Scott Powers
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 712 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO22poundsfood waste prevented
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UP TO46pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO56single-use bagsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO108pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO63plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO1,088gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO1.0advocacy actioncompleted
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UP TO1.0hourvolunteered
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UP TO40minutesspent learning
Scott's actions
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Use Reusable Bags
Plastic bags can be mistaken for food by many wild animals and can end up in habitats that harm wildlife. I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases, including produce bags.
Action Track: Community
Borrow Before I Buy
Why buy something I will only use once or a few times if someone nearby has it for me to borrow, and why not share something I have that someone may only need a few times a year? To reduce my consumption and waste, I will create or support the sharing economy with friends, family, colleagues or neighbors.
Action Track: Community
Keep My Community Clean
At times it may not feel like it's up to us to keep our community clean and healthy, but we all have a role to play. Each day I am outside, I will pick up any litter I see.
Freshwater + Oceans
Dishwasher Efficiency
Hand washing dishes can use more energy and hot water than a dishwasher. To save water, I will use a dishwasher and scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading them into the dishwasher.
Freshwater + Oceans
Say No to Plastic Straws
An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When marine wildlife ingest plastic, they have a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.
Climate + Air
Weekly Meal Planning
One third of all food produced worldwide is wasted, and so is the energy it takes to produce and transport that food. I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need and eating what I planned each day.
Action Track: Community
Volunteer in my Community
I will volunteer 2 hours in my community.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Endangered Species
Wildlife and biodiversity play an important role on our planet and are being threatened each year. I will spend 10 minutes each day learning about the current status of local or global wildlife and how I can align my actions to support their livelihood.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Invest in Nature
A healthy world needs both our daily actions and support from larger systems. I will spend 30 minutes learning about how I can use my investments and savings to advance environmental sustainability.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONClimate + Air Weekly Meal PlanningHow did it feel to plan out your meals and stick to them in an effort to reduce food waste?
Scott Powers 4/30/2024 6:58 AMMy meal planning saves me on time day today in my family. have these premade meals has eliminated wasted food and helped with healthier eating. I use to find myself throwing some food out due to not getting to them before it went bad, but having them prepared kind of forces you to get to the meals as well as saving time from having to make from scratch.
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Kathleen Schlicht 4/30/2024 3:15 PMNice!
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REFLECTION QUESTIONFreshwater + Oceans Dishwasher EfficiencyHow can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?
Scott Powers 4/30/2024 6:53 AMUsing the dishwasher instead of hand washing uses less energy, less water & less soap. Also it saves time. Where as hand washing uses a lot of time. Hand washing uses more water and soap that would go to waste. And the dishes wouldn't be as clean as the dishwasher would have them. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFreshwater + Oceans Say No to Plastic StrawsWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Scott Powers 4/30/2024 6:48 AMI use bubba cups instead of buying plastic bottle water.
I try not to use the plastic bags at stores. I try to use the reusable bags from every store I shop, ie.. Sprouts reusable bag, Kroger reusable bag & Marshall's etc... -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBiodiversity + Wildlife Endangered SpeciesWhat endangered species did you learn about and what did you learn?
Scott Powers 4/30/2024 6:39 AMYANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISE
A report has warned that the number of Yangtze finless porpoises has dropped to just 1,000 in the country's longest river - less than half of what there were in 2006. It blamed the decline in the mammal's numbers on food shortages and human disturbances, such as increased shipping traffic. The Yangtze are only in China -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Community Keep My Community CleanHow does the act of picking up litter connect you more to your community?
Scott Powers 4/23/2024 2:27 PMI have recently engaged other dog walkers in my community to not just pickup their pets mess, but to also pickup trash that seemed to have missed the garbage cans.-
Mary Hanks 4/23/2024 2:46 PMFor last year's Earth Month Ecochallenge my co-captain and I organized a one-mile clean-up effort in our neighborhood, We were surprised and gratified at how many dog walkers saw us and decided on the spur of the moment to join us in picking up litter.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONBiodiversity + Wildlife Use Reusable BagsHow difficult was this challenge for you? What made it easy or difficult?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Community Volunteer in my CommunityHow does volunteering enhance your community and/or change your relationship with it?
Scott Powers 4/05/2024 8:40 AMMe and a few of my neighbors are responsible for picking up litter that is at least 1 house to either side of our own and 1 house across the street, on a daily basis.