Nick Oelrich

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5.0

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430

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spent exercising
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60

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spent learning
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120

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spent outdoors
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420

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not spent in front of a screen

Nick's actions

Health

Exercise Daily

Do at Home

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 60 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

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

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

Do at Home

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 60 minute(s)

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Join My Neighborhood Association

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I will join my neighborhood association or another local group of decision makers.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Support Businesses Owned by People of Color

Do at Home

Racial inequity is both a sustainability and justice problem. I will support businesses owned by people of color in my community whenever I shop.

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Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement

Do at Home

I will spend at least 60 minutes using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

Do at Home

I will watch 1 documentary(ies) about systemic racism.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Support Native Communities

Do at Home

I will use the resource links provided and spend 60 minutes learning about the native populations that lived in my area prior to colonization, and what I can do to support those that still exist.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Join An Outdoor Project

I will join an outdoor restoration project in my community while observing best practices in my region for not spreading COVID-19.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Spend Time Outside

Do at Home

I will replace 60 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY 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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Join My Neighborhood Association

How can your community support inclusive decision making?

Nick Oelrich 10/15/2020 7:50 PM

I started working with the equity committee at the Sierra club, they are focused on supporting diversity equity and inclusion in the community and the legislature. They are also helping to make the outdoors a safe place for everyone, and supporting everyone’s opportunity to have clean energy

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Donate to or Volunteer for Low-Income Solar Initiatives

Equitable access, environmental justice and creating employment opportunities are just a few advantages of low-income solar programs. Can you think of other benefits that could come from initiatives like this? Which advantages of low-income solar do you find the most compelling?

Nick Oelrich 10/13/2020 6:47 PM

14% of Native American households do not have access to electricity, and they could benefit if solar power were made more accessible.

Separately, I listened in on an energy committee meeting with farmers and Idaho power. Farmers are struggling to maintain energy independence because of restrictions placed by power companies. Many Idaho farmers use solar irrigation to water their fields, and they should have the power to be energy independent.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Limit Social Media

Social media can keep us connected with loved ones, make us laugh, and help us to learn new things. It can also take more time than we realize or intend to give. After doing this action for a few days, how do you feel? What do you notice?

Nick Oelrich 10/09/2020 8:28 AM

I was wasting a lot of time on social media so I deleted my social media apps. I'm finding myself more connected to things I care about and I feel much freer. And because I'm less exposed to outside news stories and propaganda my stress and anxiety levels are greatly reduced.

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