2020 People's Ecochallenge

October 7 - October 28, 2020

Tony Artates

"My goal is to reduce the impact of my activities to the environment while promoting eco-friendly behaviors to associates, friends, and family."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,395 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

1.0

lightbulb

replaced
UP TO

22

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

844

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

395

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

30

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

330

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

22

organic meals

consumed
UP TO

259

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

water collection system

installed

Tony's actions

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Joyful Movement

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Learn About Constructive Communication

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minute(s) learning about constructive communication.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

Do at Home

I will replace 1 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Stay on the Ground

Do at Home

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

Do at Home

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in recycling dumpsters or my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Happiness

Do at Home

I will write down three things every day that I am grateful for, or send one email every day thanking or praising someone.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Nurture Self-Compassion

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes nurturing my Self-Compassion.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Join a Local CSA

Do at Home

I will sign up for a local CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Research Local Waste Sites

Do at Home

I will spend 30 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Know My Health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

Do at Home

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go Get a Check Up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

Do at Home

I will spend 60 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Collect Rain Water

Do at Home

I will create a rain garden or bioswale or use rain barrels to collect water for outdoor watering needs.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Forgiveness

Do at Home

I will begin, or continue, on the journey of forgiving myself and/or other(s). I may do this through journaling, meditation, prayer, and/or talking with a licensed healthcare professional.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Core Values

Do at Home

We may find more meaning and joy in life when our actions are aligned with our personal values. I will determine what my top 3-5 core values are so that I can better align my actions with them.

COMPLETED
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 30 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

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Research Voter Suppression

Do at Home

I will spend at least 30 minutes finding out what local laws, policies, and practices keep people from voting in my community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Watch a Documentary about Racial Injustice

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

Do at Home

I will source 1 meal(s) each day from local producers.

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?

Tony Artates 10/28/2020 1:13 PM

The last day. It's been a great Ecochallenge this year even in this plague year. I've learned a lot and hopefully contributed in my own little way to the world.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing and Renewal Learn About Constructive Communication

How can you, your loved ones, the community, and environment all benefit from constructive communication?

Tony Artates 10/28/2020 1:12 PM

Everyone can benefit from constructive communication because when we are able to talk to one another in a positive way removing emotions from conversations, we can move positively and collectively towards the same path.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Explore My Area

How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?

Tony Artates 10/27/2020 12:22 PM

Spending time outdoors enhances my send of place and appreciation for my surroundings because it exposes you to the glory of the natural world around you. Just beyond the every day toil and traffic lie pockets or whole kingdoms of nature. From city parks in Nashville to gargantuan state parks like Fall Creek Falls near Spencer, TN, you can observe and soak in the beauty of the natural world!

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Tony Artates 10/26/2020 4:19 PM

On the last turn heading for home. Dailies done and experimenting with my one-time actions on LED lightbulbs.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Choose LED Bulbs

Switching out your lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! In what other ways can you exercise your civic duty to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions?

Tony Artates 10/26/2020 4:18 PM

For now, I will experiment with this lightbulb and see how it operates. I can add more later once I know how to properly use this.

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Tony Artates 10/25/2020 6:24 PM

Logged my actions and completed my one-time action. It was easier to replace a plane vacation this year because of COVID. I'll have to be more resourceful next year about this.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Stay on the Ground

What was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?

Tony Artates 10/25/2020 5:39 PM

Because of COVID, I could not celebrate Thanksgiving with my mother and sisters in MSP. I can think of alternative vacations that don't pollute as much as some of the trips I take.

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Tony Artates 10/24/2020 9:51 PM

The dailies have become the norm to do. My one-time goal for today has been to research impact investing. It was a good topic to learn.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Simplicity Research Impact Investing

How might impact investing help you better live your values?

Tony Artates 10/24/2020 9:50 PM

Impact investing would help me better live my values by putting my money in companies that espouse my values to generate impacts to those ideals I believe in.

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Tony Artates 10/22/2020 11:06 PM

My one-time action today was on recyclables that aren't picked up. Research showed that there are places that can recycle glass. I'll need to make a game plan on how I can start doing this.

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