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October 1 - October 31, 2023
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Gabryella Pulsinelli

SAGE EcoLogicals

"Reducing my footprint to help"

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 598 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    energy audit
    conducted
  • UP TO
    2.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    1.0
    carbon footprint
    calculated
  • UP TO
    3.3
    pounds of paper
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    23
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    640
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    2.0
    educational videos
    watched
  • UP TO
    2.0
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    2.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
    3.0
    women, BIPOC, and immigrant-owned businesses
    supported
  • UP TO
    60
    minutes
    spent learning

Gabryella's actions

Electricity

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

Ocean Power

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

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Host a Film Screening

Family Planning and Education

I will host a virtual film screening and discussion about women's and gender equality issues.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Express My Support For Equitable Biking Infrastructure

Bicycle Infrastructure

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact bike routes and express my support for better biking infrastructure.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Health and Education

Support Businesses Owned by Women, POC, or Immigrants

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will spend 30 minutes researching and shopping from 2 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 5 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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

Health and Education

Watch Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101 Series

Family Planning and Education

I will watch Drawdown’s Climate Solutions 101 and share what I learned with others.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Bioplastics; Reduced Plastics

I will avoid buying and using 1 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Test Drive an Electric Bike

Electric Bicycles

I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.

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 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Contact your Elected Officials

Abandoned Farmland Restoration

I will contact 2 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

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 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Plastics Audit

Reduced Plastics

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY 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.

COMPLETED 25
DAILY ACTIONS

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Smart Seafood Choices

Ocean Farming

I will visit seafoodwatch.org and download the app to commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Building With Carbon Storing Waste Products

Engineered Sinks

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching how people can build with carbon-storing materials - including agricultural byproducts - and discuss it with my peers or post to social media.

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
    Land Sinks
    Do you have any personal connections to a farm or farmland? If so, what are they? What feelings are evoked for you when thinking about declining farmland?

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    Gabryella Pulsinelli 10/25/2023 6:42 AM
    I personal don't, but it is a important issue that requires attention.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Education
    Which 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?

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    Gabryella Pulsinelli 10/25/2023 6:30 AM
    I didn't know some of the clothing companies I like are owned by black women. I recently at a street fair purchased goods from a couple of local women-owned businesses.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Education
    What was an inspiring thing you learned in Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101 Series?

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    Gabryella Pulsinelli 10/25/2023 6:23 AM
    We have all that we need and we just need to implement it.
  • 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?

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    Gabryella Pulsinelli 10/25/2023 5:36 AM
    I love riding my bike I truly do, but it is not safe sometimes to bike to my grocery store and there is not secure place to leave it when I go in.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry
    What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?

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    Gabryella Pulsinelli 10/21/2023 9:20 AM
    I wan to prioritize making memories and traveling over “stuff”.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity
    Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! What's next for you?

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    Gabryella Pulsinelli 10/21/2023 9:20 AM
    When my washer and dryer dies going to get a more energy efficient ones. Also using natural light when I can to reduce electricity cost as well.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?

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    Gabryella Pulsinelli 10/19/2023 11:10 AM
    Straws are the downfall for me because I keep forgetting to refuse them at the drive-through. So I just need to say no and just not use them.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings
    What are your next steps for saving energy?

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    Gabryella Pulsinelli 10/19/2023 11:08 AM
    I think my next step is going to be changing the bulbs in my house that are not LED and when I update my washer and dryer to make them energy-certified.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry
    What was the hardest item to reduce using or cut out that is plastic? Did you find a way to do it?

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    Gabryella Pulsinelli 10/16/2023 12:44 PM
    Grocery stores! Having to choose things not covered in plastic and bring my own bags to place the loose veggies in.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation
    Half of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Private vehicles account for 60% of trips of a mile or less. Do you often drive short distances instead of biking or walking? If so, how might incorporating an electric bike into your lifestyle help you make more climate-friendly choices?

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    Gabryella Pulsinelli 10/16/2023 12:37 PM
    I do sometimes drive to the grocery store that's only a mile away, now I have a great bike and a strong biker so I just need to get used to taking my bike instead of driving my car. Granted I have an electric car so it is a little less polluting. It would be nice to bike to work but the infrastructure makes it to difficult and is to dangerous for me to bike to work because of the city I would have to bike through.