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April 3 - April 21, 2023
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Angela Fernandez Barone

Dickinson Green Devils 2023

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 453 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    76
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    5.0
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    5.0
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    50
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    160
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    65
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    65
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    9.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    8.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.5
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    8.7
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Angela's actions

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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Fix Leaky Faucets

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water a day or 270 (1,020 L) gallons of water a month per faucet.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 15 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Track my Purchases

I will spend 15 minutes each day maintaining a record of all my purchases and learning about my spending habits.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Host A Watch Party

I will host a watch party to screen a documentary about an issue that matters to me.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 15 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Angela Fernandez Barone 4/03/2023 7:02 AM
    Bringing the eco-challenge to my work with Carlisle Victory Circle students this month, too!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?

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    Angela Fernandez Barone 4/03/2023 7:00 AM
    I brought creativity to my grocery shopping for the week, planning meals which could draw on the same set of ingredients and skipping unhealthy snack foods, so that my list was considerably reduced and my food prep for the week simplified too.

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    Angela Fernandez Barone 4/02/2023 4:11 AM
    Excited for the challenge to begin!

  • Angela Fernandez Barone's avatar
    Angela Fernandez Barone 2/28/2023 8:46 AM
    So excited for the 2023 eco-challenge! New challenge! New commitments!