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Welcome to 2017 People's Ecochallenge!

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2017 People's Ecochallenge
October 11 - October 25, 2017
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Collin Janke

Hennebery Eddy Architects

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 939 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    150
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    45
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Collin's actions

Energy

Install Alternative Energy

I will install alternative energy systems, such as solar electric systems or solar water heaters.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Replace Manual Thermostats

I will replace manual thermostats with programmable ones.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Upgrade Heating & Cooling Units

I will replace inefficient heating and cooling units.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 15 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

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    Collin Janke 10/25/2017 3:38 PM
    Now there is one outstandingly important fact regarding Spaceship Earth, and that is that no instruction book came with it. 
    R. Buckminster Fuller

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    Collin Janke 10/15/2017 8:16 PM
    Bern, Alicia and I headed to Lacamas Lake in Camas - a hidden gem! If you go there you will find a spirited stream flowing over smooth carved stone. Above there is a bluff of ragged rock and oak trees with new development encroaching. 
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    Collin Janke 10/14/2017 4:15 PM
    Had a great run at Glendover Golf Course today. They have a soft bark chip running trail around it's perimeter - maintained by Portland City Parks. What a great public private partnership :)
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    Collin Janke 10/12/2017 9:32 PM
    Watch this frontline - just out yesterday  WAR ON THE EPA
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/war-on-the-epa/


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    Collin Janke 10/12/2017 8:58 PM
    Heat pumps are so chill their hot -  get the down-low on how they work here: 
    http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/heating-and-cooling/heat-pump.htm
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    Collin Janke 10/11/2017 6:36 AM
    Against their better judgment even Toe & Tic Tac the cat are going on a Plant Based Diet. 
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