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Welcome to 2019 Spring Event!

Sustainable Pittsburgh is teaming up with EcoChallenge.org to present I Am Sustainable Pittsburgh. Watch the short video below to learn the basics.

2019 Spring Event
February 27 - March 20, 2019
Casie Shepard's avatar

Casie Shepard

Allegheny Green

"To live a modest moral life guided by a social resposbility to man and to nature."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 738 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    20
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    7.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    16
    organic meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    83
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    8.0
    whole food meals
    consumed

Casie's actions

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

I will enjoy 2 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients per day.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Whole Foods Diet

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) per day free of processed foods.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Eat Meatless Meals

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) per day.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

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

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Use an Energy Meter

I will use an energy meter to monitor my energy use and identify opportunities to save power.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Upgrade Heating & Cooling Units

I will replace inefficient heating and cooling units.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Disable Screen Savers

I will disable screen savers and will put the computer to sleep instead, saving up to 28% more energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 20 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Replace Manual Thermostats

I will replace manual thermostats with programmable ones.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Advocate for Greener Vehicles

I will spend at least 20 minutes assessing the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on fuel-efficient vehicles.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Become a Master Recycler/Composter

I will sign up for one of Pennsylvania Resource Council's workshops on composting, rainwater conservation, home health and other conservation topics.

COMPLETED
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?

  • Casie Shepard's avatar
    Casie Shepard 3/19/2019 5:38 AM
    I wanted to share with everyone that I was honored to attend a wonderful event last night in McKees Rocks at the Ryan Arts Center for The Steel Chef Cook-Off which is a Focus on Renewal Program, partnering with Sustainable Pittsburgh!  The food was AMAZING, with wonderful vegetarian,  vegan and the like appetizers created by local chefs that are Sustainable Pittsburgh partners that we were able to taste prior to the event starting.  If I remember correctly, the event was going to shoot for zero waste!  I invite others to look into this program that attracts local youth with area chefs to learn cooking skills, culinary skills, food safety along with job training. 
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    Casie Shepard 3/15/2019 1:25 PM
    I did not click that I did this activity, as I needed to spend at least 20 minutes advocating for greener vehicles at my university, but I emailed my advisor at Duquesne University to gain more information on where I need to look for green initiatives that the school is doing.  Hopefully I will find good news that I can share with everyone!
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    Casie Shepard 3/05/2019 4:45 AM
    Enjoyed a great meal last night at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens!  I am going to try and stick to restaurants that are more sustainable in the region! (So yummy!!)
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    Casie Shepard 3/01/2019 10:25 AM
    So excited to take part in this challenge!
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