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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion
    How can you express your personality, creativity, and values in ways that don't require fast fashion or buying more clothes and accessories?

    Jennifer Blecha's avatar
    Jennifer Blecha 10/21/2024 2:46 PM
    Hm. The resources listed under this action didn't actually provide any usable info about the topic. However, buying 2nd hand clothes allows for a lot of personality and creativity, and saves a lot of money. Learning to make and repair our own clothes is another level... working on it.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Education Watch Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101 Series
    What was an inspiring thing you learned in Drawdown's Climate Solutions 101 Series?

    Jason Zeng's avatar
    Jason Zeng 10/19/2024 5:20 PM
    I watched Unit 1 video which drew relation between climate change and human activities. The ever high records of energy use, water and land use has forever changed our life but also changed the atmosphere of our planet. While our life is getting more convenient, we are also paying the price of damaging our planet. Yet, it may seem grim but the situation is indeed changeable and hopeful.

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    Jennifer Blecha 10/17/2024 7:28 PM
    I found an organization that helps people in Uganda and Nepal build clean cookstoves out of local materials. For a donation of $10, that supports one stove that reduces GHG emissions, indoor air pollution, and time spent gathering firewood. Nice videos at https://cookstoveproject.org/

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    Jennifer Blecha 10/17/2024 7:05 PM
    I got off to a slow start, but today I completed several actions! Go team!
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants
    What did you learn about the climate impact of refrigerants? How do supermarkets contribute to this impact?

    Caroline  Navarro 's avatar
    Caroline Navarro 10/15/2024 3:53 PM
    I learned that these systems use HFCs which can leak into the atmosphere during operation. If supermarket refrigerants have leaks then it can add up to significant emissions over time.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings Donate
    How are environmental issues like black carbon and other emissions from cooking fires or rudimentary cookstoves also human health and social justice issues? Why do these issues matter to you?

    Owen Amores's avatar
    Owen Amores 10/14/2024 1:58 PM
    Are alternatives such as electric stove tops a solution with no drawbacks?

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    Owen Amores 10/14/2024 1:55 PM
    I borrowed reusable bags for grocery shopping. Now I am making a habit of always keeping them in my car so I can use them.

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    Gabriela Martinez 10/11/2024 6:26 PM
    After doing a quick read, I learned that biochar is a carbon-rich, highly stable soil amendment created as a by-product of pyrolysis, which is a process that generates energy from biomass in the absence of oxygen. Both of these concepts "biochar" and "pyrolysis" were new to me.

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    Gabriela Martinez 10/10/2024 4:50 PM
    One of the things that I had not noticed was how high the net first cost is to implement aquaculture.

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    Kevin Avina-Gutierrez 10/07/2024 10:39 PM
    Read this article on recycling plastics while on Bart today!

    I keep forgetting to check in on a daily basis but I’m setting reminders now.