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Marta Mohr

Hawaiian Eco 🌼

"A part of the Eco Challenge at HPU in the course 'The Sustainability Challenge'."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 1,423 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    47
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    62
    whole food meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    181
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    42
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    42
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    1,013
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    490
    minutes
    being mindful
  • UP TO
    414
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    1.0
    waste audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    3.3
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    donation
    made
  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    2.0
    community events
    hosted or attended
  • UP TO
    1.0
    public official or leader
    contacted
  • UP TO
    3.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    3.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    205
    minutes
    spent learning

Marta's actions

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Limit Social Media

I will limit my social media use to once each day reducing my daily use by 30 minute(s)

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Community

LEARN ABOUT TRANS, FEMME, AND NONBINARY EXPERIENCES

I will spend 15 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Connect with a Nonprofit

I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Host A Watch Party

I will host a watch party to screen a documentary about an issue that matters to me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Advocate for Greener Vehicles

I will spend at least 20 minutes assessing the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on fuel-efficient vehicles.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products

I will spend 20 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home or dorm room.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Organize a Course

I will organize Ecochallenge.org's discussion course 'A Different Way: Living Simply in a Complex World' with my family, friends, co-workers, or classmates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Work-Life Balance

I will not work more than 8 hour days each day to practice work-life balance.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Open the windows

I will turn of all electronics and coolers, to open all the windows and let the fresh air come in.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Walk Instead

I will walk 1 mile(s) each day instead of driving and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Locally-Sourced Meals

I will source 1 meal(s) each day from local producers.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Food Lifestyle

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) each day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 35
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Carry my Trash

I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED 33
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 3.3lbs (1.6kg) a month by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

RESEARCH LOCAL WASTE SITES

I will spend 10 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in recycling dumpsters or my curbside bin.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Launch a Recycling Program

I will start a recycling program at my workplace, dorm, or elsewhere on campus.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Car Share

I will sign up for a car-sharing service or organize car sharing with my neighbors or classmates to cut down on the number of vehicles on the road.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Learn About Local Environmental Justice Concerns

I will spend 10 minutes researching environmental justice and environmental racism concerns in my region, who is affected by them, and local initiatives to address these concerns.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Take Control

Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 2 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 35
DAILY ACTIONS

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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    Marta Mohr 11/30/2023 2:24 PM
    It is the last day of the eco-challenge, remember to check in :)

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    Marta Mohr 11/29/2023 12:12 PM
    Still going okay at the moment.

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    Marta Mohr 11/27/2023 5:29 PM
    Good and have remembered to check in more often.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community LEARN ABOUT TRANS, FEMME, AND NONBINARY EXPERIENCES
    How is equality for trans, femme, and nonbinary people important to a just and sustainable society?

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    Marta Mohr 11/25/2023 6:02 PM
    If we want to create a sustainable society, we must treat, accept and respect every person as different individuals. If people feel better about themselves in a society, it will lead to people being more involved in the society as well.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Audit Toxic Cleaning Products
    To what extent do environmental factors contribute to your own health or issues with health?

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    Marta Mohr 11/25/2023 5:57 PM
    I don't feel them affecting me in my everyday life in a physical manner.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation Advocate for Greener Vehicles
    Reducing (or eliminating) exhaust emissions and improving public health are two benefits of green vehicles. What other motivators inspire you to consider switching to a more fuel-efficient vehicle?

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    Marta Mohr 11/25/2023 5:56 PM
    My own personal health, I get in a better mood by biking around, and then it is cheaper
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Connect with a Nonprofit
    What inspires you to act toward a more sustainable community?

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    Marta Mohr 11/25/2023 5:54 PM
    Being involved and social around sustainability
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community Host A Watch Party
    What did you learn about in the documentary you watched? How did it make you feel?

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    Marta Mohr 11/20/2023 5:02 PM
    I watched a documentary about technology and society and the interconnection of these two affects to our world with my two roommates on my intiative. It made me reflect about the technological development and how it both creates possibilities and threats.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Organize a Course
    How can you use Ecochallenge.org programs to help mobilize your community to take action toward a sustainable future?

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    Marta Mohr 11/20/2023 4:53 PM
    It helps you with a template to define how to mobilize courses.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Limit Social Media
    Social media can keep us connected with loved ones, make us laugh, and help us to learn new things. It can also create echo chambers and take more time than we realize or intend to give. After completing this action for a few days, how do you feel? What do you notice?

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    Marta Mohr 11/20/2023 3:17 PM
    Before starting this task, I do not spend a lot of time on social media apps or profiles as I only have Facebook - but using less time makes me feel more connected to the current moment I am in.