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April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Christine Berlingeri

Rockland Climate Alliance

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 88 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    2.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    30
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    30
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    6.1
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Christine's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 30 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 6.09 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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
    Food Keep Track of Wasted Food
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?

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    Christine Berlingeri 4/10/2019 7:44 AM
    I would rather spend that money on traveling!! However, that is not all that good for the Earth. I could spend that money on a compost or reusable bags to give out or for school so I can help better my education and the environment by taking more classes (I want to be an environmental engineer). 

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    Christine Berlingeri 4/10/2019 7:40 AM
    I care about the environment so much, it hurts to hear that we as humans have negatively affected our Earth to such an extreme extent. I want to reduce my carbon foot print as much as i can, and this allows me to do it in a fun way. It is hard to change but choosing my actions have showed me how much I can do. Although I am still in high school I have so much power to change the future by my action. And I have my whole life to keep changing and reducing humans carbon foot print. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?

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    Christine Berlingeri 4/10/2019 7:36 AM
    How easy it is to get meat in fast food resturants etc. Personally, i think it is our culture (even though we don't really have a culture) meat is such a large part of every meal. People don't think they will be full without meat in a meal. People also don't take into account how animals are being treated when they eat meat such as Perdue, or how much waste these animals produce!! 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Try Carpooling
    List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

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    Christine Berlingeri 4/09/2019 2:17 PM
    school, I carpool with my friend 5 days a week to school and a lot when just hanging out.