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2017 People's Ecochallenge
October 11 - October 25, 2017
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Brian Bost

Ecova Allstars

Points Total

  • 0 Today
  • 0 This Week
  • 324 Total

Participant Impact

  • up to
    150
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • up to
    116
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • up to
    15
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • up to
    140
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • up to
    28
    whole food meals
    consumed

Brian's Actions

Food

Animal Free Diet

I will adopt a diet free of animal products.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

I will exercise daily for 10 minute(s) per day for two weeks.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) per day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 1 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Involving My Children

I will involve my children in completing the actions I have selected during the challenge.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Disable Screen Savers

I will disable screen savers and will put the computer to sleep instead, saving up to 28% more energy.

Completed
One-Time Action

Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 10 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 7.79 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

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  • Brian Bost's avatar
    Brian Bost 10/25/2017 6:26 PM
    Unavoidable to eat out every meal while traveling, but finding some vegetarian options, and restaurants using local ingredients to lessen the impact.
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    • Penny Snider's avatar
      Penny Snider 10/25/2017 6:48 PM
      Did you make more of a point to avoid fast food restaurants?  We went out one day and I realized casual dining would have used real plates and silverware rather than the disposables.  Hadn't really ever thought about it that way.  :)
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  • Brian Bost's avatar
    Brian Bost 10/11/2017 1:27 PM
    Giving up sugar is a big challenge for me. I've gone 30 days without, a couple years ago, but have not been successful recently. Challenging myself to make it these 15 days.
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