Stacy Shreves
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 1,003 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1.0documentarywatched
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UP TO1.0donationmade
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UP TO44meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO660minutesspent exercising
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UP TO35minutesspent learning
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UP TO3.0public officials or leaderscontacted
Stacy's actions
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.
Women and Girls
Start a Social Media Campaign
#6 Educating Girls
Through social media, I will raise awareness about gender inequity in education by sharing the information found in the links below.
Women and Girls
Make School More Affordable
#6 Educating Girls
I will raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.
Materials
Go Paperless
#70 Recycled Paper
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.
Food
Smaller Portions
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
#4 Plant-Rich Diet
I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
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.
Electricity Generation
Communicate With My Elected Officials
#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore)
I will write or call 3 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.
Electricity Generation
Support Companies Leading in Green Energy
#8 Solar Farms
I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.
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).
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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Stacy Shreves 4/24/2019 1:18 PM -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?
Stacy Shreves 4/24/2019 11:29 AMIt would seem that the best way to make a positive impact, according to your info, is to go vegan and give up chocolate and coffee. However, that's not going to happen for me. I can reduce the amount of chocolate and coffee that I consume and I can increase the amount of vegetarian meals that I eat during the week. That seems like a much more realistic goal at this point. ☺ -
Stacy Shreves 4/23/2019 3:42 PMI'm kinda bummed that this challenge ends tomorrow! We've made some changes at work and at home that I'd really love to stick with: turning lights off when we don't need them on, making sure faucets aren't dripping, cutting back on meat at our meals, cooking smaller portions at meals. I love having a recycled craft area at work for kids too! This has been a great experience! -
Stacy Shreves 4/22/2019 5:06 AMHappy Earth Day! 🌎 What a perfect day to focus on reducing, reusing and recycling here at home! Time to begin a few small projects! ♻ -
REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterials Go PaperlessWhat do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
Stacy Shreves 4/18/2019 5:52 AMI would like to prioritize experiences over material items. I would much rather go to a show, a gallery or a museum than collect more "stuff". Libraries are so helpful with this goal because I can save my money by borrowing books instead of buying them and cluttering up my house with books (more than it already is, lol!!!). 😁 -
Stacy Shreves 4/17/2019 11:10 AMI realized this morning that we only have 7 more days to go in our challenges! It's time to start thinking about ways to be involved and contribute to the fight against global warming beyond this challenge. This has been a great experience at home and at work and it shouldn't be difficult to keep it going. 🌎 -
REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane DigestersWhat does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Stacy Shreves 4/17/2019 5:37 AMMy vision would include a recycling center and a community garden. We would need the town board to take action and get a few community organizations to get involved in order to make it happen. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWomen and Girls Start a Social Media CampaignHow are people responding to the statistics you're sharing on social media?
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Stacy Shreves 4/14/2019 12:26 PM -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWomen and Girls Make School More AffordableWhy is it important that girls have equal access to education in order to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions?
Stacy Shreves 4/10/2019 4:18 PMAs you cite in one of your online articles, "Over time, educated girls will grow up into empowered women who have the freedom to make choices about their futures and their bodies - crucial to slowing rampant population growth and thereby reducing emissions."
Education lasts a lifetime and gets passed along to children, grandchildren, etc. Supporting women's education is a great way to help combat climate change! I just started a money jar here at home for my family to contribute to so that we can donate to the Malala Fund soon.