
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Brightworks Sustainability
Brightworks Sustainability
Points Total
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3,465Total
Team Impact
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up to11locally sourced mealsconsumed
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up to36meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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up to17zero-waste mealsconsumed
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up to76milestraveled by bike
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up to248milestraveled by bus
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up to248milesnot traveled by car
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up to1,082pounds of CO2have been saved
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up to30plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to315gallons of waterhave been saved
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up to540minutesspent exercising
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up to1.0donationsmade
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up to4.0conversationswith people
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up to1.0peoplehelped
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up to3.0documentarieswatched
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up to513minutesspent learning
Team Feed
Recent updates from this team-
April 24 at 5:25 PMNope I have not! Closest thing I've heard of is "managed grazing"... It think the biggest advantages are: -requires less attention (in the long run), but more understand (which eventually leads to care) of the whole system, bring our attention to quality over quantity -brings the farming practices back to viewing and working with the...
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April 24 at 5:05 PMIt clarifies the actual longevity/life span of food which translates to better understanding the potential value certain foods have to our body. It also makes me less hesitant to buy produce w/ "best by" or "use by" dates that are near. Acting in accordance to the "expiration date" rather than the other's listed...
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April 24 at 3:43 PM-filled with /surrounded by/composed of by solutions that are applicable/adoptable for regions' particular climate, environmental and financial resources -supplied w/ several, well-dispersed urban farm with locally sourced energy (which biogas, etc.) and that require climate-appropriate amounts of water -functions on multiple close-loop...
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April 24 at 3:30 PMI have heard of this! I appreciate Drawdown's emphasis that this is a "bridge" solution and that it should really only be considered a solution if it's from waste from perennials (thereby encouraging replacing annuals w/ perennials). I learned that there have been emission studies on miscanthus and willow short rotation coppice.....
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April 24 at 3:15 PMDrawdown's Building and Cities Sector is ranked #6!!! I am in the right industry :) It was interesting to see the order in which the Sector summary was done: "First, district heating was subtracted, then heat pumps, then building automation (which requires a split of impact between heating and cooling and lighting energy reduction), then...
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April 19 at 11:52 AMI try to walk as much as I can and lucky my work schedule and life are flexible enough to allow me to do so. The ebike is super easy to ride and with that extra e-help, I would be able to go to meetings (where I try to avoid the sweaty look) via bike, without looking like I just biked!
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Competitions
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Challenger: Oregon Food Bank | Challenger Team Members: 30 | Challenger Points: 3937 | Winning?: | VS. | Challenged: Brightworks Sustainability | Challenged Team Members: 18 | Challenged Points: 3465 | Winning?: |