Leisa Vandehey

Community Team

""When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe" - john Muir"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
360 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

55

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

55

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

360

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

5.0

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

20

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Leisa's actions

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).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 5 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 1.82 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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Leisa Vandehey 4/24/2019 3:23 PM

Although I've been participating in EcoChallenges for many years, I appreciate that this event provides a unique opportunity to focus on an area where I have fallen back into harmful habits, and provides a framework, inspiration, and support to try something beyond what I had even envisioned as possible. Thank you, NWEI, for these on-going opportunities for education and growth!

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Leisa Vandehey 4/22/2019 3:50 PM

Weekend spent with family for the Easter Holiday. No options available for public transportation. Too busy for a walk today!

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Leisa Vandehey 4/22/2019 3:49 PM

I had an unexplained injury to my ankle this weekend that prevented me from walking, or going anywhere on 4/20 for that matter. Don't see this as a "fail". I didn't contribute any toxiv CO2s to the environment at all!

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