Kolton Fink

SOC 228 Environmental Sociology

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
439 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

296

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

270

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

380

gallons of water

have been saved

Kolton's actions

Transportation

Drive Less

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

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

COMPLETED 19
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?

Kolton Fink 10/11/2018 8:49 PM

Today I did succeed by taking a 5 minute shower, but i ended up doing a lot of driving that was not necessary and could have been prevented.

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Kolton Fink 10/09/2018 5:07 PM

The challenges are good so far. I have been doing my best to travel less in my car, but there have been a few times I went driving when I didn’t really need to but wanted to. Also, for the water, I have done a good job taking 5 minute showers with an alarm playing so I know when to hop out.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Drive Less

How has your access to various kinds of transportation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

Kolton Fink 10/03/2018 11:45 PM

For my whole life, I have not used public transportation more than once or twice. I normally get around by my personal car or with one of my family members. This has obviously influenced me to drive more because I can go wherever on my schedule and not worry about making it to the bus on time or hoping that it's not running late.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water 5-Minute Showers

Five minute showers are an impressive step toward reducing your water footprint. What is the next step you can take?

Kolton Fink 10/03/2018 11:43 PM

Next, I can reduce the amount of time I have the water on when brushing my teeth so I don't waste as much water there as well.

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