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Philip Hardin

Spring 2021 April Ann's ESR 171!

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 192 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    1.0
    meatless or vegan meal
    consumed
  • UP TO
    40
    gallons of water
    have been saved

Philip's actions

Waste

RESEARCH LOCAL WASTE SITES

I will spend 30 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

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 1
DAILY ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

I will spend at least 45 minutes using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

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    Philip Hardin 5/02/2021 1:38 PM
    I climbed Tabor this morning.
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    Philip Hardin 4/29/2021 12:18 PM
    I went for a bike ride this morning and I got a vaccination appointment!
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    Philip Hardin 4/27/2021 12:01 PM
    I rode my bike to run some errands.
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    Philip Hardin 4/24/2021 1:00 PM
    I read an article about water inequities experienced by the Six Nations indigenous community in Canada.
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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?
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    Philip Hardin 4/20/2021 3:51 PM
    Storm runoff carries pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorus into our waterways, resulting in eutrophication and habitat loss throughout a watershed from tributaries to rivers and estuaries. Burning of fossil fuels increases the amount of C02 taken up by the ocean, causing it to become more acidic. Many species are unable to adapt to such low pH. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Personal Waste Audit
    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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    Philip Hardin 4/16/2021 5:02 PM
    With waste management systems like garbage trucks picking up our trash and recycling, it's easy to develop an "out of sight, out of mind" mentality and disregard our waste's impact. I'm now more conscious what I buy and consume to minimize waste I generate.
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    Philip Hardin 4/13/2021 1:25 PM
    Instead of having bacon and eggs for breakfast, I had yogurt with granola and fruit.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    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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    Philip Hardin 4/13/2021 1:22 PM
    People in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places because they can afford it. Higher meat demand leads to destruction of habitat from agriculture requirements for livestock feed as well as less crop yields for those in need.
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