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Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
Philip Fensterer's avatar

Philip Fensterer

Oregon Zoo Community

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 196 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    28
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    10
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    36
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    37
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    0.6
    pounds of paper
    have been saved

Philip's actions

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 6 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 4.08 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Choose a Carbon Offset

If buying a plane ticket, I will also buy a carbon offset.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 10 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 12.7 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health

Go Get a Check Up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 30 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

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

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

  • Philip Fensterer's avatar
    Philip Fensterer 10/26/2016 3:36 PM
    Is has been several years, but the zoo has hosted NWEI (lunchtime) courses in the past, in Conference room A.  I was one of the participants and loved it.  It would be great if we could revisit.  
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