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Erik McGregor Earth just sweltered through its hottest five-year period on record. The Amazon is on fire, as is parts of California. Glaciers in Iceland are melting. The seemingly never-ending newsreel of climate catastrophes can leave us feeling powerless. And while it's unfortunately true that we need government assistance in making the societal-level changes that are necessary, we as individuals are not powerless. 

We can each make a difference. You may think your personal lifestyle changes won't help climate change, but remember that little changes can make a big difference if  taken up by enough people. 

We saw this on Sept. 20, when hundreds of thousands of people around the world took off from school and work to protest tepid government action on climate change. But personal action can go beyond protesting. There's voting, of course, but that's maybe once a year, or only every t