Sue Rempel
4/10/2019 9:46 PM
reducing my carbon footprint, helping reduce air pollution and all the things that are affecting climate change
Sue Rempel
"I want to do what I can to help reverse climate change and save our planet for all living beings and for Mother Earth- our home."
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 304 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO6.0meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO60minutesspent exercising
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UP TO250minutesspent learning
Sue's actions
Buildings and Cities
Go for a Daily Walk
#54 Walkable Cities
I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
#4 Plant-Rich Diet
I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Food
Smaller Portions
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
Food
Composting
#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste
I will start a compost bin where I live.
Buildings and Cities
Plan to Insulate
#31 Insulation
I will find out how to make my home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.
Food
Support Local Food Systems
#4 Plant-Rich Diet
I will source 50 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.
Transport
Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle
#26 Electric Vehicles
I will spend at least 250 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.
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?
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Sue Rempel 4/23/2019 7:10 AMI have completed all of them. I continue to eat plant based diet every meal. Continuing each of these changes in my life-
Sue Barns 4/24/2019 6:40 PMWell done, Sue! If you've reduced/eliminated animal products from your diet, be sure to supplement with vitamin B-12.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric VehicleReducing (or eliminating) exhaust emissions and improving public health are two benefits of green vehicles. What other motivators inspire you to consider switching to a more fuel-efficient vehicle?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Smaller PortionsFun 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?
Sue Rempel 4/10/2019 9:44 PMsmaller plates help me to not overeat and notice more what I am eating... becoming more mindful of my food intake and be aware of my greed when I want to take more. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood CompostingProducing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?
Sue Rempel 4/10/2019 9:42 PMWhat motivates me most is water used to grow the food that goes to waste and the land taken for my wasted food that could be fed to others who are hungry. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBuildings and Cities Plan to InsulateWhat are some of the benefits of making your home more energy efficient?
Sue Rempel 4/10/2019 9:40 PMit is another way to use less energy and help to reduce my carbon footprint. I am researching solar panels and have 3 different companies coming to give me bids. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBuildings and Cities Go for a Daily WalkWhat have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?
Sue Rempel 4/10/2019 9:38 PMI notice the birds singing... and trees beginning to blossom. I could smell the lilacs blooming. It is spring and things are beginning to bud.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Reduce Animal ProductsIn 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?
Sue Rempel 4/10/2019 9:36 PMI think people are caught in the marketing by the meat industry that we must eat meat. I have decided to eat only plant based (cruelty-free, I like to call it) diet now.
I also want to teach others about the benefist to our earth by eating a plant based diet.