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Vanessa Hormann

Actioneers of EVPP 480

"Do the best I can to reduce my footprint and spread knowledge"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 816 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    7.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    7.0
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    28
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    34
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    1.0
    mile
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    11
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    14
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    1.0
    petition
    signed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    conversation
    with a person
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    70
    minutes
    spent outdoors

Vanessa's actions

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 2 disposable plastic bottle(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 1 meal(s) from local producers each day this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) free of processed foods each day this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary

I will watch a documentary film about food with family and friends and talk about what we learned.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Food

Visit a Local Farm

I will visit a nearby farm to pick my own fruits and veggies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Ecological Principles

Practice Gratitude for Earth

This week, I will spend 10 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Public Transit

I will use public transit 34 mile(s) each day this week and avoid sending up to 7.11 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Ecological Principles

Reduce My Footprint

I will calculate my ecological footprint and talk with my family or roommates about way we can reduce our negative enviromental impact.

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

Talk To Others

I will tell 1 people why sustainability is important to me and what my vision for a sustainable world is.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go by Bike

I will commute by bike 1 mile(s) each day this week and avoid sending up to 4.2 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

A Call to Sustainability

Sign a Petition

I will sign petitions in support of an environmental or social initiative in my state.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Pick Up Litter

I will pick up litter on my street and ask others to join me in taking care of our neighborhood.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Consumption and Economy

Buy Only What I Need

I will not buy anything except items required for health and safety.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Visions of Sustainability

Online Energy Audit

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Say No to Plastic

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. This week, I'll say "no" to plastic bags at the store and plastic straws in all of my drinks.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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  • Vanessa Hormann's avatar
    Vanessa Hormann 2/01/2018 8:25 PM
    Reflections on eco-challenge chapter 1: Beautiful speech of Paul Hawken; it was full of very powerful ideas. He shows that life is bigger than any other human created things (such as politics for example);, as he also brings to life the miracle of life that happens within us through a micro community and millions of processes. He even cites that we are "little universe[s]". With that in mind, our only boss is nature. So we should be okay following our instincts in "creating the conditions that are conducive to life".