Shannon Talley
2/12/2021 9:34 PM
Where I live, has a laundry facility that I go to, so I am not directly saving money on using cold water, but if I was, the money I was saving would probably go to bills or other utilities
Shannon Talley
POINTS TOTAL
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- 494 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO185minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO131pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO35plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
Shannon's actions
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.
Nature
Practice Gratitude for Earth
I will spend 20 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and my natural surroundings.
Waste
Use Reusable Bags
If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.
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.
Participant Feed
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONEnergy Switch to Cold WaterWhat do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Use Reusable BagsWhat do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?
Shannon Talley 2/12/2021 9:33 PMInsead of using a purse, I have a small backpack that I keep my wallet, keys, etc. in, and if I need a bag, but cant use a reusable one, I will put the smaller things in my backpack, and then carry the larger things that do not fit or that I dont want to get smooshed. I use disposable bags as trash bags in my smaller trash cans, so If I do need to get a bag, I know that the disposable one will be put to good use also. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONNature Practice Gratitude for EarthKathleen Dean Moore says that a sense of gratitude leads to a sense of moral obligation. Do you agree? How can we cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals, and as a society?
Shannon Talley 2/12/2021 9:30 PMI agree with Kathleen Dean Moore. If we have gratitude for something, and we think about it often, then we think of the morals behind that thing. We can cultivate a sense of gratitude as individuals by being selfless and thinking about others. As a society it is much harder to do.