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October 3 - October 24, 2018
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Sarah Goldstein

The University of Vermont Medical Center

"To help the Earth "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 583 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    24
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    22
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    660
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    22
    pounds
    waste composted

Sarah 's actions

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Replace Manual Thermostats

I will replace manual thermostats with programmable ones.

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 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

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    Sarah Goldstein 10/24/2018 6:36 AM
     “The Earth was singing her revolution. She was calling her brave men and women to her defense.”
     ―  Rivera Sun, Steam Drills, Treadmills and Shooting Stars - a story of our times -

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    Sarah Goldstein 10/24/2018 6:35 AM
     “Man wants to see nature and evolution as separate from human activities. There is a natural world, and there is man. But man also belongs to the natural world. If he is a ferocious predator, that too is part of evolution. If cod and haddock and other species cannot survive because man kills them, something more adaptable will take their place. Nature, the ultimate pragmatist, doggedly searches for something that works. But as the cockroach demonstrates, what works best in nature does not always appeal to us.”
     ―  Mark Kurlansky, Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World

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    Sarah Goldstein 10/24/2018 6:34 AM
    Last day!!  We did it!!  Let's keep going throughout the year!

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    Sarah Goldstein 10/23/2018 6:57 AM
     “Of all creatures on earth, in proportion to their size and weight, humans have the smallest footprint on the ground and the largest on the environment.” 
     ―  R. N. Prasher 

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    Sarah Goldstein 10/23/2018 6:57 AM
     “Man must learn that his current path is not suitable for Earth, and soon, Earth won't be suitable for Man.” 
     ―  Donald L. Hicks 

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    Sarah Goldstein 10/23/2018 6:56 AM
    Just one more day!  Let's keep it going after the challenge

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    Sarah Goldstein 10/22/2018 6:58 AM
     “The usual state of nature is recovering from the last disaster.”
     ―  James S.A. Corey, Cibola Bur

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    Sarah Goldstein 10/22/2018 6:57 AM
     “If the long arc of history bends toward social justice, it also bends toward environmental justice and ecological sanity.” 
     ―  David Jaber 

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    Sarah Goldstein 10/22/2018 6:56 AM
     “Your planet's immune system is trying to get rid of you.” 
     ―  Kurt Vonnegut

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    Sarah Goldstein 10/19/2018 7:17 AM
     “If the United States had been smart about protecting wetlands as its cities developed, we'd be saving hundreds of lives and many billions of dollars in flood insurance and flood-induced repair bills every year” 
     ―  Scott Freeman