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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
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Elsa Clements

KEEN HQ

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 590 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    178
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    21
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    210
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    3.6
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    7.6
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Elsa's actions

High Impact Action Track

Research Impact Investing

Simplicity

Using the links provided below, I will research impact investing and deterimine if it is right for me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 1 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 10 minute(s)

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

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    Elsa Clements 10/23/2019 7:31 PM
    I'm so proud of all that we achieved. Way to go KEEN!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track Research Impact Investing
    How might impact investing help you better live your values?
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    Elsa Clements 10/23/2019 7:30 PM
    My 401k is now changed to socially responsible funds with impact investing. Feels great to not be handing money to the fossil fuel industry. Money unfortunately rules many things in this world and if we all stopped contributing to greedy corporations that are polluting our world then the companies would be out of business. It feels pretty awesome to make this change.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
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    Elsa Clements 10/23/2019 7:26 PM
    We all need to eat less meat. I am seriously considering becoming a vegetarian.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?
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    Elsa Clements 10/21/2019 7:17 AM
    To practice simplicity you need to think what purpose will this serve. Do I really need this or is it just a nice to have? As a child growing up in the 80's, it was all about what you have and keeping up with everyone else. Even though we did not have money to have a lot, this consumerism mentality was absorbed into me and has taken me at least a decade to re-train my brain to not buy unnecessary crap. I feel better without stuff everywhere and would gladly trade a bunch if nick-knacks  for a nice vacation and enjoy the moment.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Limit Social Media
    Social media can keep us connected with loved ones, make us laugh, and help us to learn new things. It can also take more time than we realize or intend to give. After doing this action for a few days, how do you feel? What do you notice?
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    Elsa Clements 10/21/2019 7:13 AM
    Facebook is a huge time suck! And although I do like seeing what my cousins and their kids are up to, most of the crap on their is just fluff. I feel so much better only checking in once or twice a week instead of every day.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Weekly Meal Planning
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
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    Elsa Clements 10/21/2019 7:11 AM
    Americans are horrible about wasting food. I am not as bad as most, but could always do better. We always have leftovers and are pretty good about eating them up. I like to freeze half if I make a big batch so that we have an easy week day dinner. Any non-meat food we do waste is composted in our backyard, so we really don't throw out much food. Any money saved can be used towards something fun, like a family vacation. 
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    Elsa Clements 10/08/2019 1:21 PM
    Have been on Facebook far less and I have to say I don't miss it and feel so much better being unplugged.
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    Elsa Clements 10/04/2019 12:03 PM
    Woo-Hoo, we have 82 participants. So proud of all the change we can make happen
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    Elsa Clements 9/30/2019 7:49 AM
    The Eco Challenge starts in 2 days, I am excited to see what we can accomplish this year.
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