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October 1 - October 31, 2023
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Victor Perez

PCC Eco Panthers

"My mission is to make the world a better place. simple in theory but extremely difficult in practice."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 172 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    20
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    20
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    19
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    111
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning

Victor'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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Use Public Transit

Public Transit

I will use public transit 10 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

Ocean Power

I will spend at least 90 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Biking to school

my goal is to ride my bike to school on days I have in person classes. I chose this because I love to ride my bike and it saves me from a little carbon emissions.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Learn More about Micro Wind

Micro Wind Turbines

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

COMPLETED
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
    How has your access to various kinds of transportation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

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    Victor Perez 10/24/2023 7:37 PM
    I have been noticing heavier presence of Tri-Met workers on the max lines. A few months ago is when it started and ever since i'd say maybe may or june of this year they've just always been there. I think this is good because it makes the max a bit safer and discourages fare evasion which I'm not sure about but im assuming the fare is used for good things like maintaining the public transportation systems.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity
    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!

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    Victor Perez 10/15/2023 8:08 PM
    I have been looking into more sustainable ways of living for quite some time now and have just barley found out about the potential of biomass. there's a lot of articles explaining the idea of using biomass to generate power but I've found youtube videos to be the most informative.

    there seems to be a small company that sells these biog gas systems for individual implementation that aren't insanely expensive. from what I've seen they go for just a few thousand dollars.

    While thousands of dollars isn't cheap by any means, I consider it to a good investment since your heating bill could be reduced a considerable amount sort of like installing solar.

    P.S.- theres a really good youtube channel that goes over lots of sustainable solutions made by people all over the world. He reviews the good and bad of these solutions so it's pretty un-biased and allows room for you to come to your own conclusion. its called "undecided with matt ferrel"
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation
    What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

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    Victor Perez 10/13/2023 11:07 PM
    on my daily walks I have noticed a foul smell coming from 82nd and powell through 82 and holgate. I'm not sure what it is or why it's most noticeable in that section of 82nd but it's really unpleasant. I have enjoyed seeing all the little things in the world and how it all comes together. I'm not sure about the infrastructure changes though since wherever I walk there is either a side walk, chosen path, or bike lane.