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Sydney Shriver

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Sydney's points

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  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 347 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    sustainable seafood meal
    consumed
  • UP TO
    153
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    154
    miles
    not traveled by car
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    1.0
    mile
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    71
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
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    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    women, BIPOC, and immigrant-owned businesses
    supported
  • UP TO
    25
    minutes
    spent learning

Sydney's actions

Transportation

Try Carpooling

Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 3 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 12
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

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Cook With Sustainable Seafood

Improved Fisheries

Using the Seafood Watch guide, I will feature a sustainable seafood ingredient in a new recipe.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Public Transit

Public Transit

I will use public transit 4 miles per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Health and Education

Support Businesses Owned by Women, POC, or Immigrants

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will spend 15 minutes researching and shopping from 1 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Contact Fossil Fuel Companies

Methane Leak Management

I will contact the fossil fuel companies that supply energy in my community and ask how they manage and reduce methane leakage.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity
    What did you learn when contacting the fossil fuel companies that supply energy to your community?

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    Sydney Shriver 3/27/2026 11:44 AM
    I learned where im at pg&e supplies most energy to the area
  • 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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    Sydney Shriver 3/27/2026 11:42 AM
    The brass tap that is super close to me i didnt previously know where owned by people of color.

  • 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?

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    Sydney Shriver 3/27/2026 11:40 AM
    theres a lot of pop up stands very close to me
  • 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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    Sydney Shriver 3/27/2026 11:40 AM
    its been nice going with friends because public transportation isnt super safe where im from
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
    While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?

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    Sydney Shriver 3/24/2026 12:19 PM
    Ive worked very hard to eat smaller portions and buying less food going out

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    Sydney Shriver 3/24/2026 12:18 PM
    going very well its been nice eating smaller portions im not as full lately.

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    Sydney Shriver 3/16/2026 11:14 AM
    going very well so far. Its really interesting researching and learning about these topics.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
    What did you cook and how did it turn out? Can you share a recipe on the feed for others to try?

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    Sydney Shriver 3/16/2026 11:12 AM
    Ive been fishing myself and I cook that fish for dinner instead of buying it.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation
    List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

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    Sydney Shriver 3/05/2026 12:28 PM
    today I am driving 600 miles with my friend to Arizona