Lizzie Cox
10/27/2023 8:17 AM
I made a salmon sushi bake that had crushed up seaweed in the rice. I would definitely cook with it again especially with roasted seaweed.
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Tina Summers 10/30/2023 2:31 PM
Lizzie Cox
POINTS TOTAL
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- 1,118 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO33meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO12milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO12milestraveled by bus
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UP TO4.4pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO3.3pounds of paperhave been saved
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UP TO834minutesspent exercising
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UP TO1.0women, BIPOC, and immigrant-owned businessessupported
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UP TO120minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO60minutesspent learning
Lizzie's actions
Transportation
Go for a Daily Walk
Walkable Cities
I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.
Health and Education
Support Businesses Owned by Women, POC, or Immigrants
Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders
I will spend 30 minutes researching and shopping from 1 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.
Transportation
Use Public Transit
Public Transit
I will use public transit 3 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
Cook With Seaweed
Seaweed Farming
I will use seaweed in a new recipe.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.
Land Sinks
Forest-Friendly Foods 2
Tropical Forest Restoration
I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.
Transportation
Improve a Bus Stop
Public Transit
I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.
Land Sinks
Explore My Area
Sometimes protecting nature requires feeling connected to nature. I will invest 60 minutes in exploring and appreciating a natural area in my region, whether a forest, wetland, coastal area, or somewhere else.
Industry
Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants
Refrigerant Management
I will spend 30 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.
Industry
Go Paperless
Recycled Paper
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.
Electricity
Communicate With My Elected Officials
Onshore Wind Turbines, Offshore Wind Turbines
I will write or call 3 elected officials telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.
Industry
Find a Local Climate-Friendly Supermarket
Refrigerant Management
I will explore the interactive map in the links below to find a supermarket that does not use HFC refrigerants near my home.
Electricity
Choose LED Bulbs
LED Lighting
I will replace 1 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.
Electricity
Learn More about Biomass
Biomass Power
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.
Industry
Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
Multiple Industry Solutions
I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin practicing it in my own life.
Land Sinks
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.
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION QUESTIONCoastal, Ocean, and Engineered SinksWhat recipe did you make and how did it turn out? Will you cook with seaweed again?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustryWhat did you learn about the climate impact of refrigerants? How do supermarkets contribute to this impact?
Lizzie Cox 10/18/2023 9:04 AMI learned that that refrigerants have a 1,000 to 9,000 greater impact than CO2 emissions to negatively affect greenhouse gases. Supermarkets due to very little regulations around refrigerants have refrigerators that are leaking HFCs in the pipe system, running inefficiently, or are not disposing of no longer working refrigerators properly. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportationHow can you advocate for transportation systems which minimize environmental impact while also meeting human needs?
Lizzie Cox 10/18/2023 8:54 AMYou can advocate for additions to bus routes or number of buses or trains to help people have more reliable and frequent transit making them more likely to use the public transit, but also advocate for the additions to be using alternative clean energies. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustryWhat do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
Lizzie Cox 10/18/2023 8:51 AMI want to prioritize experiences and mental space not surrounding clutter or dealing with my material stuff. I find myself spending so much time in my home keeping track of the stuff or constantly decluttering and in turn not utilizing some of my stuff as much as I should in terms of cost per use because it isn't visible. Being more intentional with my things and when I acquire new things will help give my mind more space for experiences and activities I like to do. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportationHow has your access to various kinds of transportation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?
Lizzie Cox 10/18/2023 8:43 AMLiving abroad for a few months at a young age helped me realize how convenient and cost effective public transportation is when done efficiently. In the US, it hasn't reached the convenience level of other places but I think that experience I had has made me more willing and patient to try public transit or even just walk to my destination as mush as I can in Portland. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land UseWhy do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?
Lizzie Cox 10/18/2023 8:40 AMIn general, meat is more expensive to produce in terms of money and resources needed, so as your discretionary income rises you can afford to eat more meat. The resources it takes to produce meat at the rate people in the world want to consume it as the world gets richer is not a natural amount of production and causing strain on all types of resources causing pretty bad environmental impacts in terms of co2 production, soil health, etc. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand SinksHow can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?
Lizzie Cox 10/15/2023 3:16 PMBeing outdoors for me is meditative especially because I don't bring headphones. Just being outdoors and taking in everything in with no distractions not only helps me appreciate what we have in terms of public lands but also helps decrease my anxiety levels. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustryHow close is the nearest climate-friendly supermarket to your home? How could you encourage local supermarket to reduce or phase out their use of HFC refrigerants?
Lizzie Cox 10/12/2023 4:57 PMI was surprised that the closest HFC free supermarket is a whole foods in Lake Oswego around 10 miles away. I didn't expect there to only be one HFC free supermarket in the entire Portland metro area at least with the data provided. I would be interested to know if its just that companies haven't submitted their data and there are more or if that is fully representative of Portland.-
Jeanne Poirier 10/12/2023 8:57 PM
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REFLECTION QUESTIONLand SinksHow difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
Lizzie Cox 10/09/2023 1:37 PMSo far it has not been too hard to change my diet since I don't drink coffee usually. I have had to be a lot more conscientious of whether of not products I use have palm oil in them which has been good exercise. Cocoa has impacted me the most that's for sure. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth and EducationWhich businesses that you researched are you excited to support? Are you already supporting businesses that you didn't know were owned by women, people of color, or immigrants?
Lizzie Cox 10/04/2023 2:41 PMI am excited to support some more restaurants in my area especially food carts like Tokyo Sando, Bing Mi, and Akadi.