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April 1 - April 30, 2020
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PETER LARKIN

Virginia Zoo's Socially-Distant Climate Change Resistance

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 700 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    441
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1,685
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    1,685
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    68
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

PETER's actions

Wildlife

Use Reusable Bags

Plastic bags can be mistaken for food by many wild animals. If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 66 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

Action Track: Building Resilience

Research Local Climate Issues

I will spend at least 15 minute(s) a day researching climate issues or climate solutions in my local area and share with others through my team feed, social media, or conversations with my peers.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Dishwasher Efficiency

I will scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher and only run the dishwasher when it’s full.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

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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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    PETER LARKIN 4/20/2020 11:21 AM
    I refuse to use either a paper or plastic straw.

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    PETER LARKIN 4/20/2020 11:20 AM
    We just instituted the use of new cloth napkins alleviating the need/use of paper ones. I expect that measure to save us at least 20 paper napkins every day. We did this in response to our talking about how to help the earth a bit more.

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    PETER LARKIN 4/11/2020 6:36 AM
    I realized today that as I'm our resident potato peeler (how that happened I have no idea) and I usually turn the water needlessly on when I start. As I'm not using it yet, I'll now wait until I need the water. That can save hundreds of gallons of water a month. Just thinking about conservation does matter.

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    PETER LARKIN 4/01/2020 7:03 AM
    Not only is this a worthwhile endeavor but it also reminds me to think about the planet I'll leave others. It is a good daily reminder.