April 1 - April 30, 2024
Enterprise Sustainability
Emerson
POINTS TOTAL
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- 195 THIS WEEK
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2,089TOTAL
team impact
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UP TO126meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO3.7poundsfood waste prevented
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UP TO31milestraveled by foot
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UP TO31milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO43pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO40plastic bottlesnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO33single-use bagsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO32pieces of litterpicked up
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UP TO187gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO24advocacy actionscompleted
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UP TO1.0community eventhosted or attended
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UP TO4.0hoursvolunteered
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UP TO1,552minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO508minutesspent learning
Team Feed
Recent updates from this team-
April 19 at 2:19 PMToday I calculated my water footprint - my direct footprint is about 60 gallons per day, but my virtual footprint is about 20x greater due to eating meat and the indirect water use associated with clothing / other goods manufactured. My rainwater harvesting saves a few gallons per day but is negligible compared to the virtual footprint.
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April 19 at 6:48 AMUsing reusable water bottles and coffee cups are a very easy way to reduce plastic consumption. When I think about the amount of waste I would normally produce on a daily basis through consumption of water and coffee, it becomes a huge opportunity to reduce and eliminate this. All of this comes at little cost and inconvenience to me as well.
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April 17 at 1:02 PMI attended a lunch & learn today hosted by the Missouri Botanical Gardens on sustainable landscaping. It was a great topic for a young homeowner to better understand effective ways to keep a yard/garden looking nice, but also doing my part to contribute to biodiversity in the region. Very enlightening and inspiring, overall!
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April 15 at 7:05 PMI played golf this afternoon and made it a point to pick up trash as I saw it around the course. This is something that required limited, additional effort from my end, but makes a big impact when done on a consistent basis. This is an easy action for me to continue doing during Earth Month and beyond.
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April 15 at 3:14 PMLast weekend I finally got my rainwater buckets up and "running", and they've already filled up 100 gallons completely! Might say it rains a lot here in the Spring. Had trouble getting the footings level the first time I tried to set them up and likely do not have a backup masonry career waiting for me, but I've started to use...
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April 15 at 3:09 PMLast week I hosted a sustainability lunch and learn by setting up a tour with my local AEE to visit Nashville's Omohundro Water Treatment Plant. The historic building came online in the 1870s and still enjoys the same footprint, albeit with many sustainable upgrades, providing upwards of 50 million gallons per day of clean water to the city....
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April 8 at 2:37 PMFour neighbors, all together, pitched in to buy one wheelbarrow and we pass it back and forth as needed! Only needed it to haul a few larger plants from backyard to the front.
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April 2 at 6:14 AMLast year during EcoChallenge I finally bought a bike - regretfully I finished last season with 2 flat tires and no knowledge of how to change them. This weekend I finally got my hands dirty and figured it out, giving me a lifelong skill and returning my working bike.
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April 1 at 9:18 AMHappy Earth Month Team! :)
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March 12 at 12:40 PMLooking forward to EcoChallenge in 2024! This year I am very focused on expanding my garden throughout the entire growing season, starting plants from seeds, using organic/non-harmful fertilizers, and installing rainwater collection to minimize my water use.
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Competitions
CHALLENGER | MEMBERS | POINTS | CHALLENGED | MEMBERS | POINTS | ||||||
CHALLENGER: Emerson Twin Cities | Challenger Team Members: 41 | Challenger Points: 5794 | Winning?: | VS. | CHALLENGED: Enterprise Sustainability | Challenged Team Members: 9 | Challenged Points: 2089 | Winning?: | |||
CHALLENGER: Emerson Manila Sustainability Team | Challenger Team Members: 7 | Challenger Points: 10047 | Winning?: | VS. | CHALLENGED: Enterprise Sustainability | Challenged Team Members: 9 | Challenged Points: 2089 | Winning?: |