Violette Daveau
POINTS TOTAL
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participant impact
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UP TO105milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO105milestraveled by bus
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UP TO71minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO440pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO31zero-waste mealsconsumed
Violette's actions
Transportation
Stay on the Ground
Telepresence, High-Speed Rail
Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).
Transportation
Use Public Transit
Public Transit
I will use public transit 10 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Eat Mindfully
I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Zero-waste Cooking
Reduced Food Waste
I will cook 4 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
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?
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Violette Daveau 4/28/2021 5:25 AMFor earth day this year I decided to combine my 2 favorite interests, theatre, and sustainability. I have always wanted to find ways to make theatre more eco-friendly and this is what I found so far:
1. Costumes, marketing materials, lighting, sound, set and travel requirements for the audience and for the crew and cast demands a lot of raw materials and energy. -) There are ways to reduce costumes, props, and set pieces.
2. Theatre can be treated as activism: Plays can deal with environmental issues that are relevant and can give solutions to their audience. (For example: I am currently writing a play that deals with war and the impact it has on the environment and human beings)
3. There are ways to make theatre carbon neutral: The Arcola Theatre in the UK uses solar panels, DC Microgrids (batteries to store the energy), Therminator boilers (a wood-fired heating system that produces carbon-neutral heating), and LED lights.
4. LED lights costs a lot of money however they last longer than normal lights AND they use less energy as a whole.
and finally
5. The stage lighting system takes up 2% of the energy used in a theatre building. The building lightning takes up 39% and the air Handling units 25% of the energy consumed. Therefore: Theatre may not even NEED a big theatre building since the stage itself is the most important.
Here are the links I used:
- *LSA template (lightingandsoundamerica.com)
- Sustainability - Arcola Theatre
- The role of theatre in drawing attention to climate change - The Boar-
Andrea Stephens 4/28/2021 7:39 PMAwesome post Violette - thanks for sharing! Would love to learn more about the play when you are finished writing it!
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Violette Daveau 4/28/2021 5:18 AMYesterday, I decided to email back my Campuses environmental association because they have opened their exec applications for next year. They are in desperate need for new members and I decided to reach out. I had no idea what they were until they sent me that desperate email. How wonderful is that!
Their association tries to make the campus more eco friendly and I think with my experience, I will be a good fit!-
Andrea Stephens 4/28/2021 7:40 PMThey will be lucky to have you & all your great experience from your years helping to lead NEMO at NSS!
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Violette Daveau 4/20/2021 6:57 AMGoing outside and taking walks are essential. Thanks to the nice weather and the time in my hands, I'm able to spend a minimum of 15 minutes outside every day.