Connor Irwin

Delta Upsilon Carthage

"My goal is to learn more about reducing my carbon footprint and building more sustainable habits."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
227 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

160

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

6.0

people

helped
UP TO

6.6

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

8.0

pounds of paper

have been saved

Connor's 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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided when I have to print documents.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Help Others

I will offer to help 1 person(s) who are in need each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Power Down the Computer

What are other easy things you could do to save energy and reduce your environmental footprint?

Connor Irwin 3/19/2021 4:41 PM

I have always turned off the lights when I leave a room, which I will continue to do.

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Connor Irwin 3/18/2021 8:58 PM

I am excited to learn more about how I can build sustainable habits.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?

Connor Irwin 3/18/2021 8:54 PM

I just learned how bad road salt runoff is for water supplies. We can help this problem by minimizing road salt usage or using sand instead.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Choose Two-Sided Printing

Choosing two-sided printing can be an easy adjustment on your computer settings. How can you help others make this same switch? Can it be encouraged company wide?

Connor Irwin 3/18/2021 8:51 PM

This can be encouraged company-wide, and the best way to do so would be teaching others how to print on two sides with their own computer.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Help Others

In your opinion, how do social inequalities diminish a strong sense of community?

Connor Irwin 3/18/2021 8:49 PM

Social inequalities result in some feeling like they are not apart of the community.

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