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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Shameika Hanson

Antioch University New England

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 289 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    donation
    made
  • UP TO
    1.0
    energy audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    4.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    4.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.0
    whole food meals
    consumed

Shameika's actions

Energy

Heat and Cool Naturally

I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Online Energy Audit

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smart Seafood Choices

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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?

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    Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:45 AM
    For anyone in Long Island, NY there is a Climate Justice Forum on 10/25/18. See the Facebook page for more information.
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    Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:43 AM
    On cooler nights I sleep with a heated blanket to warm myself up without needing to turn on the heat to warm the whole apratment.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Smart Seafood Choices
    Many states and countries have advisories on eating fish. Find out what is advised for your region. Do you think your diet choices fall within these guidelines? What steps do you need to take to make sure that they do?
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    Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:42 AM
    I don't eat more than the guidelines suggest especially after learning about everything in the water and how our marine life is being effected by things like pollution and microplastics.  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Online Energy Audit
    What most interested or surprised you about your own energy footprint?
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    Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:41 AM
    There is a lot of ghost energy being used because certain appliances are always plugged in.  I was happy that I used a lot less energy than I thought but have identified ways to reduce that use.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy Heat and Cool Naturally
    What are other ways you could use the power of the sun to reduce your own environmental footprint?
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    Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:40 AM
    Use it to dry my clothes, hair (sun + wind) and car after they are washed. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Connect with a Nonprofit
    What inspires you to act toward a more sustainable community?
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    Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:39 AM
    Knowing that work has to be done in a collaborative matter to be effective and long lasting a sustainable community ensures that is happening and will continue to happen.
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    Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:33 AM
    Today I am grateful for:
    1. My job
    2. My home
    3. A vehicle to transport myself on my own time
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    Shameika Hanson 10/17/2018 9:31 AM
    All meals today and yesterday have been unprocessed and eating leftovers has decreased my trash and amount spent out of my daily allotted food budget.
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  • 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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    Shameika Hanson 10/16/2018 9:33 AM
    Food can heal us.  What we ingest is what our bodies use to keep us at our best.  You can't get the best outcome if the inputs aren't good.  Eating unhealthy food will surely lead one to the doctor way more often than if a person were to ensure they were healthy to begin with.  Paying the grocer/ farmer is a way to stay healthy instead of paying the doctor to get healthy.
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    Shameika Hanson 10/16/2018 9:30 AM
    1. Grateful for loving family
    2. Waking up this morning in good health
    3. Having support systems in my life that allow me to take on new challenges and explore the better parts of myself
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