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Recycle Your Trash Instead “Just throw it away.” How often have you heard that old chestnut? And just where, exactly, is “away”? Surely not within throwing distance.  *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Joe Dunlop](https://blog.drawdownga.org/dont-just-throw-it-away) - [Read More 21 Feb ![nathaniel smith ](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Nathaniel%20Smith%20Energy%20Equity%20graphic.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Beyond Carbon Centering Equity: The Compass We Need for Effective Action on Climate How do we ensure that a new, clean energy economy benefits all Georgians, especially those in previously disinvested communities of color?  *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Nathaniel Smith](https://blog.drawdownga.org/centering-equity-the-compass-we-need-for-effective-action-on-climate) - [Read More 14 Feb ![ev battery charging](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/EV%20battery%20charging.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Transportation How Far Can You Drive an Electric Car Before Recharging? Switching from gas-powered to electric vehicles is a key climate solution for Georgia, and it’s one that is scaling rapidly. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Drawdown Georgia](https://blog.drawdownga.org/how-far-can-you-drive-an-electric-car-before-recharging) - [Read More 07 Feb ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Groundswell%20energy%20efficiency%20program%20participants.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Buildings & Materials Beyond Carbon Groundswell Delivers Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Projects in Georgia Energy-efficient retrofits are an important climate solution for Georgia. Why? *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Drawdown Georgia](https://blog.drawdownga.org/groundswell-delivers-energy-efficiency-retrofitting-projects-in-georgia) - [Read More 24 Jan ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Electric%20School%20Buses%20charging.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Transportation Funding for Electric School Buses Benefits Georgia Schools and Industry Electric school buses - many of which are manufactured right here in Georgia by Blue Bird Corporation - have an important role to play in accelerating the state’s progress toward a net zero emissions.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Grant Blankenship](https://blog.drawdownga.org/funding-for-electric-school-buses-benefits-georgia-schools-and-industry) - [Read More 10 Jan ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/ALA%20EV%20Report%20cover%20graphic.jpg) Breathing Easy: How EVs Improve Public Health in Georgia The green economy is booming in Georgia, with the manufacture of solar panels and electric vehicles (EVs) on the rise. As EV ownership begins to grow at a corresponding rate, we find our state at the.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Drawdown Georgia](https://blog.drawdownga.org/breathing-easy-how-evs-improve-public-health-in-georgia) - [Read More 27 Dec ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Drawdown%20Georgia-%20Equity%20Drawdown%20Georgia.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Food & Agriculture Transportation Buildings & Materials Beyond Carbon Recycling How-Tos, a Climate Solutions Game + More: Top Blogs of 2023 In 2023, you wanted to learn more about climate impacts and solutions, how we’re working to make it work for everyone, and the people behind it all.  *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Drawdown Georgia](https://blog.drawdownga.org/recycling-how-tos-a-climate-solutions-game-more-top-blogs-of-2023) - [Read More 13 Dec ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Partners%20pose%20wtih%20solar%20microgrid%20trailer.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Electricity Beyond Carbon Solar Microgrid Trailer Brings Clean Energy to Disaster Response The Southeast is experiencing more frequent and extreme heat waves, hurricanes, and other disasters that are exacerbated by climate change. In the event of power outages, emergency response teams.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Drawdown Georgia](https://blog.drawdownga.org/solar-microgrid-trailer-brings-clean-energy-to-disaster-response) - [Read More 29 Nov ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Drawdown%20Georgia-%20Equity%20Drawdown%20Georgia.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Beyond Carbon Meet the 2024-2025 Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions & Equity Grantees What do solar energy apprenticeships, electric school buses, and plant-based farmers markets have in common? All of these ideas reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ease historic inequities in.. *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Drawdown Georgia](https://blog.drawdownga.org/meet-the-2024-2025-drawdown-georgia-climate-solutions-equity-grantees) - [Read More 15 Nov ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/recycling%20sorted%20in%20bins.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Buildings & Materials How to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: A New Toolkit from Drawdown Georgia You probably already know that recycling is good for the environment because it means sending less waste to landfills. But did you also know that recycling benefits our climate and our economy, too? *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Drawdown Georgia](https://blog.drawdownga.org/how-to-reduce-reuse-and-recycle-a-new-toolkit-from-drawdown-georgia) - [Read More 08 Nov ![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Truly%20Living%20Well%20farm%20produce.jpg) *![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Food & Agriculture Beyond Carbon Truly Living Well in Atlanta Through Urban Agriculture and Composting How can promoting urban agriculture and community composting change lives in historically underserved neighborhoods in Atlanta? *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Drawdown Georgia](https://blog.drawdownga.org/truly-living-well-in-atlanta-through-urban-agriculture-and-composting) - [Read More 25 Oct ![The Climate Solutions Card Game - Drawdown Georgia Interactive Learning](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/Solved%20Students%20with%20Logo.jpg)](https://blog.drawdownga.org/climate-solutions-card-game-drawdown-georgia-interactive-learning) [*![](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Tag_Green.png)* Beyond Carbon Play Solved! The Drawdown Georgia Climate Solutions Game Education is key when it comes to scaling climate solutions, and can be even more effective when the content is delivered in a fun and engaging way. That’s the premise behind [Solved! The Drawdown..](https://info.drawdownga.org/download-solved-game)](https://blog.drawdownga.org/climate-solutions-card-game-drawdown-georgia-interactive-learning) *![Author](https://blog.drawdownga.org/hubfs/DD_Oct20/Author_Green.png)* Dr. Marilyn A. 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