Connor Duncan

The Sprouts

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Consumption and Economy

Watch a Documentary

I will watch one of the films suggested in the additional resources and discuss it with friends or family.

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Water

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency.

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Ecological Principles

Keep An Ecological Principles Journal

I will keep a journal this week as I observe ecological principles in action in my backyard, neighborhood or community.

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Connor Duncan 4/05/2020 5:09 PM

Gardened in the backyard using mulch

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Connor Duncan 3/04/2020 11:21 AM

Runoff, with chemical fertilizer added, is potentially both wasteful and destructive to organic ecosystems

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Connor Duncan 2/21/2020 11:40 AM

Steepening the incentives to follow sustainable habits and increasing the penalties of not following them - however controversial, might be an effective way of taking our foot off the gas on worsening our "waste culture".

Rethinking the packaging/container industry, which appears to be a considerable figure in the broad picture of "waste", would likely take a big load off the brunt of how much waste we produce. This could be done by re-introducing glass products as reusable containers, or perhaps some other product that would have the same effect.

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