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Welcome to EcoChallenge!

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Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
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Alex McKnight

PCC Sylvania ESR 171!

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 100 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    24
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

Alex's actions

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Just Drive Less

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

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Explore my Area

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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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    Alex McKnight 10/27/2016 2:12 PM
    Thanks for reminding me to check in on my Ecochallenge, April!
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    Alex McKnight 10/23/2016 2:27 PM
    Hooray saving the earth
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    Alex McKnight 10/20/2016 5:28 PM
    Sometimes I get lazy and whine about having to get up and refill a water bottle, but then I see people actually doing difficult things like quitting smoking and biking to school in the pouring rain and realize that I've got it pretty easy (and also picked some weak sauce challenges)
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    Alex McKnight 10/17/2016 7:41 PM
    Using a water bottle has been a lot easier than I thought it would be: It's not very hard to find easy access to good tasting drinking water, especially in Oregon!
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