Denise L

Comerica Bank

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
446 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

65

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

66

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

5.0

lightbulbs

replaced

Denise's actions

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 30 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Denise L 4/25/2018 7:16 AM
I understand the concept of using livestock-waste and organic waste for many things. However, we must first consider eliminating processed chemically infused foods and all the synthetic fertilizers that feed/treat the foods we eat. Then, perhaps the referenced waste used will be more beneficial and safe.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Now that you know the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates, how will you view expiration dates differently?
Denise L 4/25/2018 7:00 AM
I would typically toss everything by the expiration date. These dates are a "sales conspiracy" to generate more revenue! Stop the confusion and many will probably not waste as much. Yes, I have shared what I have learned with many already and will continue to spread the word. :-)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?
Denise L 4/25/2018 6:57 AM
Utilize local hazard waste days Vs. using your own drains / toilet to dispose of unused medication (even the basic "Tylenol" types of medication). Avoid fertilizer all together or if you choose to use it, find organic. Everything that has run off, ends up in the water system to be filtered. Reflect on that. There are traces of everything in our water.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Had you heard of the term silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?
Denise L 4/25/2018 6:43 AM
Silvopasture was a new term and the educational materials will drive me encourage local farms to start making changes. I look forward to a day the USA gets back to our roots.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! What's next?
Denise L 4/25/2018 6:40 AM
I was holding off replacing bulbs until they burnt out, one by one. However, due to the challenge I spent the money and replaced them early. My home is SO MUCH BRIGHTER!

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Denise L 4/10/2018 1:02 PM
Prior to reviewing the educational materials related to expiration dates, everything in the house would be tossed based on the printed date. Now I understand there was a lot of waste by doing so. Many / most items are good beyond the (still confusing) dates printed. The only date that matters 100% is baby formula; it MUST be tossed by the date printed.

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Denise L 4/02/2018 9:33 AM
Wishing some links throughout were not blocked by Corporate Security.

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- Kristin Bloser 4/04/2018 10:39 AM
  Hi Denise, I know that links to videos and such may be an issue to view through our work computers. EcoChallenge does work on personal devices. So, if there is something I want to view that I can't from my work computer, I'll look at it on my smart phone.
  
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- Mari-Lynn Flaig 4/02/2018 1:21 PM
  Have you tried loading Google Chrome to your desktop and trying there? the X5100 number helped me to do that and I have less issues with loading pages from the links now. Hope that helps and thanks for being on our team!
  
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