Sofia Pinto

VANIER Sustainability-in-Action

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
141 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

46

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

15

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

6.1

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

25

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

15

miles

traveled by carpool

Sofia's actions

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Try Carpooling

Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 9 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Eat Mindfully

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

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Buy Bamboo

Bamboo Production

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Learn More about Silvopasture

Silvopasture

I will spend at least 25 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Learn about 'Green Gentrification'

Multiple Solutions

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
Transportation 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?

Sofia Pinto 10/05/2020 6:10 AM

So I have decided to start walking to work almost every day. The walk takes me about 20 minutes every morning. One days where it is terrible weather or I am not feeling well, I will take my car but I feel like walking to work everyday really helps me clear my head and help the environment with not taking my vehicle daily like I used to. I get to say hi to all my neighbours and be able to see the people who live around me (since I work in a apartment complex ridden neighbourhood). Once I walk I get to see the types of people who lives around and not just one the houses next door to my own. My neighbourhood has begun making the walking for pedestrians more enjoyable with larger sidewalks, new plants, flowers and trees all around!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Learn More about Biomass

Had you ever heard of biomass technology before you took this challenge? What did you learn that surprised you? Share your new knowledge with your friends!

Sofia Pinto 9/25/2020 2:00 PM

Before choosing this challenge, I had never really heard of biomass technology. But since researching and reading about it, I learned that biomass technology uses organic matter that can come from animals, or plants and use the matter to transfer and make it into bioenergy and biofuels. It would be a great option to try and incorporate this into our daily lives to help the planet. I had no idea this was an option but it was cool to learn about it and all its good effects!

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