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Welcome to EcoChallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an EcoChallenge expert in no time!

Northwest Earth Institute
EcoChallenge
October 14 - October 28, 2016
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Jeremiah Harbour

Manchester Panthers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 215 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    450
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    120
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    45
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

Jeremiah'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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

I will exercise daily for 30 minute(s) per day for two weeks.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Express my Support

I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 9
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?

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    Jeremiah Harbour 10/28/2016 5:42 AM
    Thanks to the eco challenge, I've learned many new things about the environment that I never would've considered otherwise. Great job to everyone else who participated!
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    Jeremiah Harbour 10/28/2016 4:49 AM
    Saved a total of 120 gallons of water and saved 45 water bottles from going to the landfill.
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    Jeremiah Harbour 10/26/2016 7:37 PM
    This ecochallenge has become responsible for some great new habits. Keeping the sink turned off, using a re-usable bottle, it's like a routine for me now. I've also stayed active running every day.
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    Jeremiah Harbour 10/24/2016 6:13 PM
    By turning off the water when I brush my teeth, I've saved over 88 gallons of water and I've also saved about 33 plastic water bottles so far.
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    Jeremiah Harbour 10/20/2016 8:19 AM
    So far I've saved 56 gallons of water and an accumulative of 26 water bottles by using a re-usable bottle when I excersize. 
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    Jeremiah Harbour 10/17/2016 1:02 PM
    Started using a re-usable bottle and I'm saving about three disposable plastic bottles a day.
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    Jeremiah Harbour 10/16/2016 3:06 PM
    I've been excersizing daily. Ran a 5k on Saturday and saved over 10 gallons of water over the weekend.
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