October 3 - October 24, 2018
The Green Society at UTSA
University of Texas at San Antonio
The Green Society (GS) is a coalition of passionate students working together to promote environmental stewardship at the University of Texas at San Antonio and in the wider San Antonio community. Our goals are to decrease UTSA’s carbon footprint, engage students in community involvement through volunteering, galvanize public support for sound environmental policy, and build a community of environmentally minded students and citizens. Our overall goal is to make GS a recognized and respected voice for promoting sustainability at UTSA and throughout San Antonio.
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team impact
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO23disposable cupsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1.0energy auditconducted
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UP TO280gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO0.0hoursvolunteered
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UP TO9.0locally sourced mealsconsumed
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UP TO60meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO61milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO61milestraveled by bus
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UP TO540minutesof additional sleep
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UP TO1,250minutesspent exercising
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UP TO540minutesspent learning
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UP TO1,040minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO545minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO280minutesnot spent in front of a screen
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UP TO14plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO43plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO140pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO1.0public official or leadercontacted
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UP TO8.0whole food mealsconsumed
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UP TO10zero-waste mealsconsumed
Team Feed
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October 23 at 8:48 PMThe 5min showers have become very easy to master since I never have time anyways ;P
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October 23 at 9:46 AMI try to eat healthy and plenty, whenever I feel I'm getting sick I try to slow down and drink tea or orange juice and it usually helps, I avoid situations that could harm me, I am very into skin care so I do routines to exfoliate, etc. I try to exercise, whether it is going to the gym, or just walking places if I can. I try to be close to...
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October 22 at 7:11 PMMany people think that just eating veggies doesn’t have it’s consequences. But truthfully, the mass production of crops sometimes leaves acres of land completed stripped of their nutrients. Now, the CO2 and methane emissions from the American meat production has definitely left a mark on the Earth as well, but I wish growing vegetables (local...
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October 22 at 7:07 PMSan Antonio suffers from drought and then when the rains come... it pours for days causing major flooding. The communities in the heart of downtown probably have it the worst. The city's infrastructure was built in the hill country with tons of impermeable concrete and gutters overwhelmed with water.
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October 22 at 4:38 PMDidn't use any staws today... But I did use a plastic forks :( I forgot my lunch this morning so had to buy a lunch at the university center.
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October 22 at 1:26 PMI came across this question a couple weeks back and I wish I hadn't (ignorance is bliss? lol) Not having coffee period would be the most sustainable choice, but for now we can start small and ask for it with non-dairy milk and in your own container. The Earth will appreciate it a latte. (honestly I'm just here to make myself feel better and...
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October 22 at 1:20 PMIt wasn't until the end of last year that trash became an overwhelming thought in my head. I asked my family to keep their cardboard, paper, and plastic for a couple of weeks until I came home. We then drove for 10 minutes and were able to recycle 60lbs of different materials. (and we got a couple dollars out of it!) This is the picture of...
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October 22 at 6:47 AMIt's easy to do the Power Down challenge now that everything in my room is on a power strip. But I did forget to turn it off on weekends.
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October 21 at 11:07 PMThe challenge has made me realize many things I wasn't aware of before, and it encourages me to do stuff I could've done before to reduce waste, save water, eat healthier, etc. It is pretty simple, I feel people just have to get a little help from a challenge like this to start doing what could do a big difference
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October 21 at 11:03 PMBuy from local farmers, make my own bread to reduce plastic waste, buy bulk foods (pasta, beans, rice, spices, condiments...)
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