Amelia McMullen

I will host a house party with 100 friends and/or colleagues to watch a movie or present a guest speaker on an environmental issue that matters to me.

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

I will replace manual thermostats with programmable ones.

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.

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 2 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

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 2 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

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

Effectively working for sustainability requires self care! I will commit to getting 30 more minute(s) of sleep each night to achieve at least 7 hours per night.

I will volunteer 2 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 20 minute(s) each day.

I want to pick up litter whenever I see it and not have someone else have to pick it up.