Maureen Simba
"To do good for the environment"
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 656 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO886minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO21conversationswith people
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UP TO1.0documentarywatched
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UP TO23local or diverse businessessupported
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UP TO21plastic strawsnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO10minutesspent learning
Maureen's actions
Rights to Nature
Get Outside
I will get outside for 10 minutes each day.
Just Economies
Shop Locally Owned Businesses
I will swap a regular purchase with something from a locally owned business.
Rights to Nature
Take the Intersectional Environmentalist Pledge
Take the Intersectional Environmentalist Pledge to understand your impact.
Resilient Communities
Share your Commitment! (Members)
I will talk to 10 other business/individual leaders I know about my 1% for the Planet commitment and answer their questions about becoming a part of the network.
Conservation and Restoration
Say no to Plastic Straws
I will bring my own reusable straws.
Conservation and Restoration
Repurpose or Repair an Item to Keep it out of the Landfill
I will repair or mend items that would have otherwise been thrown away.
Conservation and Restoration
Share your Knowledge
I will share with others what I have learned during the Ecochallenge.
Conservation and Restoration
Collect Bottles for our Recycled Green House
In kenya we are building a greenhouse out of recycled bottles!
Conservation and Restoration
Review your impact
I will review the impact that I have had so far on perpetuating conservation and restoration during the Ecochallenge.
Conservation and Restoration
Calculate My Water Footprint
I will calculate my Water Footprint to learn about my tap water use and "virtual water" use.
Conservation and Restoration
Take civic action against pesticides
I will write a letter to my local officials requesting the elimination of pesticide use on public owned land.
Just Economies
Watch a documentary on the factory farm meat industry
I will watch a documentary on how the factory farm meat industry contributes to climate change.
Just Economies
Share your Knowledge
I will share with others what I have learned about just economies during the Ecochallenge.
Just Economies
Commit to the future
I will commit to shop at minority owned businesses after the Ecochallenge is finished.
Participant Feed
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Maureen Simba 8/10/2023 11:23 PMYesterday was #WorldLionDay, a day to bring awareness to the Panthera Leo, currently listed as Vulnerable by the International Union For Conservation of Nature. -
Maureen Simba 8/10/2023 11:20 PMLearned more about earth's water and what we can do to help conserve the few sources of fresh water in the world! -
Maureen Simba 8/08/2023 11:30 PMWrote a water conservation blog which will help highlight why we need to conserve and properly utilize the world's water! #worldwaterweek2023 -
Maureen Simba 7/28/2023 6:11 AMCollected more plastic bottles today! #BeatPlasticPollution -
Maureen Simba 7/24/2023 5:04 AMBought a milk shake yesterday and I ditched the straw for #PlasticFreeJuly don't take the straw, and if you have to use one there are many sustainable options out there!-
Michael O'Neil 7/24/2023 10:16 AMGreat idea! Would never have crossed my mind, thank you for sharing!
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Maureen Simba 7/19/2023 10:40 PMDay 2 of collecting plastic bottles. My team and I have collected 126 so far!
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Maureen Simba 7/19/2023 5:44 AMWe're creating a greenhouse using plastic bottles, and the team is collecting plastic bottles and bringing them to the office! Such an exciting project, and we help the community clean up all the bottles thrown around.
#BeatPollution