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Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
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Steve Diffenderfer

PAE

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 181 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    220
    gallons of water
    have been saved

Steve's actions

Health

Avoid Refined Sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 11
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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once per day.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Disable Screen Savers

I will disable screen savers and will put the computer to sleep instead, saving up to 28% % more energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Replace Manual Thermostats

I will replace manual thermostats with programmable ones.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • Steve Diffenderfer's avatar
    Steve Diffenderfer 10/17/2016 12:10 PM
    I installed a Nest Thermostat.  Now it sits doing nothing because you don't really need to heat or cool a house between 50-70 exterior temperature.  But soon!  Soon that sucker will do amazing things!
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