Ecochallenge.org

2019 People's Ecochallenge

October 2 - October 23, 2019

Katie Cheetham

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
585 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

15

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

36

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

70

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

819

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Katie's actions

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 10 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Choose a Carbon Offset

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

A round-trip flight from New York City to Los Angeles emits just over 1.5 tons of CO2—per person. That’s a lot of carbon! What can you do to reduce the number of flights you take per year?
Katie Cheetham 10/16/2019 1:04 PM
I don't fly a lot, but carbon offsets are such a simple addition, as well as relatively inexpensive, to include to reduce my impact. Moving forward, I love the idea of purchasing my plane tickets with corresponding carbon offsets for my travel routine!

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