

Alexandria Curo
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 839 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO5.0lightbulbsreplaced
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UP TO3.0locally sourced mealsconsumed
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UP TO12milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO12milestraveled by foot
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UP TO60minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO22plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO10plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO72pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO1.0waste auditconducted
Alexandria'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.
Waste
Go Paperless
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.
Energy
Switch to Cold Water
I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.
Nature
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.
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.
Food
Buy From a Farmers Market
I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.
Food
Plant an Herb Garden
I will plant an herb garden in my home, workplace, or dorm room.
Waste
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.
Water
Say No to Plastic Straws
An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When they ingest plastic, marine life has a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.
Water
Eco-friendly Gardening
I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.
Energy
Adjust the Thermostat
I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.
Transportation
Walk Instead
I will walk 2 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 1.86 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Energy
Choose LED Bulbs
I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.
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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Alexandria Curo 10/24/2018 7:58 AM"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls the butterfly."
- Richard Bach -
Alexandria Curo 10/23/2018 10:34 AM"What good is the warmth of Summer without the cold of Winter to give it sweetness"
- John Steinbeck -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Buy From a Farmers MarketWhat is one food choice that you make, or could make, that would do more good and less harm?
Alexandria Curo 10/23/2018 8:46 AMOne food choice I can make that would do less harm and more good, is to source my food locally from sustainable farms and to not buy more food than what I need to prevent waste. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONEnergy Switch to Cold WaterWhat do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?
Alexandria Curo 10/23/2018 8:41 AMI plan to use the money I save from making more energy efficient choices toward paying off my student loans. -
Alexandria Curo 10/18/2018 8:25 AM“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Alexandria Curo 10/11/2018 10:01 AM"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time."
- J. Lubbock -
Alexandria Curo 10/10/2018 9:57 AM“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”
― John Muir -
Alexandria Curo 10/08/2018 1:16 PM“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
― Albert Einstein -
Alexandria Curo 9/26/2018 8:35 AM"Human beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid."
- George Bernard Shaw
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Alexandria Curo 9/19/2018 8:17 AM"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you."
- Monet