Raul Guadarrama

Seton Hall University

"To help the environment by making little changes that will add up. "

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636 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

72

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

69

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

36

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

4.0

public officials or leaders

contacted
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72

miles

not traveled by car

Raul's actions

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

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).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 4 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 1.85 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Social Justice

Advocate for Forest Protection

#38 Forest Protection

I will contact 2 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests and the enforcement of existing anti-logging laws.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Express My Support

#54 Walkable Cities

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact neighborhood walkability and express my support for better walking infrastructure.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice

How could better walking infrastructure make your city both more enjoyable and more equitable?
Raul Guadarrama 4/07/2019 3:57 PM
Walking could work well for everyone. Unfortunately in some neighborhoods like the ones around Newark its hard to walk due to the area. One of the things that could make this a more "walkable" city are security, or investment in public programs and community centers.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice

Higher standards of living are very often dependent on moving our environmental costs elsewhere. What are some specific ways in which the environmental impacts of your own lifestyle might be shifted elsewhere?
Raul Guadarrama 4/07/2019 3:55 PM
I contacted two officials today through phone. Unfortunately I couldn't speak to the actual congressman, I talked to two representative that said that they would pass on my message to them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

List 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?
Raul Guadarrama 4/04/2019 7:46 AM
Instead of having all my friends drive to work I decided to pick them up and set up a carpool, although Iv'e been trying not to drive there are places where we have to drive to so in that case we try to get as many people in one cat as we can.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Fun 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?
Raul Guadarrama 4/04/2019 6:39 AM
I like to eat a lot like most people do but eating smaller portions can be good for the environment and for me. I usually overcook and have left over so now I'm trying to keep track how much food I cook and make sure that I don't have any left overs.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

How 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?
Raul Guadarrama 4/04/2019 6:38 AM
I try to recycle everything I can already but i didn't know that a lot of materials can be recycled that i didn't know about, for example I didn't know that some types of plastic bags could be recycled or that foam and foam cups can be recycled.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Raul Guadarrama 4/02/2019 3:38 PM
I've never really looked into eating vegan meals, I've always though its kind of dumb to be honest. Since i have to cook its kind of hard to learn new recipes that don't have meat. I cooked with tofu for the first time and it really wasn't as bad as I thought. Although it wont be my go to source of protein its something that I will try to incorporate into my diet from now on.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
Raul Guadarrama 4/02/2019 3:35 PM
Instead of driving to to school and the gym I decided to walk and bike. Although its rough because it is a little cold still it wasn't bad at all. I saw people that I usually wouldn't see and it was really nice.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

What was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?
Raul Guadarrama 4/02/2019 3:33 PM
Instead of flying, I decided to take a bus to see my family over Easter Break. The train was less expensive and will take a little more time but its something easy that is worth doing.

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