Michael Sheppard

FGCU Climate Change Heroes

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
451 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

15

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

28

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

45

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

23

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

24

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

28

miles

not traveled by car

Michael 's actions

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 2 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 1.61 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY 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

Transport

Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

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 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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?
Michael Sheppard 4/14/2019 5:08 PM
I think price is the largest factor. It's cheaper and faster to eat fast-food than it is to go to the grocery store and buy the ingredients to make an organic meal, and that's one of the biggest reasons why meat is so over-consumed. I think that another part of it is education. Nutrition is something that is really important and isn't something that is really taught in a lot of schools. As a result, people go for the foods that are the cheapest and most convenient.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Michael Sheppard 4/14/2019 5:01 PM
In my opinion, a sustainable community is one that uses renewable resources and minimizes consumption. To make this become a reality, we need to get as many people as possible on board with the whole sustainability issue. Education is key.

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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?
Michael Sheppard 4/09/2019 8:40 PM
I had a coworker who worked at the same time as I did, so I offered to give them a ride to work. Their place was on my way, so I didn't really have to burn any extra fuel than I normally would have.

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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?
Michael Sheppard 4/09/2019 8:36 PM
Eating smaller portions limits the over-consumption of food. Often times I'll feel just as full eating less, as I would eating more.

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Michael Sheppard 4/06/2019 9:33 PM
Instead of meeting my friend at the gym, we carpooled together and saved about 1/3 of a gallon of gas.

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Michael Sheppard 4/06/2019 9:32 PM
I work at a restaurant, my lunch consisted of extra food that was made by mistake and would have likely been thrown out.

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