Madison Piazza

Hauppauge Eco Team

"Stay green and feel clean."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
474 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

34

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

340

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

1,020

minutes

spent learning

Madison's actions

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will spend 60 minutes each day researching women-owned businesses I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Research Cement Alternatives

#36 Alternative Cement

I will spend at least 60 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

#29 Wave and Tidal

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

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 17
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 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Research Cement Alternatives

Concrete is a good example of a material that most of us encounter every day, but may its carbon footprint is not obvious. What other everyday materials might have a large carbon footprint? How can you find out more?

Madison Piazza 3/31/2019 12:55 PM

Food, though we may not think that much about it, is something that leaves a large carbon footprint. The amount of CO2 that lamb emits is equivalent to that of the CO2 emitted by driving 91 miles. There is a website called carbonfootprint.com where you can calculate how big your own carbon footprint is, or even the footprint of the business you work for. It also gives you suggestions on how to offset the amount of carbon we are releasing into the atmosphere.

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

What did you learn about wave and tidal energy? Were you surprised by the information you found?

Madison Piazza 3/31/2019 11:59 AM

I was surprised to find that maintaining systems that utilize wave and tidal energy was more expensive than producing electricity on solid ground. You would think that because the earth is mostly covered in oceans that we would be able to use this kind of energy more than anything else but things are still in the early stages of development. Solar and wind are much further along than wave and tidal energies considering it isn't just based on the movement of waves but in time I'm sure that we will see developments in the technologies.

Read More
REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Learn More About Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy is reliable, abundant, and efficient. Project Drawdown states that public investment will play a crucial role in its expansion. In what ways (i.e. with money, time, advocacy) can you invest in geothermal energy?

Madison Piazza 3/31/2019 11:47 AM

The key to investing in geothermal energy is to find a geothermal company that has two things; access to land with a high geothermal potential, such as companies located in Nevada, and contracts or pending agreements with major utilities. Even though there are only a handful of companies with these items at the moment, they aren't hard to find and there are plenty of renewable energy stocks that you can invest in.

Read More
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?

Madison Piazza 3/31/2019 11:29 AM

Portion control can help you feel more satisfied by eating less than you usually do. Eating smaller meals at regular intervals can also help boost people's energy and productivity. Consuming foods such as lentils, tomatoes, green peas and broccoli in smaller quantities can also aid in the slowing of mass produced foods and the emission of greenhouse gases.

Read More