Aniyah Smalls
4/16/2019 11:19 AM
Drive places
Bike places
Walk.
take a trip bus
Bike places
Walk.
take a trip bus
Aniyah Smalls
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 391 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO4.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1,162pounds of CO2have been saved
Aniyah's actions
Food
Smaller Portions
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
Electricity Generation
Solar Water Consultation
#41 Solar Water
I will contact a local installer/distributor to see if a solar water heater makes sense for my house.
Transport
Stay on the Ground
#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence
Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).
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.
Materials
Eliminate Toxic Plastics
#47 Bioplastic
I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.
Land Use
Forest-Friendly Foods 2
#5 Tropical Forests
I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.
Materials
Recycle Everything I Can
#55 Household Recycling
I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.
Food
Composting
#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste
I will start a compost bin where I live.
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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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Stay on the GroundWhat was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Generation Solar Water ConsultationDiversifying our energy supply and improving public health are just two benefits of renewable energy. What other motivators inspire you to consider installing a solar water heater in your home?
Aniyah Smalls 4/16/2019 11:16 AMMONEY WILL BE SAVED.
Because I don't have to use my house energy
The sun will provide me energy for water-
Mr McNally 4/18/2019 11:11 AMGreat. There are increasing sources of financial support to help people get access to solar technology and energy. This is part of the Youth Lobby's initiative to help make energy efficiency more affordable.
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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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterials Eliminate Toxic PlasticsWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
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Mr McNally 4/18/2019 11:12 AMCan you elaborate on these Aniyah? How could single use containers be replaced with more durable/re-usable ones?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Keep Track of Wasted FoodAn 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?
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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?
Aniyah Smalls 4/03/2019 11:17 AMWater is a main source humans need.
and damaging water with pollution is just terrible.
Land we need for homes and growing food.
All of these things are important or at least play a role in this.
Toxic substances in air contaminated by waste include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane those things change my veiw because us humans need an enviornment
where future generations can breathe fresh air drink fresh water and grown fresh food from uncontaminated land. I think this response doesn't exactly answer but it's just how i feel.
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Mr McNally 4/03/2019 4:31 PMGreat Aniyah. Appreciating the environmental "goods and services" that the Earth provides is a great way to begin to feel connected to our home. I hope you are seeing from class that all our actions and those of people around the world will greatly influence our climate and aspects of our earth like sea level rise, glacier melt, ice sheets, etc.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Use Forest-Friendly Foods 2How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
Aniyah Smalls 4/03/2019 11:05 AMThere are temptations in the food industry which one can't resist,
however avoiding heavy amounts of salty,sugary,greasy type food is good.
What you eat obviously causing problems physically in the future
So short answer is yes it was easy for me to block out my daily junk.-
Mr McNally 4/03/2019 4:31 PMMaybe you can be a positive influence on your peers?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterials Recycle Everything I CanHow could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?
Aniyah Smalls 4/02/2019 11:46 AMRecycling makes me feel positive.
knowing that recycling reduces objects from becoming trash
and into a new, helps the earth.
If you dump it all in a wasteland or burn it you'll release stuff in the air
and the materials are know gone-
Mr McNally 4/02/2019 3:42 PMGreat! Recycling is a tangible step everyone can do. If we can maximize the use of the recyclable matter, we can reduce not only objects going into trash (ultimately the landfills) but also reduce the total energy and greenhouse gas emissions from producing these objects from raw materials.
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