Mary Leovich
4/25/2018 2:30 PM
I must say that I HATE searching for parking spaces. What a waste of time! Instead, I can enjoy the California sun, nice breeze and exhale less CO2 than my car will emit!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBuildings and Cities Express My SupportHow could better walking infrastructure make your city both more enjoyable and more equitable?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBuildings and Cities Choose LED BulbsChanging lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! What's next?
Mary Leovich 4/25/2018 2:29 PMWhat's next? Room occupancy controls- movement and timers. They are cheap can can be controlled from my cell phone. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Keep Track of Wasted FoodAn average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
Steven Day 4/25/2018 1:06 PMI went food shopping this evening. I buy the nearly at sell-by date food - it’s usually reduced and lasts much longer than the sell by date anyway. -
Mary Leovich 4/25/2018 12:29 PMContacting local office about walkable and bike-able city now... Just makes good sense in So. Cal! -
Mary Leovich 4/25/2018 12:24 PMI have spoken with an aid organization about microgrids in Bosnia -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Advocate For Greener VehiclesHow does advocating for green vehicles in your community connect to your values? How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to fuel-efficient vehicles?
Steven Day 4/25/2018 11:16 AMWe’re planning to introduce a green car only policy at my company, Pure Planet - electric and hybrid. Feels progressive as a company policy, but I’m pleased it will be normal for all in not many years. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBuildings and Cities Go by BikeHow does using human-powered transportation make you feel?
Steven Day 4/25/2018 11:11 AMI’m going to cycle to the train station more frequently - daily if the weather is good. I might even upgrade to an electric bike to make the journey a little easier. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane DigestersWhat does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Jessica Osikominu 4/25/2018 7:56 AMA sustainable community is one in which tolerance and human rights, health, peace and security, environmental sustainability, institutional responsibility, economic and social equity prevail. As we live in a global village of 7bn in which our doing is influenced by our global economic system, we need to change that system. (For more info read CISL Rewiring the Economy or Tim Jackson's prosperity without growth; http://www.environmentandsociety.org/mml/jackson-tim-p rosperity-without-growth-economics-finite-planet;https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/about/rewiring-the-economy) -
REFLECTION QUESTIONWomen and Girls Start a Social Media CampaignHow are people responding to the statistics you're sharing on social media?
Steven Day 4/25/2018 6:35 AMI helped our company Pure Planet introduce a new equal parental policy, which encourages gender equality and parents - regardless of gender, sexuality or how they identify - care better for baby girls and boys, giving them a great start to life.
You can read more about it here: https://blog.purepla.net/the-pure-planet-approach-to-babies-treat-their-parents-equally-67cf48e11f33 -
Rebecca Donnellan 4/18/2018 4:46 PMMy letter to the Hong Kong Commission for Transport in support of more bike access
