Nicole Spicer

Illinois Green Alliance

"Do good...any good...any time you can!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
659 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

donation

made
UP TO

40

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

person

helped
UP TO

38

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Nicole's actions

Women and Girls

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Learn about Temperate Forests

#12 Temperate Forests

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 60 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Choose Recycled Paper

#70 Recycled Paper

I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers

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

Nicole Spicer 4/24/2019 2:36 PM

Support more organizations that advocate for the health care needs of girls all over the world. We need to make sure our educational systems recognize the basic needs that young girls require and that's done through educating the puplic and policy reform.

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Nicole Spicer 4/24/2019 2:17 PM

This has been a fun and rewarding challenge. The fact that we challenged ourselves to be better custodians of our planet and learned more ways in which we can help reduce carbon emissions and support climate change and global warming solutions we are all winners. Way to go team!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Learn about Temperate Forests

As you learn more about the scope and seriousness of the environmental challenges we face, what impact does that have on your thinking and actions? What are the parts that feel overwhelming? What parts help you feel hopeful?

Nicole Spicer 4/23/2019 1:20 PM

I feel confident that collectively if we all do our part to reduce our carbon footprint and manage our resources responsibly we can direct our course to a more net positve direction. Knowing there are organizations like Illinois Green Alliance is sprouting up all domestically and globally makes me feel hopeful. and so does stories like this: https://wgno.com/2019/01/17/cleaning-new-yorks-filthy-harbor-with-one-billion-oysters/

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

In 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?

Nicole Spicer 4/23/2019 11:13 AM

I'm sometimes surprised by how much the media and advertising influence our eating choices. I've traveled outside of the United States and have noticed that there is less promotion of food products in general. In the US, in particular, we do seem overly fascinated we all thing convenient and fast and that generally comes in the form of burger, chicken, pizza, etc in the form for fast food. Maybe that influences our habits of meat consumption more than we think.

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Nicole Spicer 4/23/2019 11:03 AM

We are in the home stretch and I'm so proud of our team for committing to this ecochallenge and making a difference!

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Nicole Spicer 4/22/2019 3:01 PM

Happy Earth Day!

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Nicole Spicer 4/21/2019 9:49 PM

Happy Easter..vegetarian style! Healthy greens as part of our feast :)

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Nicole Spicer 4/19/2019 8:31 AM

The challenge will be over in less than a week! It's been a lot of fun and I've learned a great deal more about our environment and how I can be a better citizen of it.

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Nicole Spicer 4/19/2019 8:31 AM

The challenge will be over in less than a week! It's been a lot of fun and I've learned a great deal more about our environment and how I can be a better citizen of it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Choose Recycled Paper

Good job on choosing recycled paper! How can you take your action a step further?

Nicole Spicer 4/18/2019 12:09 PM

I will try to consume or purchase products that are made with recycled materials as often as I can and help to educate others!

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