

Hitesh shah
"More exercise, less food intake, less wastage of natural resources and help others. "
POINTS TOTAL
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- 1,166 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1,019minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO1,020minutesspent learning
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UP TO1.0energy auditconducted
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UP TO1,019minutesnot spent in front of a screen
Hitesh's actions
Health & Equity
Safe Disposal of Medications and Household Chemicals
SDG #3 Health & Well-Being
I will spend 10 minutes learning about how and where to dispose of medications and chemicals properly.
Health & Equity
Spend Time Outside
SDG #3 Health & Well-Being
I will replace 30 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.
Economy & Communities
Online Energy Audit
SDG #7 Energy
I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.
Economy & Communities
Mend Clothing
SDG #9 Industry & Infrastructure
I will mend a piece of clothing for myself, family or friends.
Economy & Communities
Connect With A Nonprofit
SDG #12 Consumption & Production
Each day, I will spend 15 minutes learning about nonprofit organizations that focuses on sustainable consumption and production patterns so that I could participate in their activities.
Basic Needs & Security
Get To Know Your Watershed
SDG #6 Water & Sanitation
I will spend 10 minutes learning about my watershed and the particular water issues my region faces.
Economy & Communities
[WSP Custom Action] Create an Electrification and Clean Energy Plan
I will sign up with YellowTin to develop a personal electrification and clean energy roadmap.
Climate & Ecosystems
[WSP Custom Action] Learn How to Take Action on the SDGs
I will watch this 30 minute free course through the UN Global Compact Academy to learn more about the SDGs and how to take action.
Basic Needs & Security
Get Involved in the Water Justice Movement
SDG #6 Water & Sanitation
I will spend 15 minutes learning about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.
Health & Equity
Practice Mindfulness
SDG #3 Health & Well-Being
I will spend 15 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.
Health & Equity
Track My Purchases
SDG #10 Reduced Inequalities
Throughout the day I will track my purchases and then research the companies making these goods.
Economy & Communities
Induction Cooking
SDG #7 Energy
I will spend 15 minutes learning about induction cooking and consider if I could add this to my food prep methods.
Health & Equity
Learn About The Health & Equity SDGs
SDG #3, 5, 10 & 16
I will spend 10 minutes learning about these SDGs.
Health & Equity
Learn About Equitable Food Access
SDG #10 Reduced Inequalities
I will spend 10 minutes learning about equitable food access and how I can advocate for healthy and fresh food in my region.
Climate & Ecosystems
WSP's Embodied Carbon Action Plan
WSP has signed the Structural Engineering Institute 2050 Commitment (SE 2050) to reduce embodied carbon in structural systems. Read WSP's newly published embodied carbon action plan (ECAP).
Climate & Ecosystems
[WSP custom action] Embodied Carbon Action Plan
WSP has signed the Structural Engineering Institute 2050 Commitment (SE 2050) to reduce embodied carbon in structural systems. Read WSP's newly published embodied carbon action plan (ECAP).
Climate & Ecosystems
[WSP Custom Action] Take Five And Find Out What it Takes to Reach Net-Zero!
Do you know what it will take to reach net-zero? Do you know which technologies and innovations are needed to keep warming below 2°C or 1.5°C? Take five minutes to see if your ideas on investments can get us to net zero!
Participant Feed
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Hitesh shah 5/01/2022 6:50 PMLive a simple life , eat natural foods and avoid manufactured foods, exercise regularly, sleep well and do not waste natural resources . Above all breathe correctly. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONClimate & EcosystemsCan you make it to Net Zero?
Hitesh shah 4/25/2022 10:50 AMYes. Use of renewable energy and its storage. Elimination of fossil fuels. Usage of electric cars. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONEconomy & CommunitiesHow can you incorporate electricity-based solutions in your daily life?
Hitesh shah 4/22/2022 7:01 AMInstall solar panels on the roof of my house. On my roof there are 24 solar panels installed in the year 2012. Every year I get SRECS from the federal agency GATS. The SRECS can be sold on line. I have been using this green energy in my house on a daily basis for the past 10 years. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONEconomy & CommunitiesWhat was one nonprofit organization that was exciting to learn about?
Hitesh shah 4/22/2022 6:53 AMThe one that used the peels of fruits such as orange, mango, papaya, pomegranate, banana, lime, lemon and many others to make detergent .-
Meghan Jones 4/23/2022 7:43 PM
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REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth & EquityDo you have any tips for others on finding locations that accept products for safe disposal?
Hitesh shah 4/20/2022 10:45 AMSecured drop boxes are available at all local police stations for disposal of excess/unused /expired pills, capsules, patches, inhalers and pet medications. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONBasic Needs & SecurityWhat watershed do you live in presently? What is something interesting or unique about your watershed?
Hitesh shah 4/20/2022 8:04 AMI live in water shed area 7, Robinson branch, discharges to Rahway river New Jersey. It covers an area of 2.08 square miles in a total of 24.49 square miles of area 7. The tributary of Rahway river is about 1500 feet from my house. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONClimate & EcosystemsBy taking actions in your daily life, which SDG do you think you can have the biggest impact on?
Hitesh shah 4/13/2022 5:03 AMAs the weather is getting warmer I spend more time out side such as on school track and field near by my home. I am practicing to take part in the senior Olympics in NJ and other states. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth & EquityWhat are the implications for a culture that spends most of its time inside and on screens?
Hitesh shah 4/08/2022 6:15 AMBreathing in the house is the hot or cold air from the furnace that I would label as adulterated not organic.
Watching the computer and TV screens destroys cells in our body as observed by Naturopathy. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth & EquityWhat was it like to practice mindfulness? If this is a practice for you already, what was something new you understood in practicing during Earth Month?
Hitesh shah 4/07/2022 7:16 AMI should check my cell phone as less times as possible during the day and night for messages. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth & EquityHow have you reduced your purchasing habits and what would you like to do next to reduce your consumption habits?
Hitesh shah 4/07/2022 7:12 AMI will not buy clothes, shoes and jacket this year as I have so many. In fact I will donate some of them. I will stop snacking between meals.-
Tricia Jones 4/07/2022 7:21 AMJane Fonda pledged a couple of years ago not to buy any new fashion. Good lesson - be like Jane!
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