America Gomez

Human Impact on the Environment🌸✨🧚🏻‍♀️ #whsbiology3

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things that are actually important in my life. #whsmessageinthesky #messageinthesky

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DAY FIVE: #whsbiology3
For my final tweet, I would like to share how my mental health has improved ever since quarantine started. The idea of school used to
make me nauseous, but now that schools been cancelled, Ive had more time to reflect on myself and think about the the...

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A way I can reduce my water footprint is by not buying as much animal products.

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#whsbiology3 #WoodlandSavesWater
DAY FOUR: It’s very sad to think about the 1.1 billion people who don’t have the privilege of running water. In my water footprint, I personally use 1,421 gallons/day. My household uses 8,527 gallons/day, and the US average is 1,802 gallons/day.

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#whsbiology3

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#whsbiologyscudder #soundsinthesilence
DAY 1: Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environment movement.

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#whsbiology3

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#whsbioscudder #soundsinthesilence
DAY 1 CONTINUED: A phrase that was meaningful to me is “Even brief moments, walks outside can be incredibly stress relieving... There is an enormous amount of research that shows the physiological and emotional benefits of time outdoors...”

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#whsbiology3

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#plasticbagsnaturesvillain #whsbioscudder
DAY TWO: “Has quarantining due to COVID-19 affected plastic use and recycling? In my house no. There is still about the same amount of plastic bags in my house even before quarantine.

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#whsbiology3

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#plasticbagsnaturesvillian #whabioscudder
DAY TWO CONTINUED: “Tweet your reaction to the National Geographic Article or the video embedded in the article about Kenya’s movement to decrease plastic pollution”
My reaction:

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#whsbiology3

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#foodprintsavesenvironment
DAY 3: “Use the foodprint calculator found on bbc. com to determine how your favorite foods impact the environment.”
Over an entire year my consumption of pasta is contributing to 9kg to my annual greenhouse gas emissions.
That’s the equivalent of

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#whsbiology3

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#foodprintsavesenvironment
DAY THREE CONTINUED: “...and your thoughts on the following article, “Why we may have to change the food we eat to help the environment”.
My thoughts on the article was quite alarming and awakening. Everybody is so used to eating whatever they so please

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that we’re not thinking about the tolls it has on our environment.

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driving a regular petrol car 24 miles. The same as heating the average UK home for 1.5 days. My consumption of pasta also uses 4,499 liters of water, equal to 69 showers lasting eight minutes.

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@scudder_suzanne @NatGeo In my house, i counted 16 plastic bags.