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duane dingo

Fall 2019 April Ann's ESR 171!

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 278 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    5.0
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    3.0
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    6.0
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    5.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    6.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    energy audit
    conducted

duane's actions

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Replace Manual Thermostats

I will replace manual thermostats with programmable ones.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Meditate

I will meditate or create a moment of silence for 60 minute(s) each day to reflect on things important to me.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Plant an Herb Garden

I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 6 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Heat and Cool Naturally

I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Online Energy Audit

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Try a New Way to Prep

I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 0
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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

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

COMPLETED 0
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?


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    duane dingo 10/25/2019 10:53 PM
    Made a last-of-harvest meal with food (mostly) from my garden. 

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    duane dingo 10/19/2019 11:56 PM
    Not eating meat this week. 

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    duane dingo 10/17/2019 9:28 PM
    I didn't have time to eat today, so I'm sure that positively impacted my carbon footprint. At least. 

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    duane dingo 10/16/2019 11:32 PM
    I put water in my coffee cup. It tasted bad, but it was worth it.