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Jennifer Mareschal

Foundations and Practice of Sustainability 2019

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 447 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    14
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    330
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    neighbor
    met
  • UP TO
    3.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched

Jennifer's actions

Water

Install a Toilet Tank Bank

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water per day by installing a toilet tank bank.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

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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.

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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.

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Consumption and Economy

Track my Purchases

I will maintain a record of all my purchases.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Research Better Transportation

I will research one of the solutions presented in this week's session on Transportation and see if there are any groups in my community already doing this work.

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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.

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Community

Meet My Neighbors

I will meet 1 new neighbor(s) this week.

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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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Ecological Principles

Practice Gratitude for Earth

This week, I will spend 15 minute(s) each day outside, practicing gratitude (prayer, meditation, journaling, etc.) for Earth and the nature surrounding me.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

A Call to Sustainability

Talk To Others

I will tell 3 people why sustainability is important to me and what my vision for a sustainable world is.

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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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    Jennifer Mareschal 10/23/2019 5:52 PM
    Yesterday I attended the Known and Grown Farmers Panel on campus. It was very interesting to hear the farmers' perspectives and one of the farmers I frequently buy from at Lake St Louis farmers market, Nicki Morgan, was a panelist! After the panel, I went to the Carbon Neutral Climate Dialogue. Speakers at the dialogue included Mayor Lyda Krewson, Sustainability Directory Catherine Werner, and four sustainability professionals from the EU; Nina Sankovic, Niko Korpar, Justyna Król, and Grzegorz Gądek. I also saw @Matthew Dunn there!

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      Dawn Andrew 10/24/2019 6:12 AM
      I wish we had that in Chesterfield campus. I miss the farmers market from working downtown. 

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    Jennifer Mareschal 9/25/2019 7:14 PM
    I am looking forward to building community this Friday while attending a BBQ at a neighbors house! 

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    Jennifer Mareschal 9/13/2019 9:26 AM
    Check out this Ted Talk a colleague sent me. It's from 2013, but I think it really relates to our class discussions!
    https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change?language=en#t-1316060

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      Michelle Parsons 9/14/2019 11:30 AM
      Thanks for sharing the link.  I watched the video and it gave me another prospective on the chain of events that our technology gives us.  I have always said technology is destroying us but this shows the up side to it as well.  Thanks again.  

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    Jennifer Mareschal 9/05/2019 6:54 PM
    I told one person... Tomorrow I will tell two more people even if it's just a text.

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      Jennifer Mareschal 9/05/2019 7:12 PM
      This was in reference to my action to Talk To Others -
      I will tell 3 people why sustainability is important to me and what my vision for a sustainable world is.