April 3 - April 24, 2019
Brightworks Sustainability
Brightworks Sustainability
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3,465TOTAL
team impact
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UP TO4.0conversationswith people
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UP TO3.0documentarieswatched
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UP TO1.0donationmade
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UP TO315gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO11locally sourced mealsconsumed
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UP TO36meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO248milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO76milestraveled by bike
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UP TO248milestraveled by bus
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UP TO540minutesspent exercising
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UP TO513minutesspent learning
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UP TO1.0personhelped
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UP TO30plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1,082pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO17zero-waste mealsconsumed
Team Feed
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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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April 19 at 9:00 AMless transportation of food by purchasing locally, and organic!
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April 11 at 11:39 AMBC and other GHGE mostly negatively affects areas inhabited by people who may not have the resources to move out of those areas and to address the medical externalities of BC and GHGE as well as climate change in general. These issues matter to me because I care about justice and not having access to clean, breathable air and livable...
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April 3 at 3:19 PMI already have this in my home!
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Competitions
CHALLENGER | MEMBERS | POINTS | CHALLENGED | MEMBERS | POINTS | ||||||
CHALLENGER: Oregon Food Bank | Challenger Team Members: 30 | Challenger Points: 3937 | Winning?: | VS. | CHALLENGED: Brightworks Sustainability | Challenged Team Members: 18 | Challenged Points: 3465 | Winning?: |