Kathy Simone

YGH

"Learn, Change, Heal"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
287 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

12

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

60

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

12

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

20

minutes

spent learning

Kathy's 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

Fresh Water

Conserve Toilet Water

I will save up to 12 gallons (45 L) of water a day by flushing only when necessary.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Forests

Use a Reusable Mug

If possible, I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Research Benefits of Biodiversity

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching how biodiversity positively impacts our world and how the loss of biodiversity harms it.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Kathy Simone 4/30/2020 9:23 AM

Started the Challenge late but I'm thinking I'd like to continue with some of my new habits, feeling good about doing good.
Thanks all.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

Kathy Simone 4/30/2020 9:21 AM

Didn't do research on this but I imagine that more developed countries have greater access to meat products and meat is probably more affordable due to the shear volume of available product. We know that the bigger the animals we consume the more space we need to raise them. This means taking away land that could support other activities and economies which can have devastating affects on communities that depend on their land as resource.

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Kathy Simone 4/28/2020 6:18 PM

I joined the Eco-Challenge to support the YGH team, Yes, peer pressure can be a good thing. I chose challenges based on issues that interest me and actions that I felt I could accomplish with little to moderate effort. It's encouraging to know that it doesn't take a complete life style makeover to start making a difference. The best part of engaging in the challenges is the mind set it gets you in. Your environmental awareness is enhanced and so is your desire to do good.

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Kathy Simone 4/22/2020 9:03 AM

Learned about my virtual water footprint (eating meat is my biggest sin!) and how my actions affect the millions of species on this planet. Encouraged by seeing how small steps can make reduce a big footprint!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Building Resilience Research Benefits of Biodiversity

How can you encourage biodiversity by your own actions?

Kathy Simone 4/21/2020 7:18 PM

Making our human footprint smaller means choosing sustainable options; avoiding food and products that require large areas of land be cleared for their growth; beef and palm oil are two major culprits, Support policies that favor preserving nature over development.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Forests Use a Reusable Mug

Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

Kathy Simone 4/21/2020 1:59 PM

Being quarantined has been the main reason that I'm not purchasing my daily coffee in to go cups. Counting from late March, this has saved over 40 disposable cups from going to waste and that feels great and encourages me to keep this habit going post quarantine.

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