Jim Allyn

Salvar las abejas (Save the Bees)

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Jim's actions

Sustainability

Sign a Petition

I will sign a petition in support of an environmental or social initiative.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Find Local Recycling Depots

I will find out where to recycle the recyclable items that I can't put in my curbside bin.

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Sustainability

Write Letters

I will write 1 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official to advocate for planet friendly policies.

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DAILY ACTION

Sustainability

Pick up the Phone

I will make 1 phone call(s) per day to a public official to advocate community or planet-friendly policies. Action Resource > >

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Practice fuel efficient driving

I will maintain a steady highway speed on the highway, accelerate and decelerate gently, not idle my car for more than 2 minutes, and make sure my tires are inflated.

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Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Choose LED Bulbs

I will replace 6 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

CHECK OUT THE CHELAN PUD WEBSITE

I will spend 10 minutes checking out all the energy-saving opportunities on Chelan PUD's web page, ConservationMakesCents.org. Action Resource > >

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Contribute to building the vision for public transit's future

I will complete the Link Transit questionnaire (MAY 20th DEADLINE) at letsthinklink.org. Action Resource > >

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Transportation

FOLLOW LINK TRANSIT ON FACEBOOK

I will follow Link Transit on Facebook. Action Resource > >

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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Jim Allyn 5/17/2017 6:51 PM

I would start a compost pile, but I have ten acres up #2 Canyon, and for the 35 years I've owned the place, my "compost pile" has just been to throw stuff out the front door!

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Jim Allyn 5/17/2017 6:47 PM

I'm going one better than turning the thermostat down and back up all the time. I'm just leaving the central heat way down. I have a small space heater in the computer room where I spend most of my time. I turn the heater up when I'm in the room, and turn it off when I leave. The other room I spend a lot of time in is the bedroom, and it hasn't been cold enough that I've had to use the space heater in there at all. Plus I like it cool when I'm sleeping.

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Jim Allyn 5/17/2017 6:42 PM

I've been driving more carefully to make sure I don't waste fuel with fast acceleration or anything like that. I heard a long time ago the thing to do is pretend there's an egg between your foot and the gas pedal, and you can't push it too hard or you'll break the egg. So that's what I've been doing.

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Jim Allyn 5/17/2017 6:32 PM

I've got a presentation I have to do on Friday, and I've been very busy getting ready for that. Sorry I haven't been earning any points. Friday about 3:30 PM I will be done with that presentation and can get back to the ecochallenge.

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Jim Allyn 5/14/2017 5:51 PM

Have long been interested in keeping this planet livable for generations to come. Since I don't think I can end the user of fossil fuels all by myself, I guess I will try doing a bunch of smaller things.

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