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Eco-Sabbath & Thank You
Thank you for participating in this No Impact Experiment. I hope you have learned ways to reduce your consumption and give back to the community. I hope you can take what you learned from this week and share it with … Continue reading
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Giving Back
Today is about giving back to the community and getting more involved. Please share any suggestions you may have in ways that the Sierra Club can give back to the community. What campaigns are you passionate about? What would you … Continue reading
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Water and Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! It’s the 6th day of the No Impact Experiment. Congratulations, you have tackled consumption, waste, food, energy, and transportation. Today we will take on the challenge of water. 1 out of every 6 gallons of water are … Continue reading
Energy
Energy – America’s next favorite subject. Do you know where the energy to power your house and work come from?Have you done an energy audit of your house? What is sucking energy right now but not getting used? How many … Continue reading
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Food
Today we talk about food! America’s favorite subject. Have you had a look at your list from yesterday? Where did your food come from? How was it grown? How was it packaged? Is there a local farmer’s market in your … Continue reading
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Transportation
Today we will focus on transportation. How do you normally get around? Is there an alternative method you could use? Why or why not? Do alternative transport methods exist in your community? Are they embraced? Living in New York City … Continue reading
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Trash
Happy Monday everyone! Yesterday we looked at our overall consumption and had the specific task of collecting our trash and recyclables for the day.If you are following along in the manual, you should have gone back to that bag and … Continue reading
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Consumption
Welcome to the first day of your No Impact Experiment. Today we will discuss consumption. Hopefully, you have been able to access the manual – http://bit.ly/niwmanual and complete the five steps listed. For this week we will be using this … Continue reading
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No Impact Week Start Tomorrow!
Thanks to everyone for your interest in the No Impact Week. If you haven’t done so already, please take a look at the manual that we will be referring to during the week – http://bit.ly/niwmanual. Each day I will post … Continue reading
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Welcome to No Impact Week!
This is the official online community for the Sierra Club New York No Impact Week. The week will run from Sunday, April 17 – Sunday, April 24 We will be using this website to share our experiences, observations, and questions … Continue reading
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