April 3 - April 24, 2019
ABT EARTHLINGS
Abt Associates
It *is* easy being green!
Points Total
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8,230Total
Team Impact
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up to214meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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up to21zero-waste mealsconsumed
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up to36milestraveled by bike
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up to121milestraveled by bus
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up to121milesnot traveled by car
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up to2,620pounds of CO2have been saved
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up to18lightbulbsreplaced
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up to145plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to981gallons of waterhave been saved
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up to2,040minutesspent exercising
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up to6.0donationsmade
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up to7.0conversationswith people
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up to12public officials or leaderscontacted
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up to3.0peoplehelped
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up to2.0documentarieswatched
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up to2.0treesplanted
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up to1,610minutesspent learning
Team Feed
Recent updates from this team-
April 24 at 2:25 PMClassic American food usually entails meat -- burgers, chicken, turkey, sandwich meats for lunch, etc. Moving to the Midwest I'm finding it hard to find a salad without meat in it (slight exaggeration). But I'm definitely moving my family away from eating as much red meat at least -- ground turkey or chicken works well in place of beef in...
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April 24 at 1:59 PMGreat challenge!! Proud of our team's accomplishments and impact. I see from some of the comments that we've learned a lot and are likely going to sustain some green behavior changes, which hopefully when scaled up is one of the solutions to climate change!
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April 24 at 9:27 AMCost and time. When time was less of a concern, I often used buses to travel between cities in the Northeast Corridor. When timing was tight, I flew. If high-speed rail had been an affordable option, I'd have gladly taken it.The Houston-Dallas corridor has been a target for privately-funded high-speed rail for some time, but legal challenges...
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April 24 at 7:16 AMI don't think we're taught to think about eating meat as a bad thing for the environment. For many people, it's built into everyday life without question. It speaks to our lack of awareness of how our own actions impact the world around us and what we value in terms of educating ourselves/others on.
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April 24 at 7:14 AMI've noticed that I live in a pretty accessible area with lots of high-quality sidewalks and easy access to well-maintained and paved public trails, but that that's not necessarily true of all neighborhoods/places.
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April 24 at 6:44 AMThis was a fun challenge. My interest was piqued because I spent some time on a small boat on the sea in February, and saw way too much plastic washed up on small islands. I also saw through the flimsy facades that fool us into thinking we are tidy: flushing the boat toilet may seem civilized, but once you come above deck you realize that...
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Competitions
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Challenger: ABT EARTHLINGS | Challenger Team Members: 25 | Challenger Points: 8230 | Winning?: | VS. | Challenged: OGA_Abt | Challenged Team Members: 13 | Challenged Points: 1303 | Winning?: | |||
Challenger: ABT EARTHLINGS | Challenger Team Members: 25 | Challenger Points: 8230 | Winning?: | VS. | Challenged: Abt Associates Cambridge | Challenged Team Members: 9 | Challenged Points: 1063 | Winning?: | |||
Challenger: ABT EARTHLINGS | Challenger Team Members: 25 | Challenger Points: 8230 | Winning?: | VS. | Challenged: Euston We Have A Problem | Challenged Team Members: 6 | Challenged Points: 219 | Winning?: | |||
Challenger: ABT EARTHLINGS | Challenger Team Members: 25 | Challenger Points: 8230 | Winning?: | VS. | Challenged: Mass Audubon | Challenged Team Members: 58 | Challenged Points: 6366 | Winning?: | |||
Challenger: ABT EARTHLINGS | Challenger Team Members: 25 | Challenger Points: 8230 | Winning?: | VS. | Challenged: Illinois Green Alliance | Challenged Team Members: 58 | Challenged Points: 8417 | Winning?: | |||
Challenger: ABT EARTHLINGS | Challenger Team Members: 25 | Challenger Points: 8230 | Winning?: | VS. | Challenged: Starbucks | Challenged Team Members: 23 | Challenged Points: 4701 | Winning?: | |||
Challenger: ABT EARTHLINGS | Challenger Team Members: 25 | Challenger Points: 8230 | Winning?: | VS. | Challenged: Solecito | Challenged Team Members: 10 | Challenged Points: 1534 | Winning?: |