Hermione Carlyle

Prairie Crossing Charter School

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212 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

5.0

conversations

with people

Hermione's actions

Buildings and Cities

Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions

All Buildings and Cities Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.

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Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 3 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

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Materials

Share Bioplastic Disposal Tips

#47 Bioplastic

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching how to properly dispose of bioplastics in my city and share this information with 5 friends, family and/or colleagues.

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Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.
Hermione Carlyle 4/05/2019 1:32 PM
Most plastic is made from non-biodegradable materials, but most of it can be plant based. Plastic is made from polymer, what some people don't know is that this molecule is found in other things, such as plants. Cellulose, shells, exoskeletons, potatoes, sugarcane, tree bark, algae, and shrimp all contain natural polymers that can be modified into plastic. My question is why not actually do that? Is it because of cost or something related to that.

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- Laurel Fullerton 4/07/2019 4:48 PM
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Hermione Carlyle 4/04/2019 6:13 AM
I decided to do this challenge because I knew we had LED light bulbs in our home. This means we already had many our light bulbs replaced, so it was difficult to find some that weren't. Though, it got me thinking. Once people only have LED's in their home what will happen to things that require non-LED light bulbs. There would be no more lava lamps. I was just wondering about this because I enjoy my lava lamp, but if it helps the environment then I must say good bye.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Hermione Carlyle 4/01/2019 1:36 PM
I read about possible things we could do to help use less energy. One of the devices that would help is the smart thermostat. What I'm wondering is how would it reduce heating and cooling demands and still maintain building comfort?

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