Susannah Bradley

SunCommon RBK

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
468 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

120

minutes

spent learning

Susannah's actions

Land Use

Buy Bamboo

#35 Bamboo

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail

#66 High-Speed Rail

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Purchase a Carbon Offset

#43 Airplanes

If I buy a plane ticket, I will purchase a carbon offset.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
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 7
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
Transport Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail

What are the factors that influence your choice of transportation? These can include things like money, time, and convenience, as well as perceptions of danger or safety. What would need to change for you to regularly choose more climate-friendly options?

Susannah Bradley 4/24/2019 6:03 AM

I think time is the biggest factor when it comes to transportation choices. I would love to travel to Europe on a boat, but the 3-4 weeks to get there means that kind of a trip is far less accessible than if I just take 7 hours on a plane. I guess that's why people used to "summer" in Europe. It would def help me take slower options if I had more vacation time and was less pressured to take a vacation quickly in a week or two. Not sure that's going to happen in the US any time soon!

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Smaller Portions

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?

Susannah Bradley 4/24/2019 6:01 AM

There's of course the obvious benefit of eating less when using smaller portions, but also if you eat less, you spend less to buy the food. That's a benefit I hadn't thought of until now!

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

Reducing (or eliminating) exhaust emissions and improving public health are two benefits of green vehicles. What other motivators inspire you to consider switching to a more fuel-efficient vehicle?

Susannah Bradley 4/23/2019 12:08 PM

I'm surprised by how affordable used EVs are! Some are less than $10k without many miles on them. I read an article about how EVs are less polluting than petrol cars even if they aren't solar powered because of the gains in efficiency electricity production nets over gasoline production! So interesting and yet another reason to make the switch.

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Buy Bamboo

Are bamboo alternatives readily available in your community? If not, what are other sustainable alternatives?

Susannah Bradley 4/23/2019 12:07 PM

I bought a bamboo toothbrush! The health food store has several. I really appreciate that I don't have to use plastic toothbrushes anymore.

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Susannah Bradley 4/22/2019 8:41 AM

Diet?! Forget diet - I'm actually pretty good with diet since I don't drink coffee and have very limited animal products. Chocolate is probably my biggest offender, but that's easy enough to look out for the Rainforest Alliance seal. What's really got me is my MAKEUP has palm oil in it. WTH. So sneaky too with all those different ingredient names!!

Read More
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?

Susannah Bradley 4/19/2019 7:53 AM

It's amazing how much our food waste has gone up with the baby - we let her try lots of food and she gets a lot in her mouth, but a lot ends up on the floor on in her hair. And we don't know how much she wants - it changes every day - so there's often some left over on her plate. We just eat it though! :)

Read More