Veronica Beaupre is participating in the 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

"Because the future should be clean and bright."

Veronica's points

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
431 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

450

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

144

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

41

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

144

miles

not traveled by car

Veronica'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

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 16 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 4.6 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Less Screen Time

I will replace 30 minute(s) of screen time each day with other activities.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Improve a Bus Stop

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or some other small improvement.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

The US spends roughly 20% of its federal budget on defense. In contrast, 2% goes to education, 20% goes to social security and 3% goes to transportation infrastructure. Do these numbers surprise you at all? Why or why not? How would you adjust them if you could?
Veronica Beaupre 10/01/2019 12:42 PM

This isn't surprising. I know we spend an astronomical amount of money on military personnel, infrastructure, and weaponry. I would love to see less money invested in defense and more invested in education and transportation and those "at home" services for civilians.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
High Impact Action Track

How might impact investing help you better live your values?
Veronica Beaupre 10/01/2019 5:31 AM

Impact investing is good because - unlike normal investing - you can be confident that the company/asset you are essentially loaning your money to is behaving in a way that is ethical and producing a better society for all. This is something that I know I highly value when thinking about investing. I don't want to make money off of a company that is exploiting others.

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