Carmen Filomeno

Empowerment HS Ecochallenge

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
281 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

85

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

65

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

2.0

lightbulbs

replaced
UP TO

95

minutes

spent outdoors

Carmen's actions

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Tend A Garden

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

Methane Digesters

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 3 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 25 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Health and Education

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 15 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 4
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal Tend A Garden

Have you ever had a significant experience in nature that altered your perspective or focus? If so, please describe it.

Carmen Filomeno 5/26/2021 7:21 AM

I had recently planted some new flowers a few months ago and I am starting to see the flowers bloom now.

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Carmen Filomeno 5/21/2021 7:11 AM

I have just watched a video on the Anaerobic Digester at MSU which takes organic waste and generates it as renewable energy.

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Carmen Filomeno 5/18/2021 7:30 AM

The use of cars releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere mostly in the form of carbon dioxide and only one gallon creates up to 20 pounds of greenhouse gases.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Carmen Filomeno 4/28/2021 6:55 AM

Going on my daily walks the sky looks different everyday and I always enjoy hearing and watching the birds fly by.

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- Richard Klein 4/28/2021 7:11 AM
  
  Would you like to learn how to identify the birds? It is easy.
  
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