Courtney Horner

"I have the privilege of not being affected by climate change on a daily basis and being able to make decisions that help or hurt those around me. Climate change is affecting species and organisms throughout the planet but it's also worsening problems we think of as uniquely human. I want to be a part of a network that is actively fighting against this, not passively standing by. If you can, please join me!"

POINTS TOTAL

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1,056 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

990

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

62

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill

Courtney's actions

Industry

Create Less Waste

I will only have to take out the trashcan in my dorm room at the end of the month because I will create less than one trashcan worth of waste throughout the month.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Accelerating Solutions

Advocate For Greener Vehicles

Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Efficient Trucks

I will assess the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on electric and fuel-efficient vehicles

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

Health and Education

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Learn about the Legacy of Redlining

Multiple Solutions

I will spend at least 45 minutes learning about the legacy of redlining and how city planning and environmental justice issues are interconnected.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Learn about 'Green Gentrification'

Multiple Solutions

I will spend at least 45 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and BIPOC-majority neighborhoods. I will avoid buying and using 3 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 27
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Keep Track of Wasted Food

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Earth Month Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 24
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?

Courtney Horner 4/15/2021 8:41 PM

In my Biology class today we learned all about streams and different sections of them and it was very very cool.
https://www.ausableriver.org/blog/stream-features-riffle-glide ;
https://ycitysci.wordpress.com/2020/09/18/stream-habitats/ ;
https://www.caryinstitute.org/sites/default/files/public/downloads/lesson-plans/water_life_riffle_and_pool_background.pdf
I highly recommend you check out these easy-to-understand articles/graphics about streams!!
^^this one is not easy to understand, but I liked it anyways so I included it :)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Accelerating Solutions Advocate For Greener Vehicles

How does advocating for green vehicles in your community connect to your values? How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to fuel-efficient vehicles?

Courtney Horner 4/03/2021 1:21 PM

We had a GREAT Green New Deal fair today and got about 30 more people to write letters to Sharrod Brown, an Ohio democratic senator, pushing for affordable, reliable, and clean energy based public transit in both Ohio and nationally. These letters will be compiled with letters from the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Kenyon, and Case Western Sunrise hubs and delivered to Sharrod Brown's office in Cleveland on April 7th. I think between all the hubs we have a few hundred letters and we (Oberlin Sunrise) are looking forward to more partnerships and events throughout this Spring and beyond advocating for and convincing those in power to support the Green New Deal. Thank you to everyone on this team who both wrote letters and came out to support and learn about the GND today!!

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Courtney Horner 4/01/2021 1:52 PM

Hi, all!
Happy day 1 of April! I just wanted to thank you all again for participating and contributing to this team (whether that be physical actions, active learning, reaching out to those in power, donating to organizations that actively practive sustainability, organizing and gathering participation, sharing stories, etc.). If you click on the "Impacts" button in the top right corner, you can see the impact that everyone involved in the challenge, our team, or you as an individual have had (or will have) throughout the month. Also, just a reminder not to burn yourself out in the beginning! Habits form after 21 days, so doing less every day may be more impactful than trying to do everything in the beginning. Finally, I've heard that the website is confusing for many people. If you have any questions please reach out or click the arrow next to resources in the top right corner and there are many tutorials/guides to help. Thank you thank you again! This makes me so excited !! :)

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