Brigid Hickey

Wallkill Senior High School

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Brigid's actions

Electricity Generation

Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.

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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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions

What is the most exciting solution you explored? Why is it exciting to you?

Brigid Hickey 4/09/2019 10:32 AM

The most exciting solution still has to be nuclear energy. Perhaps I'm just biased, but I've always been fascinated that we can split atoms to produce energy.

Curiosity, the mars rover, currently has a plutonium reactor on board to power it. This shows how nuclear can be used in relation to space travel. And its a small bit of plutonium too.

Not only that, but nuclear is used in some medical treatments and x rays, so it's a multipurpose tool

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- Samrat Pathania 4/09/2019 2:27 PM
  
  I think you're biased Brigid :)
  
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Brigid Hickey 4/08/2019 7:49 AM

Here are my trash, recycling, and compost logs for the week. I counted tissues, which made everything seem like a lot more. This is only my waste and not my family's

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- Samrat Pathania 4/08/2019 9:04 AM
  
  That's really neat. Thank you for sharing that!
  
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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?

Brigid Hickey 4/01/2019 12:10 PM

Definitely health benefits. One would eat less calories and less bad foods. Monitary benefits because less food is used, which costs less and one can make more meals from leftovers

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Brigid Hickey 4/01/2019 9:09 AM

Fun Fact: Responsible fish keeping helps keep certain fish species from going extinct. This is the case with certain species of Vieja cichlid. But irresponsible fish keeping has led to a number of invasive species. Don't dump unwanted fish into random ponds

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