October 7 - October 28, 2020
Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston
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team impact
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UP TO2.0documentarieswatched
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UP TO68meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO202minutesspent exercising
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UP TO1,125minutesspent learning
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UP TO262minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO36plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO145pounds of CO2have been saved
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October 28 at 5:45 PMBarely made it in to complete all my committed challenges, but I did it. Learned some things I didn't know and for me that is the best part because I can use my knowledge to keep working to better myself as a steward!
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October 28 at 5:42 PMI have to say, I was shocked that there are 21 toxic sites in and around Houston (according to this article https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/There-are-21-toxic-Superfund-sites-in-and-around-15029461.php#photo-7170982). I am not familiar with most of the areas noted, but based on my research they are highly likely to be...
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October 28 at 5:34 PMIn Houston there are several factors that affect human health but a couple of specific ones I have been hearing about recently are: (1) air pollution and groundwater pollution from the petrochemical industry in East Houston; and (2) water contamination from chromium 6 in Alief. These issues affect people's breathing and can give them cancers...
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October 28 at 5:22 PMWhen a person (or Company for that matter) takes the time to really reflect on their negative action(s) that caused harm to another and / or to the planet and view the situation from the other perspective, I think it makes it more personal and intimate and can facilitate change in future behavior and potentially direct them to a path to do...
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October 27 at 9:32 PMI personally express myself in some of the following alternative ways - (1) the events I attend - share my thoughts, experiences with others; (2) in my volunteer work; (3) thru my support and advocacy of the organizations and causes I follow; and (4) with the art (amateur) that I occasionally create.
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October 27 at 9:26 PMOne glaring way in which voters are discouraged during the current election is how the state has restricted the mail in ballot collection centers to only ONE per county. Texas is big and this restriction makes it very difficult for some voters to turn in their ballot (i.e. if a voter is in the far northwest portion of Harris County, they have...
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October 27 at 9:16 PMOne thing that lack of access to nutritious food affects communities is mental and physical health - good nutrition can aid in less obesity and better concentration / focus. In one of the resources provided for us to read (https://www.guernicamag.com/karen-washington-its-not-a-food-desert-its-food-apartheid/) the following quote was very...
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October 27 at 6:42 PMBalance is important to sustainability because if things go too far one way or the other and get "off balance" sustainability cannot be achieved. The "off balance" situations create domino effects that essentially break the chain.
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October 27 at 6:01 PMTrying to make a final push to get all my committed challenge actions caught up and done...
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October 26 at 9:56 PMThey contribute not only to the climate change, but also the pollution problem, especially with the containers that are just sitting around and not being monitored. It is an issue when things get phased out and there is no real plan on how to deal with the "leftovers".
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