Stephanie Bissland
4/24/2019 8:37 AM
I'm ready. I looking for a fairly level terrain to live where I could use a bicycle or tricyle...in the meantime I am saving for the cost of a prius.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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Stephanie Bissland 4/24/2019 11:51 AMI think I could have done better had I logged in each day; I did research --you know how you google and then go off on side bars. And I looked in some of the local shops. I only use natural fabrics. I should have read the instructions of how to work this challenge! I learned a great deal. -
Stephanie Bissland 4/24/2019 11:42 AMFound and bought drawer dividers for silver and utensils at a local store. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric VehicleReducing (or eliminating) exhaust emissions and improving public health are two benefits of green vehicles. What other motivators inspire you to consider switching to a more fuel-efficient vehicle?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterials Research Cement AlternativesConcrete 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?
Sid McCausland 4/21/2019 6:12 PMNever had heard of Type C Fly Ash before, it will be interesting to see the results of the durability test...but then the Parthenon...
Plastic components in everything, plastic bags, plastic packaging, detergents, synthetics...so many everyday products come out of processes that leave a carbon footprint of significant magnitude considering the life cycle of the typical product.
Google is my friend when I get ready to find out more. -
Stephanie Bissland 4/17/2019 7:14 PMThe exponent explosion of trash during my lifetime are horrendous--I think we ought to speak up as well as just quietly change our ways; e.g., bring your own container, or wrap when you go to a takeout place that still uses styro or plastic. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Use Plant TreesHow is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?
Stephanie Bissland 4/17/2019 7:08 PMI'm putting in mountain ash, as I removed the old and sick birch and spruce. -
Stephanie Bissland 4/17/2019 7:06 PMI have a pound and we have left-overs for lunch. The smaller plates prevent over eating! -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Explore Other Food SolutionsWhat did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Sid McCausland 4/17/2019 6:23 PMWe are destroying native species and biodiversity so that we can devote ever more land to the production of meat that is now being consumed by an ever increasing percentage of the World's population, which is contrary to all sustainable ecological principles -
Yolanda Meza 4/16/2019 11:50 PMI have not used plastic bags buying groceries. I made repurposed cloth bags, Boomarage bags, to give out to people in the grocery stores checkout lines,, 5 less bags in the environment. I cook vegan/whole food plant base meals Daily at home and weekly for my community. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Explore Other Transport SolutionsWhat did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Sid McCausland 4/10/2019 4:06 PMPrior to World War II most cities and towns were walkable and many had successful public transit systems. The post-war boom led to the development housing miles away from business districts and jobs, virtually necessitating vehicle ownership. Recent efforts to integrate housing, shopping and employment opportunities within rejuvenated urban cores has great appeal to generations that would love to be part of a walkable community.