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Jackson wise

PLNU Sustainable Superstars SP 2020

"I may not be the biggest, or the strongest, or the fastest, or the smartest"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,576 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1,644
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    30
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    65
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    65
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    195
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    435
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    51
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    312
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    118
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Jackson's actions

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 5 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

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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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Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

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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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Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

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

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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.

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Water

Conserve Toilet Water

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

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Water

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 6 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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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Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

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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
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

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    Jackson wise 2/12/2020 9:48 AM
    I'm noticing that most of these challenges just come down to convenience. This is no exception. When looking in a store or shopping for food it comes down to 'do I need this, or do I wanna be more comfortable and convenient?'. Plus this saves me money which is a nice bonus. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Power Down the Computer
    What are other easy things you could do to save energy and reduce your environmental footprint?

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    Jackson wise 2/12/2020 9:45 AM
    This is super easy to do. My desk top takes forever to turn on, but with the perspective of saving energy the powering down is way worth it. 
  • 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?

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    Jackson wise 1/17/2020 9:47 AM
    I actually started to trying to take less showers in general. Currently I average around 1-2 showers a month. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water Conserve Toilet Water
    What would a sustainable water future in your region look like? What needs to change?

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    Jackson wise 1/17/2020 9:46 AM
    Less showers, more use of water just when needed. I know someone who uses their dirty laundry water as their toilet water. That's recycling.