Annemarie Seth
"I speak for the trees"
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 1,752 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO2.0documentarieswatched
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UP TO2.0hoursvolunteered
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UP TO76meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO1,300minutesof additional sleep
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UP TO950minutesspent learning
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UP TO90minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO625minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO64peoplehelped
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UP TO114plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO88plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO91plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO131pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO3.3pounds of paperhave been saved
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UP TO2.0public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO1.0waste auditconducted
Annemarie's actions
Waste
Use Reusable Bags
If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.
Health
Practice Loving-Kindness Meditation
I will spend 15 minutes practicing Loving-Kindness Meditation to nurture love and compassion for myself and others.
Action Track: Building Resilience
Support Businesses Owned by People of Color
Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.
Waste
Eco-bricking Class
I will host an ecobricking class for my team to teach them how to make Ecobricks in a way that they can be donated to Ecobricks.org and used safely.
Community
Support Native Communities
I will use the resource links provided below and spend 15 minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.
Nature
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.
Community
SIGN UP TO VOTE
I will make sure I’m registered to vote. While I’m at it, I’ll sign up to help others register too!
Community
LEARN ABOUT TRANS, FEMME, AND NONBINARY EXPERIENCES
I will spend 60 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.
Community
Host A Watch Party
I will host a watch party to screen a documentary about an issue that matters to me.
Community
Volunteer in my Community
I will volunteer 1 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.
Energy
Switch to Cold Water
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.
Transportation
Advocate for Greener Vehicles
I will spend at least 15 minutes assessing the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on fuel-efficient vehicles.
Health
Healthy Sleep
Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.
Health
Happiness
I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.
Health
Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns
I will spend 15 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.
Action Track: Building Resilience
Help Others
I will offer to help 1 person(s) who are in need each day.
Action Track: Building Resilience
Support Local Pollinators
At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 15 minutes researching which plants support local native pollinators and plant some in my yard or local community garden.
Action Track: Building Resilience
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.
Waste
Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.
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.
Waste
Prevent Recycling Contamination
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.
Waste
Go Paperless
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.
Waste
Skip the Straw
Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.
Waste
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
I will keep 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.
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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Annemarie Seth 4/15/2021 9:51 AMLast day of the eco challenge! -
Annemarie Seth 4/14/2021 7:51 PMI love sharing this experience with my sisters -
Annemarie Seth 4/14/2021 7:50 PMI love my new straws! I show them to everyone -
Annemarie Seth 4/14/2021 7:50 PMI got a new reusable straw set from a shop in may hometown -
Annemarie Seth 4/14/2021 7:49 PMThis eco challenge has given me so many new resources to explore -
Annemarie Seth 4/14/2021 7:48 PMThis eco challenge has been so eye opening -
Annemarie Seth 4/14/2021 7:48 PMI love finding new ways to be eco friendly -
Annemarie Seth 4/14/2021 7:47 PMSo excited for this eco challenge! -
Annemarie Seth 4/14/2021 7:47 PMDay 29 was amazing!! Loving being more sustainable -
Annemarie Seth 4/14/2021 7:46 PMAlmost done with this challenge!