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Team Unplug/Energy Use

Did it really make a difference?

Upon finishing the sustainable behavior challenge I was interested to notice how much of a difference committing to my goal made. It …

Common Encounters, Different Solutions

I find it interesting that throughout our common sustainability challenge we have encountered many of the same problems/dilemmas, but we approach them …

A Community of Energy Conservation

I didn’t realize that the negative behavior regarding my energy consumption and pulling out my plugs is a very commonly experienced issue. …

Not as easy as it seemed

Change is hard. And it’s easy to get discouraged when you try and don’t get the results you were hoping for. But the …

Saving Energy: A Myth?

Since deciding to change my sustainable behavior to unplugging my chargers, I have noticed a huge difference. I am increasingly aware of …

New Life- New Beginning

Making change in your life isn’t easy. Not many people like to go out of their way to change something in their …

Vampire Calculations

Since my challenge is a rather small, habitual change I have found it to be fairly difficult. When I wake up in …

Change of Behavior

My original plan for the sustainability challenge was to reduce my meat consumption. However, over the last week I realized that I …

Vampire Energy

Since I decided on my sustainability challenge I have noticed my unfriendly environmental practice much more. I saw more often that I …

Be “Smart”

After I previously posted about my bad habit of not turning the lights off or unplugging my appliances when I leave the …