Kathryn Vander Schaaf
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Kathryn's actions
Energy
Turn it off
I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.
Nature
Spend Time Outside
I will replace 30 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.
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Kathryn Vander Schaaf 10/31/2016 7:37 PMAfter a day we recently had in class where I got to see just how much wattage I was using every time I plugged things in, I was much more motivated to go through with the "turn it off" challenge. I'm usually pretty good with turning light off when I'm not in rooms, however, I did keep a fan running in my room and a string of lights on pretty 24/7. For this challenge I made myself turn off my fan and the lights, only turning them on when I actually used them. Between that day in class and turning my stuff off everyday I learned that I was saving a lot of energy, and therefore preventing some harmful emissions that would be released into the atmosphere from the power I would have used.