Helena Biollay

I will take a 20-minute walk outside each day.

I will walk, bike, or take public transportation to ISB.

I will decide which social or environmental issue in my community is most important to me and tell 5 friends and/or classmates each day about the issue.

I will spend 20 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 15 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

I will spend 10 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

I will use an energy meter to monitor my energy use and identify opportunities to save power.

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

I will spend 15 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home or dorm room.

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 2 conversations.

What can lack of access to nutritious food affect a community? How can having access to nutritious food help a community become more resilient?

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 10 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard or local community garden.

I will spend 5 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

I will work from home 5 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

I will spend 10 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

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

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 15 minute(s) each day.

I will enjoy 3 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

I will avoid wasting water while waiting for the shower or sink to heat up.

I will spend 30 minutes learning more about renewable energy alternatives (i.e. solar, wind, biomass) in my region.

I will take a walk outside for 20 minutes each day.

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

I will bring in collected single use plastics for aNY Bag Project to ISB to help re-purpose single use plastics into reusable bags and reduce plastic waste in my community.