John McComb
4/24/2019 9:11 PM
I am worried, but it is not despair. I have been involved in lobbying on environmental issues forever with some success. The U.S. position is deeply diaappointing.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONMaterials Properly Dispose of RefrigerantsHow do you address your own feelings of concern, fear or despair about climate change?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBuildings and Cities Online Energy AuditWhat are your next steps for saving energy?
John McComb 4/24/2019 9:09 PMBig items that on all the time include my refrigerator (363 KWh/year), my computer (531 KWh/year). The next biggest items which are ones less often on are the TV (assume 3 hours/day = 100 KWh/year], After that lighting maybe another 70 KWh/year. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Explore Other Transport SolutionsWhat did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Karen Hollweg 4/24/2019 6:41 PMThat a top priority is to increase the use of e-bikes in cities & that there are significant ways to decrease the GHG emissions from airplanes -
REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane DigestersWhat does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Karen Hollweg 4/24/2019 6:30 PMThere needs to be closed systems within communities -- importantly, making materials flows and waste more apparent to all -- and I believe, reducing waste of materials and energy. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Generation Support Companies Leading in Green EnergyEvery dollar you put into solar or wind is a dollar not put into traditional financial institutions. You'll also be bolstering the fossil fuel divestment movement, too. Name some companies you know that invest in green energy. How can you support them?
Karen Hollweg 4/24/2019 5:03 PMStarbuck's , Kohl, Panera, Walmart -- it's really a mixed bag. Moral: everyone has things on which they can still improve -- i.e. drawdown more! -
Lisa LaRocque 4/24/2019 10:22 AMits important to be accountable and creat a sense of synergy -
Kristie Wagner 4/24/2019 8:07 AMGreat job everyone! Keep up the good work in our last day of the EcoChallenge! Maybe you have time for another one-time challenge?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane DigestersWhat does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Kristie Wagner 4/24/2019 8:02 AMA sustainable community can support itself entirely on resources where it is situated with minimal outside resources. In our world there are likely to be some outside resources coming into a system, but there would have to be a huge paradigm shift to make this common place. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Explore Other Transport SolutionsWhat did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Kristie Wagner 4/24/2019 8:01 AMThere are a lot in the greater Milwaukee area, but not as many in the suburban areas nearby where I live and work. I found it interesting that there aren't more connecting public transit options since everything is so close together here and it would be incredibly easy and efficient to have something like a train or similar option. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Research and Advocate for High-Speed RailWhat are the factors that influence your choice of transportation? These can include things like money, time, and convenience, as well as perceptions of danger or safety. What would need to change for you to regularly choose more climate-friendly options?
Kristie Wagner 4/24/2019 7:59 AMTime and convenience mostly, but I think there would have to be a lot that would change for me to take public transportation, unfortunately. One major thing is that I am 20 miles away from where I work and there is no form of public transit available to me.