Julia Hewitt

Oregon State University SUS 304

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96 TOTAL

participant impact

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1.0

energy audit

conducted
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1.0

carbon footprint

calculated
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30

minutes

being mindful
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15

minutes

spent learning

Julia's actions

Buildings

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Muscle Power

Multiple Transportation Solutions

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity

Calculate My Household Carbon Footprint

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Practice the 5 Rs

Recycling

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Visit the Coast

Macroalgae Protection and Restoration

I will visit a coastal or ocean site to experience the ecosystem and look for the presence of macroalgae/seaweed.

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
Buildings

What are your next steps for saving energy?
Julia Hewitt 10/11/2023 1:15 PM
As I have mentioned my housing situation is a little odd as I live with 28 other people and overall do not have a ton of control over the house. One way I could assist is by suggesting we change our temperature settings to be a little warmer/cooler to save some energy. Also ensuring we turn off our lights each night because even if we don't pay a true electricity bill our environment does and most of the lights are not LED.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

How 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?
Julia Hewitt 10/11/2023 1:04 PM
While researching climate friendly supermarkets I was disappointed to see the nearest climate friendly supermarket was an hour and a half away in Portland area. There are so many college students in the town of Corvallis that have to grocery shop it's unfortunate there is not an option within reasonable distance. One way grocers could reduce their use of HFC refrigerants would be by treating leaks as urgent matters and getting those fixed immediately.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

After you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?
Julia Hewitt 10/11/2023 12:57 PM
One of the largest areas my household produces carbon dioxide from would be food waste. I live in a sorority house with 28 other girls and our chef can't always estimate ow much we all will eat so it causes a lot of waste. Something personally I have tried to do is eat our leftovers instead of making more food I attempt to eat what we have already.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
Julia Hewitt 10/11/2023 12:54 PM
While walking you can meet members of your community you wouldn't otherwise see. For example the past few mornings while walking home from class I saw my roommate from last year who I haven't seen since move-out.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?
Julia Hewitt 10/11/2023 12:52 PM
I found that eating my food without the distraction of my phone lead me to be more mindful on how much I was eating. I noticed I was full earlier than I may have with my phone.

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