Kylie Scullion

SU Sustainability Warriors

"To be more sustainable in my daily life"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
749 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

advocacy action

completed
UP TO

460

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

7.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

21

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

25

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1,165

minutes

not spent in front of a screen

Kylie's actions

Community

Volunteer in My Community

Do at Home

I will volunteer 5 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Spend Time Outside

Do at Home

I will replace 15 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside.

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Disconnect from Email

Do at Home

I will only check my email during work hours, using my personal time for endeavors that help me live out my values.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

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 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

Do at Home

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn It Off

Do at Home

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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
Simplicity Disconnect from Email

Notice how much time you were spending checking email away from work and make note of that. Now that you have stepped away from it and have not been checking, what changes are you noticing in your thoughts, use of time, stress and energy levels?

Kylie Scullion 10/18/2020 4:52 PM

I check my email mostly to keep up with school assignments and events, so I reduced my time on email by only looking at it during certain times of the day. This helps me not be stressed about school and spend less time on email and my phone.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Turn It Off

How is electricity generated where you live? How does it impact the environment, animals, and humans?

Kylie Scullion 10/13/2020 11:28 AM

I'm pretty sure most electricity is generated by fossil fuels in my area, but I did recently find out that you are able to switch your energy resources to renewables through your electrical company. It impacts the environment largely, because of the air pollution caused by the fossil fuels and most likely water pollution as well. It also affects humans a lot without them knowing, because air pollution is usually not visible to most people unless the factories and industries are right beside them. So, most people breathing in the pollution can have different health issues due to the air pollution without them knowing.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Volunteer in My Community

What is one thing you can do to help your community become more sustainable?

Kylie Scullion 10/13/2020 11:25 AM

I could help my community become more sustainable by having a community garden or even educating the public on the environmental issues in our region.

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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?

Kylie Scullion 10/13/2020 11:24 AM

Meat is usually expensive and sometimes looked at as a high-end or fancy item for people. In society, steak and seafoods are looked at as a higher cost item and are usually apart of celebrations and aren't eaten all the time unless you can afford it. The higher costs for these foods causes them to be eaten in richer countries. They affect our planet because most meats are not eaten or created sustainably. There are many factory farms in the US and these have high meat production and usually don't have very sustainable and humane processes. These add high amounts of pollution to our atmosphere which contribute to climate change. They also have other environmental and ethical problems that many people do not recognize or research into when buying their meat.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Spend Time Outside

Rachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?

Kylie Scullion 10/13/2020 11:16 AM

I think it is very true. Personally, I feel much better after spending time outdoors and doing some type of exercise too. I think it makes you feel better emotionally and physically and it is very good for your health to even get some fresh air. Cultures that spend most time outdoors would most likely be much healthier than a culture that spends time inside whether they are working, on their electronics, or just laying around. Going outside is necessary and definitely helps everyone.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Power Down the Computer

What are other easy things you could do to save energy and reduce your environmental footprint?

Kylie Scullion 10/13/2020 11:13 AM

I could take shorter showers and try to spend more time outside than on electronics which would reduce my energy usage in the long run.

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