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Tom Smith

Team FUCO

POINTS TOTAL

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  • 124 TOTAL

participant impact

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    2.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    1,070
    minutes
    spent learning
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    1.0
    tree
    planted
  • UP TO
    17
    lightbulbs
    replaced
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    1.0
    donation
    made

Tom's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

Indigenous Peoples' Forest Tenure

I will donate to Native American Rights Fund, which protects tribal natural resources and environmental rights and promotes Native American Human Rights.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Plant Trees

Temperate Forest Restoration

I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Tend A Garden

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

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DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings

Rplace gas cooking with electric Induction "hobs"

Gas cooking burns methane gas in an open flame in your home. Ventilation is poor and the flame products pollute your indoor air. Children are 13% to 25% more likely to suffer asthma symptoms in a gas-cooking home. The piping network that delivers gas to your home leaks methane (80 times stronger green house gas than CO2) to the atmosphere. Electric cooking is cleaner and safer. Induction hobs are more efficient than a standaed electric coil hotplate. Retrofit your home to all-electric - no gas. Start with one Induction hob to meet this action.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

Onshore Wind Turbines, Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Research Retrofitting Incentives

Building Retrofitting

I will spend at least 500 minutes finding out if my city, region, state, or country offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

Conservation Agriculture, Regenerative Annual Cropping

I will spend at least 180 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 19 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Building Resilience

Communicate With My Elected Officials

Onshore Wind Turbines, Offshore Wind Turbines

I will write or call 5 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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    Tom Smith 5/21/2021 7:13 PM
    Planted 8 pea plantings and adjusted Drip lines to low water flow

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    Tom Smith 5/21/2021 7:07 PM
    Last three days, been in Santa Cruz. Took two short exercise hikes: one in Nicene Markes Redood Park and another along the cliff overlooking Brighten Beach.

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    Tom Smith 5/05/2021 4:45 PM
    Studied, summarized, and discussed building electrification documents with a team of 3 other volunteers. Our goal is to influence the city to implement a Just transition from Methane gas to all electric service in homes. 

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    Tom Smith 5/05/2021 4:34 PM
    Planted a Blenheim aprocot tree in my side yard

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    Tom Smith 5/05/2021 4:24 PM
    Sent 31 invitations to join Team FUCO EcoChallenge

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    Tom Smith 5/05/2021 4:15 PM
    donated to Lakota People's Law Project

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    Tom Smith 4/28/2021 11:10 PM
    Led a small group to send 49 postcards to Secretary Tom Viksack to support regenerative farming, specifically low income farmers. 

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    Tom Smith 4/28/2021 11:05 PM
    Called State Senator Eggman to support SB467 and the 2500 foot setback from an oil facility.