Lewis Kuhlman
10/25/2018 7:49 PM
I don't feel addicted to sugar, but I eat it when it is around. In the office, that is frequently, so it can be tough to say no.
Lewis Kuhlman
"My mission is to make the most sustainable choice the easiest choice."
POINTS TOTAL
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- 389 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO30minutesspent learning
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UP TO1,099pounds of CO2have been saved
Lewis's actions
Community
Join my Neighborhood Association
I will join my neighborhood association or another local group.
Community
Support Businesses Owned by People of Color
Racial inequity is a sustainability problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.
Community
Express My Support
I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.
Transportation
Support Public Transportation
I will make 3 phone call(s) and/or send 3 emails each day to public officials to advocate for a more comprehensive public transportation system in my region.
Transportation
Choose a Carbon Offset
If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.
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.
Food
Weekly Meal Planning
I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.
Health
Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home
I will spend 30 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.
Waste
Advocate For More Food Packaging Options
I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.
Health
Avoid refined sugar
I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.
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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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Avoid refined sugarBefore you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONWaste Advocate For More Food Packaging OptionsWhat concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.
Lewis Kuhlman 10/19/2018 5:07 PMWhat concerns me most about how people are affecting the planet is that we don't see a direct response from our actions to rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Similarly, the we don't travel with the waste that collects in the oceans, so it is too distant to understand.-
Carey Compton 10/19/2018 5:25 PMYes, I agree Lewis. We could lower our biggest impacting greenhouse gas - carbon dioxide (i.e., CO2) that is due to our transportation habits. So by driving less or driving an electric vehicle (EV) and getting the electricity from a renewable energy source like solar or wind power, we could potentially lower that raising CO2 in the atmosphere.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Weekly Meal PlanningAn average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?
Lewis Kuhlman 10/14/2018 5:15 PMIt surprises me how many pounds of food people throw out. I'm fortunate enough to live close to a food coop and can walk over whenever I need to get ingredients. I don't have to stock up and get more than I need. I would rather use the money spent on spoiled food on my retirement. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my HomeTo what extent do you believe that environmental factors contribute to your own health or issues with health?
Lewis Kuhlman 10/10/2018 4:52 PMI got through 9 products in about 20 minutes. I was able to find all of them (or at least their ingredients on EWG's website. I was surprised that Simple Green's Concentrated All Purpose Cleaner got an F because it has a "Non-Toxic & Biodegradable Formula." I have ammonia (F) that I never use and I don't know where to take it. The Landfill does have a household hazardous waste collection., though. The stuff I got from the Co-op got A's and 1 or 2 C's.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Choose a Carbon OffsetA round-trip flight from New York City to Los Angeles emits just over 1.5 tons of CO2—per person. That’s a lot of carbon! What can you do to reduce the number of flights you take per year?
Lewis Kuhlman 10/08/2018 10:01 PMI take Amtrak on my trips and visit a few cities on the way. However, I flew to San Francisco since there is not a direct route their from Chicago. I calculated the carbon emissions using a site I found in a web search and purchased an offset using Terrapass. -
Lewis Kuhlman 9/25/2018 11:55 AMI've gone through most of the challenges and checked off things I've already done. It was a bit tricky, though, because there are things I usually do, but not always. Some of those ended up on my to-do actions.
