Dennis Williams
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 274 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO12pounds of CO2have been saved
Dennis's actions
Food
Try a New Way to Prep
I will try a new method of food preparation, such as canning, pickling, or baking bread.
Energy
Power Down the Computer
I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 per day that I do this.
Energy
Disable Screen Savers
I will disable screen savers and will put the computer to sleep instead, saving up to 28% more energy.
Energy
Online Energy Audit
I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.
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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Dennis Williams 10/25/2017 8:23 AMwow...I took the Earth Day Network ecological footprint quiz, and it appears that I am killing us all :/ if everyone were to live like me we would need 3.8 Earths.-
April Ann Fong 10/26/2017 11:42 AMIt is interesting to choose another country (say Bangladesh) and to answer as much the same and get a much lower footprint! We are unaware as Americans how much having clean water, sewers, electricity, roads, etc., and meat in our diets affects our footprints!
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Dennis Williams 10/22/2017 7:47 PMSo, I have actually been baking a lot, and just forgot to post anything...I've also been doing a lot of one pan cooking, and single prep multi day cooking (this cuts down own dishes and the amount of energy time on my stove)
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April Ann Fong 10/23/2017 3:09 PMMmm...cookies...yay for homemade food! All your food is the same color! Don't forget your vegetables!
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Dennis Williams 10/15/2017 12:30 PMSo the energy audit showed that we were much more efficient than most of our neighbors, I grew up being scolded for leaving stuff on, or doors open...so maybe I had a bit of an advantage in that it has always been a thing in my life. Also, a huge thing for us is we have been prepping the house for sale, so the refrigerator (main) in a new energy star, and I just had the crawl space and attic re-insulated last spring. We both work hard to keep our usage low, since we are mostly a one income household until I graduate. The report listed a few changes that would result ina net 6% increase in efficiency: adding solar to the roof and swapping the second fridge to energy star. Overall we came in 90% more effiecient than our neighbors.-
April Ann Fong 10/17/2017 6:37 PMHmmm...try not to compare yourselves too much to your neighbors...do what makes an impact on your footprint that makes you proud! :D
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Dennis Williams 10/15/2017 12:03 PMI've gone through the programmable electronics in the house and set them to shut down after periods of disuse, 15 minutes for my desktop, 30 minutes for the TV.-
April Ann Fong 10/17/2017 6:37 PMNice!
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Dennis Williams 10/02/2017 12:26 PMso, I added some organic/non-gmo baking ingredients to my shopping list yesterday...I have dough proofing now, and will be having (hopefully) french rolls with dinner tonight.-
April Ann Fong 10/17/2017 6:38 PMHomemade food is the best! :D
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Dennis Williams 10/01/2017 3:34 PMjust a quick note, the picture of the painted hills that I used for my banner is not mine, Gregory Retallack took this picture in his series on the 'Oregon Badlands' and I am using it through creative commons.-
April Ann Fong 10/02/2017 6:32 PMVery beautiful! I love the painted hills!
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Dennis Williams 10/01/2017 3:00 PMsome of the energy items are easy one time fixes/surveys...so I should be able to get a running start and see if there are other more long term behavioral items that I can work on as well.
