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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Abigail Rivera's avatar

Abigail Rivera

JFK Awesome Possums

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 126 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    105
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    20
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    3.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    of additional sleep

Abigail's actions

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 105 minute(s) each day.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 3 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Healthy Sleep

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 60 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy
    What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?
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    Abigail Rivera 10/23/2019 6:24 AM
    I could try to put in an efficient/ better for the enviornment energy source.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water
    Five minute showers are an impressive step toward reducing your water footprint. What is the next step you can take?
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    Abigail Rivera 10/23/2019 6:23 AM
    You may also take only five minute showers, and use cold water to wash your clothing.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?
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    Abigail Rivera 10/23/2019 6:22 AM
    You could exersise with your friends like I do, and you could have a walk before or after you exersise. You could also work out outside
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health
    Consider how many hours of sleep you get now. How would you like to shift your sleep patterns? What are you finding works for you to be successful in this action?
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    Abigail Rivera 10/23/2019 6:20 AM
    I would like to shift my sleep patterns by falling a sleep earlier and get an ideal ten hours of sleep, so that I know I will have an exellent productive day.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy
    Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! In what other ways can you exercise your civic duty to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions?
    Abigail Rivera's avatar
    Abigail Rivera 10/23/2019 6:18 AM
    You could also change your home energy to an alternative that is better for the enviornment such as solar
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