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October 14 - October 28, 2016
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Zack O'Connor

Fort George Brewery

"Do more good stuff do less bad stuff"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 256 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    12
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    84
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    2.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    4.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    3.0
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    6.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    2.7
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    0.4
    pounds of paper
    have been saved

Zack's actions

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 1 mile(s) per day instead of driving and avoid sending up to 0.89 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 4 disposable cup(s) to the landfill per day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a 20-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

5-Minute Showers

I will save up to 20 gallons (75 L) of water each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Water

Brush My Teeth Without Running Water

I will save up to 8 gallons (30 L) of water each day by turning it off while brushing my teeth.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Containers

I will only use reusable containers for my lunches at work or school.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

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 at work.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Muscle Power

I will only use muscle-powered transportation.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Just Drive Less

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 2 meal(s) per day from local producers.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Join a Local CSA

I will sign up for a local CSA (consumer-supported agriculture).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a walk each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Buy from a Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat from a local farmers market or food co-op.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore my Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Talk to my Friends

I will decide which social or environmental issue in my community is most important to me and tell 1 friends per day about the issue.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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    Zack O'Connor 10/14/2016 10:18 AM
    It's easy to cut down on waste when you're hunkering down for an apocalyptic storm system. 

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    Zack O'Connor 8/31/2016 5:38 PM
    A local beer has a smaller carbon footprint. Go find one and drink it. 

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    Zack O'Connor 8/25/2016 1:51 PM
    Today I'm going kayaking. It's not going to help us with the Ecochallange, since this hasn't started yet. But I'm still going to brag about it. #bragbragbragbragbragbrag

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    Zack O'Connor 8/24/2016 4:54 PM
    There should be a challenge about killing sugar ants. I would break the pointometer. 

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    Zack O'Connor 8/24/2016 4:45 PM
    Gimme my five points, robots! 

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    Zack O'Connor 8/23/2016 4:01 PM
    Check out this hot, point-garnering post to my profile.