Khellmar Daring
4/05/2019 10:56 AM
Because meat is very popular in america whether that be fish, chicken and especially turkey around Thanksgiving.
Khellmar Daring
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 236 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO10milestraveled by carpool
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UP TO6.0plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO2.0meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO3.5pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO10milesnot traveled by car
Khellmar's actions
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.
Materials
Launch a Recycling Program
#56 Industrial Recycling
I will set up a recycling center at my workplace or school.
Transport
Try Carpooling
#75 Ridesharing
I will commute by carpool 5 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 1.77 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
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
Reduce Animal Products
#4 Plant-Rich Diet
I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Participant Feed
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Khellmar Daring 4/12/2019 7:41 AMThe most important thing I believe I did was consume a plant rich diet. This solution could be pretty impactful as a lot of the emissions we put into our atmosphere come from food. According to an article on Green Biz by Pete Pearson "food waste represents 4.4 billion tons of annual greenhouse gas emissions" and according to CSS 47.6% of that is from meat. So if we were to cut down on the amount of meat we ate we would severely impact the amount of emissions due to food in a good way of course.-
Mr McNally 4/12/2019 10:00 AMThanks for the posting OJ. If food waste is 4.4 billion tons of GHG emissions how much of the total emissions does this represent? Since these are massive numbers, that will help put these data into perspective.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFoodIn 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?
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Khellmar Daring 4/03/2019 11:14 AMGood, as I believe with Winooski is an amazing school-
Mr McNally 4/03/2019 4:49 PM
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REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterialsHow can you take your commitment to sustainable living beyond yourself? How can you, personally, work toward broader change?
Khellmar Daring 4/03/2019 11:13 AMI can get the freshman grade to start throwing recycle in the recycling, trash in the trash bin, and compost within the compost bin.-
Shylee Fields 4/03/2019 3:00 PM
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportList some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterialsWhat do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
Khellmar Daring 4/03/2019 11:06 AMThings that will last forever instead of things that will last me a year-
Mr McNally 4/03/2019 3:00 PM
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REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterialsWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Khellmar Daring 4/03/2019 11:00 AMYou could buy a recyclable plastic cup and use that for all your liquids.-
Mr McNally 4/03/2019 4:27 PM
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