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Welcome to 2018 People's Ecochallenge!

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2018 People's Ecochallenge
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Cindy LeClair's avatar

Cindy LeClair

The University of Vermont Medical Center

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 86 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    0.7
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    8.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    2.0
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    2.0
    miles
    traveled by carpool

Cindy's actions

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Try Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 2 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to 0.66 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 8 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy
    Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! In what other ways can you exercise your civic duty to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions?
    Cindy LeClair's avatar
    Cindy LeClair 10/03/2018 9:29 AM

    I was lucky enough to find them on sale , I feel the cost is high an yet if you buy them at retail you really are not saving on money ie electric through out the longevity of the bulb. yet you are preventing tons of lightbulbs from entering the landfills.
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