
October 3 - October 24, 2018
Team Ramblers
Loyola University Chicago
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Team Impact
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up to18locally sourced mealsconsumed
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up to246meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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up to14whole food mealsconsumed
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up to15zero-waste mealsconsumed
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up to4.0milestraveled by bus
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up to94milesnot traveled by car
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up to12milestraveled by foot
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up to711pounds of CO2have been saved
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up to1.0energy auditsconducted
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up to1,325minutesbeing mindful
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up to3,975minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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up to46disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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up to9.0pounds of paperhave been saved
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up to188plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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up to22plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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up to87plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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up to3.0waste auditsconducted
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up to34poundswaste composted
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up to1,955gallons of waterhave been saved
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up to4,670minutesspent exercising
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up to420minutesof additional sleep
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up to101more servingsof fruits and vegetables
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up to10conversationswith people
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up to1.0public officials or leaderscontacted
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up to20hoursvolunteered
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up to2.0community eventshosted or attended
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up to2.0documentarieswatched
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up to4,020minutesspent outdoors
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up to1,026minutesspent learning
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October 24 at 10:50 PMBalance is important to sustainability because we are part of nature and society's exploitation of nature is disrupting the balance, which negatively affects everyone in it. Sustainability is about living in balance with nature, which is the only path if we want to go forward.
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October 24 at 9:37 PMI would like to invest more time in reflecting on compassion for other people, especially those I disagree with, and compassion for the world around me. I think it is important to not get stuck in a loop of negative emotional reactivity in situations we dislike, and to instead channel our energy into creating a more positive world from within....
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October 24 at 9:33 PMA few times I deleted Instagram and Snapchat on my phone. I feel less distracted and more focused on the things that matter to me. Spending less time on social media helps me to stop comparing myself to others and to be more intentional and purposeful when I am on online.
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October 24 at 9:30 PMWe come from nature, we are nature, and we are drawn to nature. I haven't met anyone who didn't find a natural landscape beautiful. Spending time in nature helps us to realize, and perhaps rediscover, our interconnected place in this world. A culture that spends most of its time indoors develops a mindset of separation from nature and from each...
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October 24 at 9:24 PMI watched "In Defense of Food" which is based on a book of the same name by Michael Pollan. The main takeaway was: "Eat Foods. Mostly Plants. Not too much." What he meant by that phrase was that it's better for our health to eat less processed and more whole foods, eat mostly plants (less meat), and do not overeat. The most...
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October 24 at 9:10 PMOther easy things to save energy include washing your clothes in cold water, air drying your clothes, unplugging unused electronics, and turning down the heat and putting on warmer clothes when it gets cold.
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