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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
Bex! S's avatar

Bex! S

KEEN HQ

"Never give up!"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 510 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    12
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    1,162
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Bex!'s actions

Transportation

Choose a Carbon Offset

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED -3
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 5 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Collect Rain Water

I will create a rain garden or bioswale or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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    Bex! S 10/23/2019 10:45 AM
    Last day of the challenge.  My performance has been so-so.  I'm stayed very inconsistent on my daily challenges throughout.  But these topics have gotten much more share of mind than in a typical month, so counting that as a win.
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    Bex! S 10/22/2019 1:26 PM
    I'm counting going to yoga as my minutes of meditation today.  It's the first time in a long time and it's a similar practice of slowing down and taking a break.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
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    Bex! S 10/18/2019 8:47 AM
    The costs of producing and eating meat are high - monetary, environmental, health.  Plus we seem to have found ourselves in a cultural environment where protein is king and animal products are accepted as the best and biggest sources of protein.  How strange.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity
    What would you like to invest more time in reflecting on?
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    Bex! S 10/18/2019 8:43 AM
    The things I am grateful for and good at.
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  • 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?
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    Bex! S 10/18/2019 8:42 AM
    This is a tough one.  I like to travel to far off distant places.  More vacation time or remote work options so that I could stay longer and amortize the CO2 emissions of those plane flights over more time?
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water
    Trace the water that flows down the drain from your house to the largest body of water nearby. What is the route it takes?
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    Bex! S 10/18/2019 8:41 AM
    From watching storm runoff when we get downpours, I know it starts by running west down the slope of Mt Tabor.  And from there it must go on to the river.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste
    Why is it so difficult to understand the impacts our purchases and waste have on other people, animals, and places? How might your experience with this challenge impact your future consumption and choices?
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    Bex! S 10/18/2019 8:41 AM
    It's difficult because we put our rubbish in a bin at the curb and it disappears.  "Out of sight, out of mind."
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    Bex! S 10/17/2019 8:55 AM
    Today is the day for 5 minutes of silent reflection.  (Where's the button for setting intentions?)
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    Bex! S 10/16/2019 10:54 AM
    While I'm largely not achieving my 5 minutes of daily meditation goal, having set that goal is providing the opportunity for reflection this month on the challenges of pushing pause even for 5 short minutes and on whether that's actually a problem or whether activities such a riding my bike, reading a book, etc. provide the balance I need.
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    Bex! S 10/15/2019 10:31 AM
    New insight - I can extra mileage out of 1 planned vegetarian meal because I frequently use incorporate dinner leftovers into later lunches, dinners, or even breakfasts.
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