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We\\u2019re back! Today\\u2019s episode of the GrowthBusters podcast welcomes the New Year with the Telegraph\\u2019s 11 Green New Year\\u2019s Resolutions That Put the Planet First. But do they really? Whether you\\u2019re considering switching to electric, eating less meat, or choosing some combination of this year\\u2019s most popular green resolutions, Dave and Erika unpack the good and the confusing, and pick apart the not-so-great.

\\u201cYou cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.\\u201d

\\u2013 Jane Goodall

Get some unusually good sustainability resolution recommendations from us in this episode, and learn how Dave and Erika are challenging themselves. Erika makes a VERY big footprint-reducing resolution. Listen to find out what it is. Will she be able to keep it? They tell us 80% of people give up on their resolutions by February, but that doesn\\u2019t mean you can\\u2019t be the change you want to see! Being one of her favorite holidays, Erika shares about what the new year means to her and questions what this statistic tells us about social influence and our search for living more sustainably.

In your journey towards becoming an eco-hero, we understand there will be times when you will want to give up, and perhaps even break your resolution(s), but we encourage you to be the example, get back up, and stick with it!

On the GrowthBusters podcast, Erika and Dave explore the joy of sustainable living and provide a recovery program for our society\\u2019s growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture\\u2019s obsession with and pursuit of growth.

Dave Gardner directed the documentary\\xa0GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth,\\xa0which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared \\u201ccould be the most important film ever made.\\u201d Erika Arias is researching the childfree/environment connection and is about to enter grad school.

LINKS:

Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air \\u2013 David MacKay Book \\u2013 online and free

A Reality Check on Renewables \\u2013 David Mackay TEDx Talk

11 Green New Year\'s Resolutions that Put the Planet First

America\'s Top New Year\'s Resolutions for 2020

Green Goals for 2020 \\u2013 10 Green Goals to Jumpstart Your New Year!

The Best New Year\\u2019s Resolution Is the Easiest One

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