April 1 - April 30, 2021
Green Jersey
Keeping New Jersey, the "Garden State", green for everyone!
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UP TO1.0advocacy actioncompleted
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UP TO53conversationswith people
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UP TO3.0documentarieswatched
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UP TO2.0donationsmade
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UP TO1.0energy auditconducted
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UP TO1,050gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO7.8locally sourced mealsconsumed
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UP TO189meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO565minutesspent exercising
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UP TO1,488minutesspent learning
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UP TO3,794minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO428minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO1.0personhelped
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UP TO1,453pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO20public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO-5.0treesplanted
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UP TO71zero-waste mealsconsumed
Team Feed
Recent updates from this team-
April 30 at 9:13 PMVery concerned about what will happen to the advances women have made in Afganistan after the US pulls out. It's the right thing to do but how can we support the women and girls to maintain the small amount of rights they have gained?
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April 30 at 8:55 PMIn our community, equal pay for equal work is one of the biggest issues for women and girls. Opportunities in the STEM field are also more limited for girls and women. The FIRST Robotics program is a great way for girls to learn STEM skills.
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April 30 at 8:43 PMThank you everyone, and most especially thank you to our team Green Jersey! Hope you had fun while learning some new ways to keep our state and planet green!
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April 30 at 8:39 PMHere is an article from Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/low-carbon-cement-can-help-combat-climate-change/ If cement production were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter after China and the U.S! There are lots of new technologies being developed to reduce carbon released during production or to...
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April 30 at 8:33 PMThis has been a lot of fun and a good learning experience, as well. Thank you to the ECO Challenge Team for creating this event and stimulating the participation of over 8,000 people.
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April 30 at 8:11 PMUp until the time of colonization of America, eating meat was considered the privilege of the elite. With the abundance of wildlife free for the taking, grain to feed domesticated animals and wide open spaces that didn't belong to anyone (except the natives!), meat became widely available.
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April 30 at 7:58 PMI have been advocating for our Congressional leaders to sign on to the Environmental Justice for All Act which has been introduced for several years. It now has a good chance to passing. Please contact your Senators and Congress people to ask them to support this bill.https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/872
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April 30 at 7:46 PMAccording to a Washington Post article (https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/02/15/these-gases-your-grocerys-freezer-are-fueling-climate-change-biden-wants-fix-that/) from Feb 2021, grocery stores lose 25% of their refrigerants each year. HFC emissions in the United States rose by 4 million metric tons between 2018 and 2019....
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April 30 at 7:29 PMI learned about the administrative regulations on installation of New Jersey Solar Energy Generation on Preserved Farmlands in the state. There are many informative articles on this site, which you can search by state: https://farmlandinfo.org/state/new-jersey/
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April 30 at 7:25 PMKiva.org makes microloans to people around the world who have no access to banks or credit to develop farms or very small businesses. Many women small holders borrow $300-1000 to buy seed or fertilizer to sustain crops on their small farms and to send their children to school.
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