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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Amber Perlmutter's avatar

Amber Perlmutter

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 306 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    60
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    10
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    8.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    450
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    450
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    300
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    5.0
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    436
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Amber's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 10 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 45 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 43.55 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Exercise Daily
    How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?
    Amber Perlmutter's avatar
    Amber Perlmutter 10/23/2018 6:22 AM
    Going to the gym with friends and working out together, and/or working out/running out in the woods or around town or at a park with other friends.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Use Public Transit
    The US spends roughly 20% of its federal budget on defense. In contrast, 2% goes to education, 20% goes to social security and 3% goes to transportation infrastructure. Do these numbers surprise you at all? Why or why not?
    Amber Perlmutter's avatar
    Amber Perlmutter 10/03/2018 5:03 AM
    These numbers do not surprise me because in the US, everyone glorifies the military and think that defense and the war on terrorism are most important. Education budget should be significantly increased, because it is important to fund our future generations. Public transportation should be increased as well, which could prevent further pollution, traffic, and auto accidents.
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    • Nicole Kozlowski's avatar
      Nicole Kozlowski 10/09/2018 4:47 AM
      Can I tell you how jealous I am that you can take public transportation?! So great that you are able to do that. The public transportation infrastructure in this state is really subpar compared to many other states. Would be nice to see a rail line from the shore (Monmouth County area) to Trenton in the future!
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