Sue Kane

NCW Sustainable Community

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120

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spent exercising
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95

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Sue's actions

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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

Methane Digesters

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Power

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

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

Action Track: Accelerating Solutions

Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

Onshore Wind Turbines, Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

COMPLETED
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?

Sue Kane 4/30/2021 9:51 PM

Yea NCW Sustainability Team. You have done well!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Sue Kane 4/30/2021 9:49 PM

I have already been working on eliminating palm oil and I have cut way back on meat. I love chocolate, but fortunately don't eat a huge amount of it. My 1 cup of coffee in the morning seems to be my biggest downfall. I will now be on the lookout for "shade produced" coffee.

I pray we can seriously halt the deforestation that is going on around the world.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Sue Kane 4/30/2021 9:49 PM

I have already been working on eliminating palm oil and I have cut way back on meat. I love chocolate, but fortunately don't eat a huge amount of it. My 1 cup of coffee in the morning seems to be my biggest downfall. I will now be on the lookout for "shade produced" coffee.

I pray we can seriously halt the deforestation that is going on around the world.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Sue Kane 4/30/2021 9:26 PM

I have noticed: bees humming in a tree, so many different kinds of plants, animals, flowers and their wonderful smells and many of God's miracles. We could use more sidewalks in our area.

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Sue Kane 4/30/2021 9:22 PM

Thanks for this opportunity. Sorry I was a late bloomer.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?

Sue Kane 4/30/2021 9:20 PM

I believe poverty is the greatest a barrier to equality; poverty is deeply connected to lack of education and teen pregnancies. Fortunately we have a number of strong women in our community and a number of agencies that try to remedy the situations.
Knowing what a challenge it is in my community, I cannot fathom what it must like for those in other countries.

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Sue Kane 4/27/2021 9:19 PM

I started slow, but today I got inspired!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation 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?

Sue Kane 4/27/2021 9:17 PM

I live in a community that was one of the first in the country to have electric bus public transportation - it is GREAT. My husband and I both have electric cars and I sent lots of emails to legislators in my state to increase sales for EV infrastructure and clean cars by 2030. I now need to advocate for Electric School busses.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Sue Kane 4/27/2021 9:13 PM

I often like to shop at Grocery Outlet and some of their food is past the "sell by" date - Glad to know it is still safe. I like a good sale item!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?

Sue Kane 4/27/2021 8:52 PM

This was very encouraging! I like the idea of the methane being in a closed loop, I understand that the negative part of methane gas is the leakage that occurs when it is mined and transferred from place to place.

My husband is using compost from table scraps from Seattle.

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