Cathy Heider

Rockland Climate Alliance

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
448 Total

Participant Impact

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14

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
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3.0

donations

made
up to

2.0

people

helped
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1.0

documentaries

watched
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65

minutes

spent learning

Cathy'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

Women and Girls

Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers

#6 Educating Girls

I will donate 2 Femme Kit(s) to help girls overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

Completed
One-Time Action

Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 45 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

Uncompleted
One-Time Action

Buildings and Cities

Research Heat Pumps

#42 Heat Pumps

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

Completed
One-Time Action

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Donate

#21 Clean Cookstoves

I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

Completed
One-Time Action

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

Completed
One-Time Action

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Reflection Question
Electricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?

Cathy Heider 4/24/2019 11:33 AM

To me, a sustainable community means one where we give back in equal amounts to what we take or where energy is never wasted. The methane digester concept used the energy of food waste to produce usable energy for human/ industrial use. The byproducts can then be used as fertilizer to create new food energy. Great concept! I think people's mentality needs to change to understand that our earth is not producing traditional forms of energy at the same rate that humans are using them....and that this energy is not an infinite resource!

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Reflection Question
Buildings and Cities Research Heat Pumps

Why is taking action on climate change important to you? Why do you care?

Cathy Heider 4/22/2019 5:49 PM

Taking action on climate change is important because we only have one planet to live on. It provides for us, so we should provide back to it. Simple as that. It is also important not to leave our problems to future generations to solve.

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Cathy Heider 4/10/2019 11:35 AM

I didn't know what a "femme kit" was, but now I do. What a great way to make it easier for girls to go to school and live their lives....and more environmentally friendly than other sanitary products like those we use in the U.S.

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Reflection Question
Food Smaller Portions

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?

Cathy Heider 4/10/2019 11:22 AM

Besides smaller portions benefitting the environment, they will benefit the waistline and our pocketbooks! Research shows that eating in moderation is a much healthier habit.

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Cathy Heider 4/08/2019 8:12 AM

My uncle in Maine has a heat pump and when we visited on a hot day last summer, his house was very comfortable. I've been meaning to look into them more and this was my chance. I learned that there are several kinds with plusses and minuses to each. Not sure which would work best for our house, so time to call my HVAC guys.

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Cathy Heider 4/03/2019 8:39 AM

I just read about "sell by", "use by" and "best by" dates on food. I always thought "use by" was a safety date...NOT! I won't spoil (ha!) any more for you, but reading about it was interesting.

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- Lorien Barlow 4/05/2019 12:59 PM
  
  To think of ALL the perfectly good food I've thrown away because I didn't understand these labels!
  
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