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Welcome to 2020 People's Ecochallenge!

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2020 People's Ecochallenge
October 7 - October 28, 2020
Anupras Burokas's avatar

Anupras Burokas

uregina students

"Live simply."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,004 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    28
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    26
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    26
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    375
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    5.0
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    80
    people
    helped
  • UP TO
    39
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    30
    whole food meals
    consumed

Anupras's actions

Energy

Use an Energy Meter

Do at Home

I will use an energy meter to monitor my energy use and identify opportunities to save power.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Help Others

Do at Home

I will offer to help 3 person(s) who are in need each day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Take Control

Do at Home

Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 1 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Joyful Movement

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

  • Anupras Burokas's avatar
    Anupras Burokas 10/28/2020 3:40 PM
    Last day ;) See you all next year!
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    Anupras Burokas 10/15/2020 5:53 PM
    It is going pretty good :)
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Help Others
    In your opinion, how do social inequalities diminish a strong sense of community?
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    Anupras Burokas 10/09/2020 3:18 PM
    Social inequalities can create an invisible barrier and separate/shrink the community. A strong and diverse community should not have any inequalities, and everyone should have the same say and right to participation.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
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    Anupras Burokas 10/09/2020 12:55 PM
    Meat (good quality meat) is a more premium good than non-meat options. Also non-meat options are more readily available in developing countries. In a good way, eating more meat provides us more protein and helps the economy (we drive up the demand by eating more). In a bad way, eating more meat will produce more animal byproducts (more demand = breed more animals), and can also contribute to various health diseases (cholesterol, fats, etc.)
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Take Control
    How do environmental health, community health, and your personal health intersect?
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    Anupras Burokas 10/09/2020 12:51 PM
    Your personal health depends on (and could not be greater than the health of) the community you are in, and the health of the community depends on (again, most likely is not greater than the health of) the environment around the community (and around you).
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Walk Instead
    Half of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Does this statistic describe your own transportation habits? If so, how might you incorporate more muscle-powered transportation in your daily life?
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    Anupras Burokas 10/07/2020 9:40 PM
    I try to combine my necessary trips into one. Instead of driving to the grocery store on a Saturday, I would drive to the store after work on a weekday (since it’s more convenient and on the way). Unless it’s absolutely necessary, I prefer not to take short trips.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Whole Foods Diet
    Michael Pollan states that “it is better to pay the grocer (our edit: or the farmer!) than the doctor.” What are your thoughts on this assertion?
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    Anupras Burokas 10/07/2020 9:38 PM
    This can be true if you eat a lot of red meat or unhealthy/processed foods. It’s cheaper and better to pay the grocer/farmer for healthier and better quality food, than it is to worry about your health later down the road.
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      Clémence Canet 10/08/2020 7:57 AM
      I agree 100%. Healthy raw produce cooked at home drastically reduce your fat (and its kind), sugar and salt intake all of witch, when in excess, are linked to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer at least.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Healing and Renewal Joyful Movement
    What's your favorite activity(ies) in which you experience joy while being active and moving?
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    Anupras Burokas 10/07/2020 9:35 PM
    Walking to grab some food in downtown Regina during the lunch hour
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