Laurel Stanley

The Sprouts

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
173 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

14

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

4.0

miles

traveled by foot
UP TO

24

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

21

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

3.0

conversations

with people

Laurel's actions

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.

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

Water

Use Reusable Bottles

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Consumption and Economy

Support a Sharing Economy

I will create or support a sharing economy with family, friends, and neighbors.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Consumption and Economy

Support Local Businesses

I will buy from local businesses instead of shopping online.

UNCOMPLETED
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

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 4 mile(s) each day this week instead of driving and avoid sending up to 24.12 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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Laurel Stanley 3/04/2020 6:40 AM

i work as a desk assistant in my dorm, and for my program this month, i made it all about loving the earth! i shared some easy ways to live more sustainably and shared some clementines (a way the earth loves us).

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Laurel Stanley 2/21/2020 11:36 AM

solutions to overpopulation and overconsumption:
population- find some ethical way to (re)produce a plague that evenly wipes out populations worldwide to give the surviving population a wake-up call and ample time to reevaluate our lifestyles and institutions
overconsumption- reinstitute the use of glassware in place of plastic goods in stores and institute better recycling/collection systems to reclaim said glassware, sterilize, and rerelease it to industries to be used in place of plastic bottles, bags, wrappings, etc

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