Siva Sankar
""Nobody can save Earth; Earth will change its plates and find peace""
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 55 THIS WEEK
- 1,592 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1.0Carbon FootprintCalculated
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UP TO1.0energy auditconducted
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UP TO1.0waste auditconducted
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UP TO291plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO35advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO2.0public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO5.0treesplanted
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UP TO60minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO4,025minutesspent learning
Siva's actions
Land + Forests
Regenerative Agriculture and Me
Regenerative agriculture focuses on farming and ranching in a way that supports life and restores the soil. I will spend 60 minutes learning about regenerative agriculture and find out if any nearby farms practice regenerative agriculture.
Land + Forests
Advocate for Forest Protection
Using my voice can help create a more sustainable and just world. I will contact 3 local, regional, or national decision makers to advocate for public policy that protects forests and improves their ability to sequester carbon and nourish biodiversity.
Land + Forests
Zero Waste Day
The impacts of our waste are far reaching. I will create zero waste for an entire day and share my reflections and learnings on the feed.
Land + Forests
Share My "Why"
I will record a video to share why I am taking action this Earth Month, a sustainable swap I've made, and/or a local conservation effort in my area.
Climate + Air
Choose Renewable Energy
Renewable energy options are becoming more widespread and accessible. Not only are they good for the planet, they can help save money as well. I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will contact them to advocate for this option in the future.
Climate + Air
Online Energy Audit
Energy use and waste is often invisible. I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.
Climate + Air
Calculate My Carbon Impact
Carbon emissions can show up in many surprising ways in our life. I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.
Climate + Air
Sustainability Lunch and Learn
Learning in a social setting can inspire connection and change. I will work with a friend or colleague to plan and host a lunch and learn at work, school, in my neighborhood or other location to learn more about an environmental topic important to me. After the lunch and learn, I will share more about it on the feed.
Land + Forests
Plant Trees
Trees capture carbon and produce oxygen that is essential to life on earth. I will support this important piece of nature by organizing or joining a community group to plant 5 native trees in my community, public parks, office location, campus or backyard.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Beauty and Personal Products
Beauty and personal products can create a lot of waste. I will spend 30 minutes learning about the beauty and body products I use to see if they are refillable or recyclable. If not, I will reach out to the manufacturer to advocate for those options.
Biodiversity + Wildlife
Invest in Nature
A healthy world needs both our daily actions and support from larger systems. I will spend 60 minutes learning about how I can use my investments and savings to advance environmental sustainability.
Land + Forests
Explore My Area
When we explore natural spaces around us, our connections with them change. I will spend 120 minutes exploring a new area around my neighborhood, office, or campus (e.g., park, water body, nearby trail, community garden, green space, etc.).
Land + Forests
Personal Waste Audit
The waste we create daily can go unnoticed. I will track the waste I create in a day and post a photo log on the feed to see how much I create and where I can make different choices to reduce my waste going forward.
Land + Forests
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.
Freshwater + Oceans
Low Water Gardening
Grass lawns are water-intensive and on average require about 30 percent of a household’s water consumption. Native plants are water-efficient and help maintain the balance and diversity of local ecosystems. I will plant native species with water-efficient plants to conserve water and improve the habitat, then post a photo on the feed to share.
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
Learn About Water Justice in My Area
I will spend at least 30 minutes a day using the resources provided to learn about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.
Freshwater + Oceans
Use a Reusable Water Bottle
Itr's estimated over a billion water bottles are thrown away each year. Even if they were recycled, that still uses energy and resources from the earth. I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 10 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.
Freshwater + Oceans
Reduce Pollutants in Cleaning
Understanding cleaning product ingredients and their effect on water and biodiversity is helpful to our consumer choices. I will spend 15 minutes learning about how cleaning products affect our water and try making my own cleaning products to reduce pollutants.
Freshwater + Oceans
Cooking Oil Disposal
Pouring cooking oil down the drain can cause damage to waterways and ecosystems. I will learn how to properly dispose of cooking oil to help support healthy ecosystems.
Freshwater + Oceans
Go Plastic-Free
Millions of tons of plastic is produced each year worldwide. Each day, I will conduct a plastics audit of what I buy and use throughout the challenge (kitchen, bathroom, personal care products, etc.), to see how single-use plastic shows up in my life. I will find plastic-free alternatives to these products and advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, product manufacturers, at work, or on campus.
Action Track: Community
JOIN OR CREATE A GREEN TEAM AT EMERSON
I will continue to contribute to Emerson's environmental sustainability goals beyond April by learning more about the Global Green Teams Network, joining a team near me, or maybe even creating a new team.
Action Track: Community
SIGN UP TO RECEIVE NEWS ON SUSTAINABILITY AT EMERSON
I will sign up to the Sustainability Aficionados distribution list to receive global news on sustainability at Emerson, including world news and Greening OF, BY, and WITH news.
Action Track: Community
TAKE PICTURES AND SHARE ON LINKEDIN
I will take at least one photograph that is connected with this year's theme of Nature Conservation & Biodiversity (for example an urban park, bee hives, birds and other animals...) and I will post it on LinkedIn with the hashtags #EarthMonthEcochallenge #EarthMonthAtEmerson.
Action Track: Community
ATTEND THE ECOCHALLENGE CONSERVATION WEBINAR
On Wed 24th April, I will attend the Earth Month Ecochallenge Webinar on Conservation to learn about what individuals, companies and other organizations can do to promote biodiversity and nature protection.
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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Siva Sankar 4/29/2024 9:24 PMThe tortoise, with its slow and steady pace, symbolizes longevity and resilience in many cultures, highlighting the importance of patience and perseverance in life. As a keystone species, tortoises play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem balance through seed dispersal and habitat engineering, underscoring their significance in biodiversity conservation. -
Siva Sankar 4/28/2024 9:31 AM"Plastic: a material designed to last forever, but often used just once, causing everlasting harm to our planet."
"Every plastic bottle tossed away is a testament to convenience, but a burden to the earth's health."-
Murali Krishna 4/28/2024 10:09 AMwell said -
Murali Krishna 4/28/2024 10:09 AMwell said -
Murali Krishna 4/28/2024 10:09 AMwell said
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Siva Sankar 4/27/2024 11:26 AMSustainability efforts surge worldwide as businesses and governments prioritize eco-friendly practices, signaling a global commitment to combating climate change and preserving the planet.-
Ahamed mukthar Amurdeen 4/27/2024 8:09 PMNice information -
Ahamed mukthar Amurdeen 4/27/2024 8:09 PMNice information -
Ahamed mukthar Amurdeen 4/27/2024 8:09 PMNice information
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Siva Sankar 4/25/2024 9:42 PMProtecting our environment is not just a choice but a responsibility we all share. Let's work together to preserve and cherish our planet for future generations! -
Siva Sankar 4/25/2024 2:05 AMEnvironment Facts
https://kpwb.org/environmental-fun-facts-2/ -
Siva Sankar 4/23/2024 10:15 PM
SHOCKING NUMBERS OF ANIMALS WITH PLASTIC IN THE STOMACHFish eat plastic. Turtles eat plastic bags. Even whales have been found dead with tons of plastic in the stomach. The stomach contents of the northern fulmar, according to long-term Dutch research, consist of an average of twenty-five pieces of plastic. A sperm whale that washed up at the Wakatobi National Park in Indonesia in December 2018 had 115 cups, 25 bags, four bottles and two slippers in its stomach. More than a thousand pieces of plastic were counted in the whale’s stomach and the total weight of plastic was six kilos.
In the United Arab Emirates, plastic causes half of all camel deaths. The animals eat garbage and lumps of plastic of between ten and sixty kilos have been found in their stomachs. Because the plastic cannot pass out of the stomach, the lump continues to grow until the animal dies of starvation. In July 2010, a young green turtle washed ashore, heavily weakened, on the coast of Brazil near Florianópolis and died a few hours later. This specimen had 3267 pieces of plastic in its gut and another 308 pieces in its stomach. Only pieces of plastic larger than 5 mm were counted.
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Siva Sankar 4/23/2024 10:09 PM
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ANIMALS EAT PLASTICAnimals that accidentally eat plastic suffer and often die as a result of it. Swallowed plastic fills the stomach, and not surprisingly, this reduces the feeling of hunger. Animals eat less, obtain less energy, and weaken. Larger pieces of plastic can also block their gastrointestinal tract so that the plastic can no longer be excreted. In other cases, plastic is ground into small pieces in the stomach and then scattered everywhere. This way, the northern fulmar grinds and spreads millions of pieces yearly. Some of it is left at abandoned nesting sites.
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Siva Sankar 4/23/2024 2:25 AMWhat is the Go Green Initiative?The Go Green Initiative consults with school districts to develop comprehensive sustainability strategies addressing indoor environmental factors. -
Siva Sankar 4/21/2024 9:47 PMSustainability Development Report - Rankings
1 Finland
2 Sweden
3 Denmark
4 Germany
5 Austria
6 France
7 Norway
8 Czechia
9 Poland
10 Estonia-
Vasundara Abhishek 4/21/2024 9:58 PMGood Information
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Siva Sankar 4/20/2024 10:21 PMReduce! Reuse! And Recycle! It should not be just in words....Must be in action!