Ashley Cruz

CSU Channel Islands Sustainability Team

"To spread awareness of how important sustainability is to campuses, households, and the environment."

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participant impact

UP TO

45

minutes

spent learning
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3.0

lightbulbs

replaced

Ashley's actions

Climate

Local Climate Issues

I will spend at least 40 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

Climate

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 3 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Oceans

Support Organic Growing Methods

I will buy organic cotton and foods grown without the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Ashley Cruz 4/11/2020 1:36 PM
The switch to organic foods is worth it, not only are they good for the environment but they also taste better.

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Ashley Cruz 4/11/2020 1:35 PM
It is interesting to learn about the environment and my community.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate

In what ways is your local community resilient to shock events like we’ve experienced recently? How could you help it become more resilient?
Ashley Cruz 4/11/2020 1:34 PM
My local community is resilient to shock events like we’ve experienced recently, for many reasons. One being that it is a small community compared to others and is also very tight knit. When things go wrong the support of the community is there to help everyone.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Oceans

It is often said that “you can’t feed the world with just organic food.” What is your response to that statement?
Ashley Cruz 4/11/2020 1:24 PM
Maybe not at this moment but we can work towards eating foods that aren't harmful to the environment. There are a lot of great alternative to harmful products and buying organic is one of them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate

Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! In what other ways can you exercise your civic duty to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions?
Ashley Cruz 4/11/2020 1:19 PM
Lightbulbs is a start to having a more eco-friendly house. Electricity wise, in our own homes we can look at the appliances we have and see ways to have more eco-friendly appliance and getting rid of or reducing the use of harmful ones.

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