Research & decide on whether or not to buy an electric car
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Community
Connect with a Nonprofit
I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.
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Nature
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.
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Nature
Plant Trees
I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.
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Energy
Switch to Cold Water
I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.
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Transportation
Advocate for Greener Vehicles
I will spend at least 60 minutes assessing the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Energy
Online Energy Audit
I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.
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Energy
Use an Energy Meter
I will use an energy meter to monitor my energy use and identify opportunities to save power.
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Health
Exercise Daily
Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 15 minute(s) each day.
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Water
5-Minute Showers
I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.
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Transportation
Work from Home
I will work from home 3 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.
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Simplicity
Meditate
I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 15 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.
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Energy
Turn it off
I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.
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Water
Collect Rain Water
I will create a rain garden or bioswale or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.
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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.
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REFLECTION
QUESTION
NatureExplore My Area
How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place?
Water butt - done New efficient washing machine - done Shower flow restrictor - possible (not good experience last time tried that) Educate my children to use less. - best
What's good about this challenge is that it gets you to do things you've been meaning to do for ages. Bought a new eco bandit washing machine today to replace our 15 year old bruiser. Colder washes, will also use significantly less water.
It takes the average worker in the United States 26 minutes to travel to work. One way to fix long commutes would be to make cities more affordable. An even simpler option: promote the use of telework. Are you in an industry that would allow you to work from home? What are some obstacles you might find yourself facing while working from home?
Working from home: The main obstacle for me for working from home is that I have a laboratory based job. However my boss is supportive of working from home and I try to compile experimental write ups, reports, presentations to productively fill a day. To be honest I get much more done working at home as there are fewer distractions.
Exercise daily challenge: Lunch time run at work. Even though the site is right in the middle of an industrial hub, within 5 minutes run, you can still find places to connect with nature and reset the balance. The road not taken
From doing the energy audit challenge the biggest annual costs / electricity use was from our baseline consumption. i.e all of the appliances that are left on all the time and things that are left on standby. That is why I do this daily challenge at home and at work, to reduce that consumption.
At home we get our electricity from a supplier who offers a renewable energy only tariff (solar / wind / etc). So that is good. The UK balance is getting there but we still have a lot of generation from coal and gas fired powered stations. Nuclear too, which you can make your own mind up about whether that is a good or bad thing.
Emily Getty 10/23/2019 9:11 AMThis is beautiful!
