Cora Lansdowne

Texas Green Step

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Cora's actions

Simplicity

Research Impact Investing

Do at Home

Using the links provided below, I will research impact investing and determine if it is right for me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Research Voter Suppression

Do at Home

I will spend at least 60 minutes finding out what local laws, policies, and practices keep people from voting in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Donate to or Volunteer for Low-Income Solar Initiatives

Do at Home

Whether it's by donating or volunteering, I will research the benefits of low-income solar and find out how I can support low-income solar initiatives in my area.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn More about Food Apartheid

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes learning about food apartheid and find out how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Reduce Refined Sugar

Do at Home

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Go Paperless

Do at Home

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

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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.
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Cora Lansdowne 10/28/2020 11:29 AM

Thank you all for joining me in this ecochallenge journey this month! It's been fun to hear your stories of things you've learned and to share in finding new ways to do life! Our Texas Green Step team got second place in the state of Texas and we ranked 70th in the whole competition!

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Cora Lansdowne 10/26/2020 6:24 AM

One of our team members, Lueron Erickson, is having difficulty posting on the feed, so she asked me to post this for her.
Stewards of Eden by Sandra Richter
It is an eye opening account of historical abuse of the environment as well as current practices of which we may be unaware.

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Cora Lansdowne 10/25/2020 8:16 AM

I just found out that you can check in seven days in the past. Let me know if you have trouble figuring out how and I'll help.

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Cora Lansdowne 10/25/2020 7:31 AM

In these last few days of the challenge, share with us ways you benefited from the challenge. Did it help you to recognize some new patterns for your lifestyle that might be more sustainable? Did you learn something new about a topic you'd been curious about? Did the challenge help you take care of a project you'd been meaning to for a long time?

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Go Paperless

Reducing your paper mail can reduce mental clutter as well as physical waste -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

Cora Lansdowne 10/20/2020 12:20 PM

I collected catalogs and junk mail for two weeks and have just spent an hour sending opt out requests to all of them. I also signed up for DMA Choice.org to opt out through that service as well as through Catalog Choice. I'll keep collecting and requesting until I think I've contacted them all. I'm interested to see if it helps because I am definitely eager to see my catalog/junk mail recycle pile get smaller.

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Cora Lansdowne 10/16/2020 8:29 AM

I've been doing some reading on food apartheid which is a subject that has always been compelling to me. As most of you know, I've been interested in some form of community garden for a long time. I'm not certain we have a food apartheid problem in Midlothian (the Food Access Research Atlas says we do not). So maybe my efforts would serve best elsewhere? Still thinking this through.

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Cora Lansdowne 10/11/2020 3:57 PM

I just spent some time learning about low-income solar incentive programs. In Texas, the main solar incentive programs are tax refunds and rebates, but in other states, there are programs that remind me of Habitat for Humanity. Volunteers work with low-income residents to educate about solar energy, to give job training for solar installation and to install solar panels in low-income areas. One incentive program like this that several states use is called GRID and it also supports an educational/job training initiative called Tribal Solar Initiative Fund. I am so encouraged that this type of program is expanding across the nation. Although much of Texas renewable energy comes from wind power, I would love to have the opportunity to become involved in a low-income solar incentive program like GRID here in Texas.

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Cora Lansdowne 10/09/2020 6:34 AM

Suggestion: Set a timer on your watch or phone or other device that reminds you to check-in daily with your EcoChallenge Daily Actions. At the bottom of your Dashboard, you'll find 22 gray circles for each day of the challenge to check off each day.

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Cora Lansdowne 10/07/2020 8:50 AM

Today is the day! We finally get to dig into our actions and challenge ourselves to look at things with a new perspective and start positive new habits. Check in with us and let us know how it's going for you!

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Cora Lansdowne 9/13/2020 7:31 AM

Thanks for jumping in and joining our Texas Green Step team! The first thing to do is set up your profile. The second thing to do is look over the action assessment and mark the things you already do/did and start to think about what actions you'd like to commit to starting October 7. The third thing to do is to think about others who might like to join our team!

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