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April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Layla Goldstein

Climate Coolers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 266 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    18
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    18
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    32
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    6.0
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Layla's actions

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will spend 10 minutes each day researching women-owned businesses I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

#47 Bioplastic

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 3 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 1.0 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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
    Materials Eliminate Toxic Plastics
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

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    Layla Goldstein 4/07/2019 2:10 PM
    I use straws and plastic bags everyday. I could replace my straws with metal straws and replace my plastic bags with reusable containers.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Use Public Transit
    How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

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    Layla Goldstein 4/02/2019 7:33 AM
    Taking the bus home from school since elementary school has taught me that it it not necessary to drive multiple different vehicles to the same place, but instead you could take the bus in order to limit the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.