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Brian Palmer

Washington College

"Reducing my carbon footprint and chewing bubble gum - and I'm all out of bubble gum."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 225 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    588
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    3,328
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    120
    minutes
    spent exercising

Brian's actions

Transportation

Drive Less

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 133 lbs of CO2 a month and 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Simplicity

Go for a Daily Walk

I will take a walk for 40 minutes each day.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Convert a gas powered vehicle to electric

Convert a gas powered vehicle to run off only electric, fueled only by power harvested by solar panels.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Making PPE for COVID-19 front-line workers

WIth our shortage of PPE for healthcare and other front-line workers, I'll be producing PPE by 3D printing and laser cutting face shields, or 3D printing respirators. I'm paying for these out of pocket, and donating them to a local non-profit that distributes them locally as needed.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Work from Home

I will work from home 25 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Compost Food Waste

I will avoid sending up to .69 lbs (.31 kg) of food waste to the landfill each day by composting my food or learning how to.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 2 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Skip the Straw

Plastic bags and small plastic pieces like straws are most likely to get swept into our waterways. I will keep 4 plastic straw(s) out of the landfill and ocean each day by refusing straws or using my own glass/metal straw.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Energy
    What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

    Brian Palmer's avatar
    Brian Palmer 4/13/2020 1:30 PM
    I'll save it for the future.

  • Brian Palmer's avatar
    Brian Palmer 4/13/2020 1:28 PM
    I'm reducing my carbon footprint and chewing bubble gum - and I'm all out of bubble gum.