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April 1 - April 30, 2021
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April 1 - April 30, 2021

PCC SOC 228 - Environmental Sociology

Portland Community College

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 5,381
    TOTAL

team impact

  • UP TO
    4.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    75
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    159
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    543
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    5.0
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    32
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    511
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    2,950
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    540
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1,520
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1,367
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    3.0
    people
    helped
  • UP TO
    222
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    3.3
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    4.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

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  • May 2 at 8:48 PM
    I learned a lot from the Ecochallenge this past month. I have cut back on meat and dairy products and had the chance to explore the city around me. I have also made use of many reusable items like plastic containers from stores. Because I have had smaller portions and spent a lot of time eating without distraction, I have learned more about my...
  • April 30 at 8:15 PM
    I have found that depending on where you shop or where you eat there are bamboo alternatives, specifically natural food stores or restaurants that cater to compostable products. Alternatives that I have researched range from products made out of mushrooms, hemp, banana leaves, agave, seaweed, and pressed hay. It was really cool researching...
  • April 30 at 3:15 PM
    Concrete has a notoriously large carbon emissions footprint and as such any alternatives that can have the durability and cheap material requirements for large scale operations would be a great boon for the environment. That being said, the two most notable ones that interested me were fly ash blocks that are composed of fly ash from burning...
  • April 30 at 8:56 AM
    This month I’ve been more cognizant of my actions than ever. I’ve changed my mindset and realized that little changes in my life can go quite a long way especially if others do it with me. 
  • April 30 at 2:33 AM
    It has been so fun to learn about how to create healthy soil!  All of my plants are coming along well, including all of the kale that self-seeded itself.  We will have lots more food in no time.  Plus, I finally finished an EcoChallenge commitment that I made in 2019 - we built our Little Library.  :)
  • April 29 at 7:15 PM
    Since I have started keeping track of my food waste, I have found new ways to create meals as well as new additions to meals that I have been eating for years. For example, I am always hesitant when I need to buy lemons or limes, as I usually just use half of them and then throw the other half out. So instead of wasting the remaining halves, I...
  • April 28 at 6:42 PM
    I looked up some ideas for utilizing food scraps and I realized that I can take the peels and ends of onions, the tops of celery, the carrot skins, and the potato skins, and use them to all together to make a vegetable broth. I never thought to do this before. I use vegetable broth pretty often to cook my quinoa in. Therefore, not only am I...
  • April 28 at 12:00 PM
    Eating plant based is something that never appealed to me. Now that I have taken the time to have one plant-based meal a day has allowed me to explore more diverse meals while still eating clean. I typically eat some fruits or veggies for my vegan meal each day, but I have been experimenting with meat substitutes as well and have enjoyed those...
  • April 27 at 10:32 PM
    I have really been enjoying eating mindfully. I have learned to take the time to actually enjoy my meal along with my surroundings. I started eating outside on my back patio too!
  • April 27 at 9:49 PM
    I have supported women owned restaurants, distilleries, boutiques, crystal shops, herbal shops; I find myself more inclined to purchase a product or visit a store if I know that it is women led. If I support women owned businesses I can then hope that these women are putting that money back into their neighborhoods and communities. 

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