Raul Guadarrama

Bergen County Zoo

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
335 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

12

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

48

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

24

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

24

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

57

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Raul's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 4 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 1.63 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 4 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 2.59 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Stay on the Ground

#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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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?

Raul Guadarrama 4/07/2019 6:15 AM

I have taken public transport in the past and its a little bit of a hassle but its really cheap and I get to nap so,

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Use Muscle Power

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?

Raul Guadarrama 4/07/2019 6:14 AM

Walking and biking has become a lot easier now that the weather is nice. It's getting warm so doing this has been a good alternative that gets me outside a lot more.

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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?

Raul Guadarrama 4/07/2019 6:14 AM

Carpooling hasn't been as bad I thought. Its given me more time with some of my friends and even though it means having to wake up a little bit earlier it really hasn't been bad at all.

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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?

Raul Guadarrama 4/07/2019 6:13 AM

Overall it hasn't been easy. I'm very used to cooking with chicken or meat and finding alternatives hasn't been easy. But once I found some its become easier to do so.

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