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Welcome to 2017 People's Ecochallenge!

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2017 People's Ecochallenge
October 11 - October 25, 2017
Masaki Shimada's avatar

Masaki Shimada

Team Bearcats - All Campus!

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 328 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    80
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    0.8
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    91
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    11
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    240
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    7.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    46
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Masaki's actions

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 10-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Practice Gratitude for Earth

I will spend 1 minute(s) per day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Disconnect from Email

I will disconnect from my email when not working or studying.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Enjoy the Sunrise/Sunset

I will enjoy the sunrise and/or sunset each day.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Needs vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Work from Home

I will work from home 1 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Happiness

I will write down three things every day for two weeks that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day by taking 5-minute showers.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 1 meal(s) per day from local producers.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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