Megan Reilly

New Paltz Contemporary Issues in Photography

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
248 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

8.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

2.0

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

2.0

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

40

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

2.9

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Megan's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 4 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail

#66 High-Speed Rail

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 2 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 2.91 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by attending a training, workshop, or presentation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 3
DAILY 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

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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Megan Reilly 4/24/2019 2:16 PM

have been paying attention to the portions of which foods I eat and where they are from

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Megan Reilly 4/24/2019 2:16 PM

i always eat vegetarian meals

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Megan Reilly 4/24/2019 2:15 PM

walked to class and work

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Megan Reilly 4/19/2019 7:21 AM

Eating less meat daily reduces the need for consumption and furthers local farming

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

What did you learn about indigenous peoples' land management that you can apply in your own life?

Megan Reilly 4/19/2019 7:15 AM

I have done research on the Dakota Access Pipeline and the effects of that on Indigenous spiritual land

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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?

Megan Reilly 4/19/2019 7:14 AM

Eating slower and taking time to do that

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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?

Megan Reilly 4/19/2019 7:12 AM

I enjoy walking anywhere that is within a mile in the warmer weather because it gives me time to reflect on things I wouldn't unless I give myself the time to do so.

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Megan Reilly 4/19/2019 7:10 AM

walking to class and work

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