Gary Wong

HP PALO ALTO

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
390 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

20

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Gary's actions

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 18
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?

Gary Wong 10/09/2018 8:09 AM

Still collecting water from shower when getting hot, and used them to water plants.

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- Monica Martin 10/09/2018 8:16 AM
  
  That is super ambitious. And a great idea. I might need to borrow that one next summer....
  
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Gary Wong 10/05/2018 4:19 PM

Friday.... woke up late... rushed through shower.. which saved water! Whooo-hooo!

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Gary Wong 10/04/2018 10:40 PM

Trimmed about 1-minute this morning taking a shower, and turned off monitors in two conference rooms before leaving work today.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Know My health

How do you deal with the physical and emotional stress of the big problems we face? How can you help others cope?

Gary Wong 10/03/2018 1:40 PM

I find humor is the best way to deal with stressful and unpleasant emotional issues. It always seems to lighten the mood, and always provides a much needed distraction for a short while. Then, you can re-group and re-focus on the problem or issue at hand.

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Gary Wong 9/30/2018 8:39 PM

Well, because I had my house fumigated this weekend, I didn't use any hot water or gas these past 3-days! Forced savings I guess!

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Gary Wong 9/24/2018 1:16 AM

After boiling some corn today, let the water cool, then watered plants with them. My tiny contribution today.

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Gary Wong 9/21/2018 3:36 PM

Okay... does anybody really turn off these monitors/displays in our conference rooms anymore? Turned off another 4 on my way out the door today for the start of a beautiful weekend.

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- Erin McNichol 10/03/2018 7:57 AM
  
  Good point Gary and great work! I think this could be a good company wide campaign
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Turn it off

How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?

Gary Wong 9/18/2018 6:37 PM

I live 12-miles from the Moss Landing PG&E power plant, and wish I would've taken their tours when they were available. Being so close to a major power plant and in the Monterey Bay, you can definitely tell they have a huge impact on the livelihood of the environment. Being a marine sanctuary, this power plant must maintain high environmental standards, or its surrounding sea life will suffer, or worse, die out.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Power Down the Computer

What are other easy things you could do to save energy and reduce your environmental footprint?

Gary Wong 9/18/2018 6:32 PM

With better LED technology, I've begun replacing my CFL's with higher efficient LED light bulbs.

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Gary Wong 9/18/2018 6:27 PM

I turned off 3 monitor displays in 3 different conference rooms before leaving the building.

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