Suzanne Cruce

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Suzanne's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

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Electricity Generation

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

Ocean Power

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

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Electricity Generation

Rooftop Solar Consultation

Distributed Solar Photovoltaics

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

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Materials

Watching everything we can about The Ocean Cleanup Project

Our family is interested in volunteering, donating money, and learning more about what we can do to clean up our oceans. I have been getting feeds about The Ocean Cleanup Project for months and had not taken the time to watch the videos and learn.

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Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

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Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

Recycling

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will research and recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community, making sure to not contaminate recyclables with non-recyclables.

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Land Use

Plant Trees

Temperate Forest Restoration

I will plant 2 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

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Action Track: Social Justice

learning more about how empowering women can lesson climate change

Jane and I watched : https://www.ted.com/talks/katharine_wilkinson_how_empowering_women_and_girls_can_help_stop_global_warming Watch this!!! Two thumbs up

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Recycle Everything I Can

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?

Suzanne Cruce 1/11/2020 2:01 PM

I love recycling and this month am focusing on 100% use of reusable bags when grocery shopping. Tanner and I now collect cans/bottles in local neighborhoods and recycle 2x month as a fundraiser for him.
I have stopped purchasing my spinach/greens in plastic tubs and am reusing my plastic bags for veggies when shopping.
I like Amy's idea of bringing re-usable yogurt containers, etc to the Methodist church for take home food containers.
I have spent over 10 hrs so far this month taking items from my in-laws home to good will and re-purposing items to other people.
I prioritize shopping for myself at Dejavu and Tanner at EarthFriendly Kids to reuse instead of buying new.
Jared and I have both sent old jackets back this month to Patagonia to get repaired so we can continue to use them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

What did you learn about wave and tidal energy? How do they compare to other energy sources?

Suzanne Cruce 1/11/2020 1:44 PM

This is interesting but I'm not sold. There is not much information about impact on marine life. It sounds like the impact of providing up to 25% of US energy could be huge but the investment seems too great to really see this happening by 2050. It seems too complex and I learned that I am more interested in supporting other alternative energy venues.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Suzanne Cruce 1/11/2020 1:35 PM

I have actually cut my coffee and chocolate consumption in January by 90%. I do read coffee and chocolate labels for shade grown products. I will be more diligent about reading labels for coffee, chocolate and other foods and continue to work to decrease meat/animal products.

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