Daniel Ruvalcaba Tapia

PLNU Sustainable Superstars Summer 2021

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,216 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

420

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

232

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

505

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

273

minutes

not spent in front of a screen
UP TO

54

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

58

plastic straws

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

25

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

28

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

73

zero-waste meals

consumed

Daniel's actions

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 10-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY 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 23
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 23
DAILY ACTIONS

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 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 36
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 30
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 28
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, neighbors or classmates.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 21
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
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

Daniel Ruvalcaba Tapia 8/16/2021 10:22 PM

I feel like time passes way slower and I have time to appreciate the little things that I would not if driving.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Spend Time Outside

Rachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?

Daniel Ruvalcaba Tapia 8/16/2021 10:21 PM

It is true, a culture that spends most of their time indoors is most likely to be introverted, afraid of new things, afraid perhaps of new experiences.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Turn it off

How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?

Daniel Ruvalcaba Tapia 8/16/2021 10:20 PM

It is generated in an electric plan

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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?

Daniel Ruvalcaba Tapia 8/16/2021 10:19 PM

I think that we can unplug all electronics that consume energy even if they are not completely turned on

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Support a Sharing Economy

What are some of the barriers to sharing economies? What is your plan for supporting or creating one in your community?

Daniel Ruvalcaba Tapia 5/25/2021 6:27 PM

Managing your own finances is the biggest challenge. Setting aside certain percentage of my income with that specific goal.

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Daniel Ruvalcaba Tapia 5/20/2021 8:48 PM

it is going just fine, I need to make sure to create habits out of these daily challenges.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Say No to Plastic Straws

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

Daniel Ruvalcaba Tapia 5/20/2021 8:45 PM

I regularly use plastic bags and plastic watere bottles. Plastic bags to be honest I dont know of a good substitution because paper bags loose their composure when any liquid is presents. I also use water bottles and could potentially substitute them with a hydroflask.

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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?

Daniel Ruvalcaba Tapia 5/20/2021 8:41 PM

I CAN REDUCE WASTING WATER WHEN SHAVING OR WASHING MY HANDS. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE HEARD SINCE LITTLE KIDS BUT I HAVENT REALLY IMPLEMENTED THAT RECENTLY.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Use Reusable Bottles

What are some of the needs that water meets or benefits that water provides for you?

Daniel Ruvalcaba Tapia 5/20/2021 8:40 PM

WATER HELPS ME STAY CLEAN AND HEALTHY. WATER IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR MAINTAINING A PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE.

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