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Choices for Sustainable Living Discussion Course
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Barbara Hagan

Comerica Bank Choices for Sustainable Living Team

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 273 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    14
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    15
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    68
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched

Barbara's actions

A Call to Sustainability

Pay Attention to Current Events

I will watch or read the news each day this week with a specific focus on sustainability issues and happenings.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Try Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 15 mile(s) each day this week and avoid sending up to 68.09 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Ecological Principles

Recycle Everything I Can

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

A Call to Sustainability

Learn About Local Issues

I will find out what local sustainability issues are most urgent in my region, including both social and environmental justice concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Watch The Story of Bottled Water

I will watch The Story of Bottled Water to learn more about bottled water's impacts on the environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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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    Barbara Hagan 10/03/2018 7:41 AM
    I recommend you take the time to view the story about bottled water.  I try to avoid buying it whenever possible. 
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    Barbara Hagan 6/21/2018 12:57 PM
    So happy that summar has arrived. And since I broke part of the auto timer on my living room lamp, it now turns only in the evening.  Not a problem because the sun is on it's way up with I get up in the morning.  I don't plan on fixing it either.  So I save a few hours of lamp time.
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      Barbara Hagan 6/21/2018 12:59 PM
      Sorry about the spelling error.  I am happy that Summer has arrived, not summar.
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    Barbara Hagan 6/12/2018 1:15 PM
    My challenge is frustrating in that there are so many issues to address, especially as an individual.  I'd rather get behind one or two causes and make a difference.  Perhaps as a group we push for state legislation to ban all plastic grocery bags by the year 2020.  Since we represent multiple states in our Comerica group, this could be a meaningful change in a few years. 

    On another note, here's a link to a recent article on Global Warming model risks, which suggest we are underestimating the what is really happening to our environment. https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/6/8/17437104/climate-change-global-warming-models-risks
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