Cristina Mahon

HP Inc. Fort Collins

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Cristina's actions

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

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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.

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Action Track: Social Justice

Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers

#6 Educating Girls

I will donate 1 Femme Kit(s) to help girls overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

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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

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.

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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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Action Track: Social Justice

Make School More Affordable

#6 Educating Girls

I will raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.

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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?

Cristina Mahon 4/05/2019 12:36 PM

I would definitely use the extra money to buy books since I love reading and to donate to charities that help with food shortages across the world. If we handled the food waste we could make such a difference in terms of feeding people (not trying to minimize other challenges with that though).

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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?

Cristina Mahon 4/05/2019 12:34 PM

Smaller portions are also good for your health. Both in terms of spacing out consumption so you don't feel over full as well as based on studies that have shown that we tend to consume in industrialized countries more than what we should.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers

In what other ways could you help girls overcome health barriers to being able to attend school?

Cristina Mahon 4/05/2019 12:27 PM

Supporting programs that adopt children (girls in this case) to provide for their health as well as education. There are some great programs and you get to know your sponsored child.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Make School More Affordable

Why is it important that girls have equal access to education in order to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions?

Cristina Mahon 4/05/2019 12:19 PM

More educated girls normally have fewer children and a higher quality of life. With fewer children there is less impact to the climate and Earth resources.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Cristina Mahon 4/05/2019 12:15 PM

I was pretty aware of what those meant but I learned that in general there is a third of the product's shelf-life remains by the sell by date. I always wondered about that.

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