Sandra Mack

"The mission of this team is to empower ourselves to face the challenge of climate change by innovating to create a human society that is sustainable - in other words, a society that helps maintain a healthy planet for the benefit of all living things."

POINTS TOTAL

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716 TOTAL

participant impact

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40

conversations

with people
UP TO

6.0

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

6.0

miles

traveled by foot
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2.9

pounds of CO2

have been saved
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13

whole food meals

consumed

Sandra's actions

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 1 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 0.48 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

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Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

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High Impact Action Track

Ditch the Lawn

Water

I will replace my lawn with a drought-tolerant landscape and save the water, money, and time I used to spend cutting the grass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

High Impact Action Track

Talk To My Friends and Colleagues

Community

I will research the social or environmental issues in my community that matter to me and tell 20 friends and/or colleagues each day about what I learn.

COMPLETED -1
DAILY ACTIONS

Create Your Own Action

Garden to Table

I will use at least one thing from my garden in my dinner each day!

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Turn it off

How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?

Sandra Mack 10/23/2019 8:05 AM

Some of my electricity is from solar panels on my roof, which are leased. Some is from coal though, but less and less! So we are expecting fewer and fewer negative impacts on the environment in the next 20 years as all NM coal plants are closed.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
High Impact Action Track Ditch the Lawn

What is the main water source in your region?

Sandra Mack 10/22/2019 1:05 PM

Well, it was a long process - our front yard was all a water-guzzling lawn that had to be mowed every other week in the warm months. I gradually changed most of it over to perennials, and then I penned my chickens on the remaining lawn until they ate it all. Finally, I planted native grass for the new "meadow." The first half was done in the spring and the second just now during the ecochallenge! I love the native lawn - it uses a fraction of the water, and I didn't mow it all summer!

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Sandra Mack 10/18/2019 3:16 PM

Come on ABHS team! I hope you all log on to the Ecochallenge every day! Some folks have not logged on yet so let's get going!
Sandra

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Walk Instead

Half of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Do you feel that this fact applies to you? If so, how might you incorporate more muscle-powered transportation in your daily life?

Sandra Mack 10/18/2019 3:16 PM

I love walking to work! It gives you time to decompress and switch gears after work, and before work it helps get you in the right frame of mind to get busy! I would love to see way more people walking in Albuquerque.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
High Impact Action Track Talk To My Friends and Colleagues

What makes you feel connected to your neighborhood, your neighbors, or another kind of community in your life?

Sandra Mack 10/18/2019 1:17 PM

I had a happy hour for my educational colleagues from my high school and offered garden tours and was able to talk to more than 20 people about various sustainable practices including composting, worm farming, chicken "ranching" and growing your greens. It was wonderful fun!

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Sandra Mack 10/15/2019 10:36 AM

Go team! We are doing really well, keep up the good work!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Whole Foods Diet

Michael Pollan states that “it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor.” What are your thoughts on this idea?

Sandra Mack 10/15/2019 10:31 AM

I love growing and cooking with whole foods! Whole foods also lend themselves to going more plastic free. Above all, I love to eat real food that has not been routed through some kind of factory, trucked all over the place, and sat on a store shelf for a long time. Health is another great benefit of whole foods.

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Sandra Mack 10/10/2019 1:23 PM

Hello ABHS Earth and Space Science people! Hope you are up and running on your ecochallenges! Remember to complete three before school starts. I am writing this from Bellingham, Washington where I am visiting my mother!

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Sandra Mack 10/10/2019 1:23 PM

Hello ABHS Earth and Space Science people! Hope you are up and running on your ecochallenges! Remember to complete three before school starts. I am writing this from Bellingham, Washington where I am visiting my mother!

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