Conor Loftus

Actioneers of EVPP 480

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
516 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

35

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

50

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

15

miles

traveled by foot
UP TO

252

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

49

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

450

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

2.0

neighbors

met
UP TO

5.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

210

minutes

spent outdoors

Conor's actions

Ecological Principles

Practice Gratitude for Earth

This week, I will spend 30 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

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

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Meet My Neighbors

I will meet 2 new neighbor(s) 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

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 7 disposable plastic bottle(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Try Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 50 mile(s) each day this week and avoid sending up to 161.45 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 15 mile(s) each day this week instead of driving and avoid sending up to 90.44 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 5 hour(s) in my community this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Consumption and Economy

Visit a Waste Management Facility

I will visit a local dump/transfer station, material recovery facility, and/or landfill to learn about the waste stream.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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Conor Loftus 9/19/2018 2:16 PM

I have been following environmental current events for some time now, but recently I have begun to look up many different sources. Keeping up with all the new on environmental issues has helped me become more aware of what I can do in my daily life. I've found that I enjoy being informed on the most recent changes in environmental policy specifically. Even with a slow moving process, it's still one that I enjoy keeping up with.

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Conor Loftus 9/07/2018 8:20 AM

I would like to learn more ways to become conscious of what I'm doing that has a major impact on the environment and what I can do to try to counteract these actions. I hope that I'll be able to identify actions that I can do to help improve my environmental impacts while maintaining solid ties to sustainability. This is something that I already try to do, but I would like to make it more concrete rather than having it more abstract as it is currently.

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