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April 1 - April 30, 2020
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Olesia Guran

Bard College Network, Friends and Family

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 181 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    meatless or vegan meal
    consumed
  • UP TO
    7.0
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    7.0
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    3.0
    pounds
    waste composted
  • UP TO
    5.1
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Olesia's actions

Action Track: Earth Day Together!

Special Earth Day Engagement

Today is an important day for our political representatives to hear from their voters. Use the links below to write a message or a tweet to your representatives asking them to support a Carbon Fee and Dividend plan: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/write-your-representative/#/74/ https://citizensclimatelobby.org/tweet-to-your-representative-about-the-energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act/#/55/ Voting is one of the best things you can do for the earth. Go to this link to sign the pledge to commit to voting consistently and to always prioritizing environmental issues: https://www.environmentalvoter.org/sign-the-pledge

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Eco-friendly Gardening

I will plant native species, landscape with water-efficient plants, and use eco-friendly fertilizers.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Climate

Use Muscle Power

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 60 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?


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    Olesia Guran 4/23/2020 9:23 AM

    Wouldn't let me post the video of the spillway so here's a photo.

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    Olesia Guran 4/23/2020 9:18 AM
    Last Friday went to the Ashokan Reservoir Spillway since there were over a billion gallons of water reported. It was beautiful!

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      Laurie Husted 4/30/2020 5:38 AM
      Just looked it up online - yes gorgeous! Trails.com needs your photo I think - I haven’t used that interface. Let me know. Thanks for sharing this treasure.  Many don’t know that area provides drinking water to NYC 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Building Resilience Spend Time Outside
    Rachel Carson said that we need the beauty and mysteries of the natural world for our spiritual and emotional development. Does that ring true for you? What are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time indoors?

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    Olesia Guran 4/14/2020 7:17 AM
    Being in nature is my form of therapy...whether it's working in the garden, taking a hike in the Shawangunks, or rocking on my deck admiring the views while breathing in fresh mountain air and listening to the birds communicate with each other.
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