Ava Somera

West Campus Green Team

"Go Green!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
568 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

186

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

6.6

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

18

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

370

minutes

spent exercising

Ava's actions

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

Do at Home

I will take a 30-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn It Off

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Exercise Daily

Do at Home

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 30 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 6
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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 7
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?

Ava Somera 10/28/2020 8:01 PM

Mood because we’re soooo close to 10k points! Thank you for participating in the ecochallenge warriors :)))

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- Mary White 10/28/2020 8:26 PM
  
  #moodaf #greenieweenies #wcgt #kermitthefrog
  
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Ava Somera 10/28/2020 8:27 AM

The ecochallenge has been a fun way to start off the school year with Green Team! It's super interesting to see my impact on the world just from completing a couple actions each day, and being apart of a team for my school is great because it's gotten more people to sign up and become more environmentally aware :)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

Ava Somera 10/22/2020 2:46 PM

I experience my neighborhood differently when walking instead of driving because I can enjoy being outside and interacting with other pedestrians instead of being in the car and not paying attention or noticing the little gifts nature gives

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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?

Ava Somera 10/22/2020 2:41 PM

Most of the electricity in California is generated from natural gas and coal. Both of these are fossil fuels so they negatively impact the environment but natural gas has lower global warming emissions than the coal.

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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?

Ava Somera 10/20/2020 12:56 PM

People in richer countries eat more meat because meat is more expensive and seen as a sign of wealth in some countries. However, eating more meat contributes to large emissions of CO2 so it damages our planet

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Exercise Daily

How can you incorporate other personal values (like quality time with friends or spending time in nature) into your exercise routine?

Ava Somera 10/20/2020 12:41 PM

You can take a walk with your family/pets or go for a run with your friend :)

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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?

Ava Somera 10/20/2020 12:39 PM

Other things to save energy and reduce my environmental footprint is turning off lights when they aren't necessary and walking/biking places instead of driving.

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