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Cian Dimmick

capstone spring 2026

Cian's points

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 152 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    meatless or vegan meal
    consumed
  • UP TO
    131
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    0.2
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning

Cian's actions

Water

Learn About Water Justice

Access to clean water is a basic right, yet not everyone has it. I will spend 60 minutes learning about water justice issues and who is affected.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to 0.21 lbs (0.09 kg) of paper per day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided when I have to print documents.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Enjoy a Meatless Meal

Producing 1 kg of beef emits as much greenhouse gas as driving 150 miles, meanwhile, 1 kg of veggies or grains leaves a much lighter footprint! This week, I’ll shrink my climate impact by having 1 meatless meals and/or 0 vegan meals each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Energy

Switch To Cold Water for Laundry

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed


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    Cian Dimmick 5/03/2026 3:35 PM
    Today I spent about an hour watching a PBS documentary called Upstream, Downriver: Uniting for Water Justice (2025) . I would recommend it! I think it gives a really good overview of the state of water justice in the country right now. It talks about the issues at hand, and it also talks about policy interventions, public action, and technological innovations surrounding water quality.

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    Cian Dimmick 4/24/2026 3:24 PM
    I really want to push myself to be more vegetarian. I don't know if I could eventually give up meat completely, but I have already stopped eating beef, and at this point the only meat that I eat somewhat regularly is chicken. I'm going to push myself to make more meals without any meat though, and find ways to replace the protein like with beans and chickpea/lentil pasta. I also want to try cooking with tofu more. I need to get better at it!

    • Amy Minato's avatar
      Amy Minato 4/27/2026 2:50 PM
      sounds good Cian..you can also buy sustainable beef if that's more doable? expensive tho

    • Elizabeth Conlon's avatar
      Elizabeth Conlon 4/25/2026 9:56 PM
      https://www.alisoneroman.com/recipes/spiced-chickpea-stew-with-coconut-and-turmeric/
      I strongly recommend this soup with a few alterations: Less chili flake, and it does not need to be salt and peppered four separate times -_-* It can be made vegetarian with a vegetable broth or a mock chicken broth (which is what I use.)

    • Colin Russell's avatar
      Colin Russell 4/25/2026 11:55 AM
      Good challenge. Even if you're still eating meat sometimes, you're still reducing the amount you eat, and that is going to create a significant impact, regardless. Just by the fact that you are not eating it as frequently. Btw Quinoa is amazing too and also versatile!

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    Cian Dimmick 4/19/2026 3:20 PM
    Honestly I hadn't thought about how much more energy it takes to wash your clothes with warm water instead of just cold water. It makes no difference to me so I'm happy that I can go forward washing with cold water now!

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    Cian Dimmick 4/10/2026 2:08 PM
    I chose to commit to only printing double sided from now on. As a student, I have to print a lot of papers and projects, so acknowledging this commitment feels good, no matter how small the impact may be!

    • Amy Minato's avatar
      Amy Minato 4/13/2026 3:17 PM
      good idea!

    • Sam Dare's avatar
      Sam Dare 4/12/2026 10:40 PM
      Nice one! I can relate. Being a student has demanded quite a share of printed papers. I love the double sided printing commitment. The little things add up!

    • Colin Russell's avatar
      Colin Russell 4/11/2026 11:46 PM
      I like this commitment. I wish I could use this for printing colored images for architecture school, I use so much paper for that major.