into the eco-friendliness of your paper products
29. Don’t idle your car
30. Bring a reusable cup to your favorite coffee shop
31. Collect rainwater
32. Choose reusable batteries
33. Take the stairs
34. Say no to plastic straws
35. Fix something instead of replacing
36. Get a house plant
37. Shop at farmer’s markets
38. Give your dryer a rest and revisit your clothes line
39. Use cloth napkins and dishtowels rather than paper
40. Calculate your carbon footprint 
41. Unsubscribe from junk mail
42. Reuse and repurpose jars and containers
43. Hold a yard sale
44. Donate unused items
45. Get a bamboo toothbrush
46. Put on a sweater and socks before turning on the heat
47. Buy locally
48. Always run a full dishwasher
49. Pack your lunch instead of getting takeout
50. Share this list with your friends and family to get them involved!

At AVANGRID, we’re working hard to ensure we take care of our environment, producing clean energy through Avangrid Renewables and creating sustainable communities through the Avangrid Foundation.

Join us to celebrate Earth Day this year and care for our planet!