Marta Keane

"To reduce my personal carbon footprint and to educate others on ways to reduce theirs while encouraging my family to adopt more earth-friendly habits."

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Marta's actions

Climate

Local Climate Issues

I will spend at least 45 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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Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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Marta Keane 4/01/2020 12:08 PM

Watching PBS/Frontline special on Plastics. While paper, aluminum, tin/steel and glass recycling work, there is a serious problem with plastics.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/announcement/frontline-and-npr-investigate-how-the-plastics-industry-used-recycling-to-help-sell-more-plastic/

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- Liz Wimmer 4/15/2020 8:11 AM
  
  We watched this one, too. It was definitely eye opening to see the impacts of the plastics industry over time and how that has led to the global issues we're now facing.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate Local Climate Issues

In what ways is your local community resilient to shock events like we’ve experienced recently? How could you help it become more resilient?

Marta Keane 4/01/2020 12:06 PM

We have internet which allows us to order needed items even when stores are emptied. I would like to encourage people to plant gardens, have 3 months of expenses in a savings account in case of job loss, don't panic purchase, and eat leftovers to prevent food waste.

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Marta Keane 3/30/2020 6:59 AM

Looking forward to getting started with the Eco-Challenge.

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