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Irene Robles

Heartland Community College EASC111

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 806 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    2,205
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    90
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    485
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    23
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Irene'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 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 120 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Turn it off
    How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?
    Irene Robles's avatar
    Irene Robles 4/06/2021 9:48 PM
    Generally speaking, energy is generated with fossil fuels, which is detrimental to the planet (and everyone who lives on it) as resources are limited and we are running out, as well as the massive waste generation that is produced to generate energy/electricity.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Go for a Daily Walk
    How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?
    Irene Robles's avatar
    Irene Robles 4/06/2021 9:46 PM
    You can perceive details better, everything happens slower. Walking through a place allows you to get to know it better, the fact of passing by in a car is very impersonal.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Exercise Daily
    How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?
    Irene Robles's avatar
    Irene Robles 4/06/2021 9:45 PM
    You can make plans on the weekends with your friends to go walking or hiking, that way you are exercising and spending quality time with your loved ones.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Power Down the Computer
    What are other easy things you could do to save energy and reduce your environmental footprint?
    Irene Robles's avatar
    Irene Robles 4/06/2021 9:43 PM
    Use the entire useful life of technological products, such as not replacing a perfectly working phone with a new model.
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    • Janet Beach Davis's avatar
      Janet Beach Davis 4/06/2021 10:18 PM
      Perceived obsolescence convinces us we need the newest gadget when our old one works just fine. 
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