NSC Sustainability

Alright team, the last day of EcoChallenge is coming up! If there are any particularly daunting challenges to take on, goals to reach, or words you'd like to share, the time is NOW! 

Alright everyone, just a little over half way! Our team has collectively saved over 2000 lbs of CO2! That's great! Even though, the average person in the USA burns through about 19 tons a year... I learned today that even the most energy conserving Americans still burn twice as much as the world average. However, it's possible that if more...

I was already doing some of these, but by tracking my daily activity I can see where there's room for improvement. 

The shower head had a broken single seal so we had to go and get it replaced. I basically just told my dad and he fixed it.

This challenge has really shifted my  mindset, especially towards saving energy. I've completely changed my habits about turning things off. I go out of my way to turn of my roommates lights too! I even turned their light off while they were home one day out of force of habit, oops! The hardest part is changing my diet, especially avoiding...

Absolutely loving the EcoChallenge so far! I think that the small actions are really adding up like printing double sided, shutting down appliances when they aren't in use, and working on going paperless! How is everyone else's EcoChallenge going?