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Welcome to 2019 People's Ecochallenge!

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2019 People's Ecochallenge
October 2 - October 23, 2019
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Trung Tran

Bureau of Human Resources

"we can do it"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 815 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    216
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    18
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Trung's actions

Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

De-Clutter My Home

I will de-clutter, clean, and donate or recycle unneeded items in my home.

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

Energy

Choose Clean/Renewable Energy

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

High Impact Action Track

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

Health

I will spend 15 minutes researching environmental justice concerns in my region, their causes, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    High Impact Action Track
    Who is most affected by environmental degration and/or environmental irresponsiblity in your community? How are they affected?
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    Trung Tran 10/22/2019 11:00 AM
    the animals--they lose their habitat.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity
    How is creativity necessary for practicing simplicity?
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    Trung Tran 10/22/2019 10:59 AM
    you gotta learn how to use a lot of random stuff for things they weren't meant to be used for. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy
    What are other easy things you could do to save energy and reduce your environmental footprint?
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    Trung Tran 10/11/2019 9:11 AM
    Learning about what you have that are "energy vampires" and fully unplugging them when they not in used. These devices will continue to drain electricity even when powered off/not in use. This includes those chargers everyone leaves plugged in even when they aren't charging anything! 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity
    How can you prevent yourself from accumulating more things in the future?
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    Trung Tran 10/03/2019 2:02 PM
    This goes hand in hand with the need vs. want model. By only getting what I need and ensuring its reusable, I will be able to lessen the amount of things I accumulate. 
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    Trung Tran 9/26/2019 3:52 PM
    Yay! We are 7th as an organizations and HR is currently the top bureau! :) (all other city staff group don't count)
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