🐸 Let's get to know our #GreenSpotted Volunteers!
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"I’m Victoria, I’m the director of a new and creative coworking space in Ottawa, Ontario. I’m a huge networker, and really into personal development. My friends call me an experience junkie, and I love anything to do with the ocean.
My favourite ways to go #green are eating a plant based diet, biking and taking the bus, composting, and cleaning up the ocean one piece of garbage at a time while I scuba dive."
--- 🐸 ==> Do you want to be a part of our #GreenSpotted Volunteer Program? Head to our @RandomActsofGreen page and click the blue "Sign Up" button to learn more and get started!
Thanks Victoria for being part of our team!
Did you know "Phantom power" can account for 5% to 10% of your electricity costs?? My hair dryer, curling iron, beauty mirror and hair straightener are essentials. I realized that they were major culprits of phantom power and were drawing a lot of energy, even though they were turned off.
Most household appliances are usually used between 3 and 30 minutes a day; the rest of the time, they’re on standby.
Home electronics are on standby about 75% of the time—some 6,500 hours a year.
Up to 40% of the annual energy consumption of electronic devices occurs when they’re turned off. Some devices that are used only rarely consume more energy when they are turned off than when they are in use over the course of a year.
In Canada, phantom power use totals about 5.4 TWh: the equivalent of the annual power consumption of 300,000 households.
To fix this problem, I plugged them into a power bar and have been creating a new habit to switch it off after I am done my beauty routine.
Power bars can help save energy - can you commit this simple green act?
#green #randomactsofgreen #sustainable #sustainability #saveenergy #greenact #gogreen #environment #changeclimatechange
"No - I have NOT disappeared.
I am ALIVE! And, I DO exist off of Facebook!! Random Acts of Green is only where it is today because I have people like YOU who read these messages and believe in me.
The purpose of this message is to communicate with everyone about my happenings.
I press on because I believe in my path – and I believe we can make change together.
Things have been hectic in Random Acts of Green world – and A LOT, and I mean A LOT!!! is happening behind the scenes.
From: - legal advice
- sleepless nights and ideation sessions at 3:00 AM
- funding roadmaps
- reviewing job applications
- seeking sponsors
- mobilizing new volunteers (we have over 250 in over 80 municipalities in Canada!!!) - building my skillset as a leader - filling out my nomination form for being one of the top 50 people in Canada working on #green initiatives (thank you to whoever nominated me!) My schedule is F- U- L –L !
Most of all, I have been busy with the development of the new Random Acts of Green Mobile App.
I want to make sure we get this right.
I've been working hard with my INCREDIBLE team and our partners in SO many different ways. I am grateful for all of your contribution.
A lot of sleepless nights, blood, sweat, and tears have gone into this!
The app will allow users to track, log, and record their individual “Acts of Green” and receive rewards for doing them.
The rewards will be redeemed for real world products or services or other gifting activities, such as planting a tree for the elderly.
I will continue to engage with work that impacts the world positively – thank you for being a part of this movement.
With your continuous support, we have the power to create change.
Thank you to my followers, my team, my cheerleaders, and my safety net.
Thank you for believing in me.
If you have comments, questions or feedback, don't be shy. I am happy to connect - always.
Sincerely yours,
Jessica Correa –
Founder & CEO - Random Acts of Green"
#environment #green #sustainable #climatechange #greenacts #randomactsofgreen #emissions #climateaction #localaction #action #community #sustainability #earth
