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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Nicholas Fox

Environmental Chemistry

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 439 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    100
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    5.0
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    5.0
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    23
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    0.0
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    15
    whole food meals
    consumed

Nicholas 's actions

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Carry my Trash

I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Replace Manual Thermostats

I will replace manual thermostats with programmable ones.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 3 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 23 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Install Alternative Energy

I will install alternative energy systems, such as solar electric systems or solar water heaters.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Take Control

Both system and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 1 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 0.0 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 3 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?


  • Nicholas  Fox 's avatar
    Nicholas Fox 10/25/2018 6:39 AM
    hello people my bad that I am that STOOPID
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Carry my Trash
    What one thing could you do right away to reduce your waste?

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    Nicholas Fox 10/24/2018 11:24 AM
    To see if you are  can or cant be reusable 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Install Alternative Energy
    How is your region being affected by climate change? How will it be affected in the future?

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    Nicholas Fox 10/24/2018 11:21 AM
    I think the climate change affects everything that lives in said area and could be dangerous if we dont change anything about our bad habits 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Skip the Straw
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?

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    Nicholas Fox 10/24/2018 11:16 AM
    I could use less plastic and paper in my every-day life and use other alternatives live google docs or using tote bags 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Explore My Area
    How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place?

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    Nicholas Fox 10/16/2018 11:16 AM
    Walking around and getting a visual under standing of how amazing the area is and to get to know the place better

    • Andres Alegria 's avatar
      Andres Alegria 10/16/2018 11:20 AM
      • You can apprecitate more of the beautiful things in life outside like plants, and tress 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Support Pollution Reduction
    What environmental factors affect human health in your region, and how do they affect it?

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    Nicholas Fox 10/16/2018 11:14 AM
    I think that the carbon that is being release from motor vehicles is harming the atmosphere 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Take Control
    How do environmental health, community health, and your personal health intersect?

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    Nicholas Fox 10/12/2018 11:16 AM
    They all have to do with your well being and ecosystem 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Water 5-Minute Showers
    Five minute showers are an impressive step toward reducing your water footprint. What is the next step you can take?

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    Nicholas Fox 10/10/2018 11:34 AM
    Another step would be to never leave the fossett sink on while brushing my teeth 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Whole Foods Diet
    Michael Pollan states that "it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor." What are your thoughts on this?

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    Nicholas Fox 10/10/2018 11:31 AM
    I think paying the farmer because we primarily need the food that the farmers produce 

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    Nicholas Fox 10/10/2018 11:26 AM
    I joined the Challenge because Im intrigued on what I can do to changing my bad habits on the environment