Will Gregg

Electricity - 85.784 lbs CO2 per week

Water - 563.3 gallons per week

Natural Gas - 26.124 lbs CO2 per week

Vehicles - 26518 lbs CO2 per week

Rail Travel - 8.4 lbs CO2 per week

No Bus

1. Consumption

Water: Brushed my teeth twice, flushed three times, washed my hands three times.
Food: Waffles, pizza, hamburger, steak.
Electricity: iPhone, computer, xbox.
Gasoline: none.
Money: $10.

2. Reduction

Unfortunately, I usually increase my consumption on Saturdays.  I think it’s because I don’t have much to do so I eat more and use more electricity.

3. Sustainability

I was doing well all week reducing my consumption, but I seemed to g
o back to some old habits today.  Next thing I have to do is find more third world things to do on Saturdays.

4. Peers

I noticed two things from this week: people found it easy to reduce some things, like electronics, and difficult to reduce others, like water and food.  I think the problem is we have other forms of entertainment, like books or sports, so we don’t always need electronics.  But we live in a society where we are used to being clean and well fed, and the only way to obtain those things is through food and water.

 1. Consumption:

Food - Smoothie, tuna fish sandwich, chips, pizza and french fries.

Water - 2 5-minute showers, washed hands three times, brushed teeth twice, flushed twice.

Gasoline - One ride to school and train to Needham and back.

Electricity - iPhone for an hour or so, computer to blog.

2. Reduction:Although I didn’t set out to, my electricity usage was very low today since I was outside for most of the day.  As for the food for Friday, I’ve been trying to gain wait for baseball, so I went to work out today and wanted to eat a good meal after, so no food Friday didn’t go as well for me as others.

3. Sustainability:

I can’t really comment on living without food since I didn’t really try it, but a cnosistent theme for me this week has been technology, and I seem to be continuing to reduce my usage somehow.

4. Peers:

Some people are using less heat in the cold and using other things for warmth.  This is a good idea, but I live in an apartment building, and I don’t control the heat, so if other people want it we’ll get it.

1. Consumption

Water: One 5-minute shower, brushed my teeth twice, flushed twice, washed my hands twice.
Electricity: Phone, computer for a few hours
Gasoline:  One 10-minute ride to school
Money: $0.

2. Reduction - Since it’s waterless Wednesday I only showered once today, and made it as short as possible.  I didn’t shave even though I wanted to, and I washed my hands only when necessary.  I also watched no t.v., and the only technology I’ve used is my phone and the computer.

3. Sustainability - Taking one shower was easy today because I didn’t exercise.  If I had gotten sweaty, I probably would have taken another.  Today was the first time in a while that I watched absolutely no t.v., and it wasn’t difficult.  I had a lot of homework to do anyway.  I checked facebook once, but it was only for a minute, and my social networking has gone down significantly this week.

4. Peers - i have noticed that many other people are reducing their technology use easily, but are finding it harder to reduce water and other things.  I think it’s because water is a necessity, and technology (for the most part) is not.

1.  Consumption -

Water - 2 five-minute showers, brushed my teeth twice, flushed thrice, washed my hands three times, drank one bottle of water.

Food - Granola for breakfast, pb&j for lunch, chicken for dinner.

Electricity - 2 hours on the computer, one light.

Gasoline - 10 minute car ride to school, 1 hour round trip to and from baseball.

$$Money$$ - $0.

2. Reduction - I only turned on one light today, as opposed to my usual two or three.  I didn’t watch television either, but had to use the computer for homework.  My gasoline consumption actually increased today, but it’s the one day I have to drive to Needham and back for baseball.

3.  Sustainability -I can actually see myself breaking some habits I had this week.  For example, I’ve watched hardly any T.V. this week, and I usually watch a couple of hours a day.  It hasn’t been difficult either, but it has been difficult to reduce water consumption.  I can replace the T.V. time with other activities, but I can’t replace water.

4. Peers - Many of my classmates are also finding it easy to give up some things, like T.V., so I think the project is actually helping reduce our consumption, although in very small steps.

1. Consumption

water- Took a shower this morning, brushed my teeth twice, flushed twice, drank no water.

food- I had nothing for breakfast, a peanut butter and jelly for lunch, and spaghetti for dinner.

electricity- I watched an hour of t.v. (which is actually less than I usually do), and spent some time on the computer for homework.

gas- Got a ride to school in a car this morning, but didn’t use transportation after that.

money- I spent $0 again today.

2. Reduction - I didn’t eat breakfast this morning, which wasn’t too hard since I’m usually not hungry in the morning. This is also the second day in a row I haven’t been on facebook.  I walked home rather than driving or taking the train.
 

3. Sustainability - No breakfast or social networking has been easy.  Not spending money is easy too, but I hardly ever spend money.  Walking home isn’t something I could see doing in the cold, but it was nice today. I want to work on cutting back on water next.

4. Following - I’ve noticed that my classmates have been including more about their families and what they think, so I might try to get my family in on this experiment, especially since they always pull the “there are children around the world who would kill to have that sandwich” card when I complain.

1.  Consumption

Water - I didn’t shower this morning but had to shower in the afternoon after working out.  I also had one or two glasses of water.

Food - Waffles for breakfast, tuna fish for lunch, steak for breakfast.  Not very third world meals, but I couldn’t turn them down.

Electricity - I didn’t play any video games or watch any shows, but I did turn on the football games.

Gasoline (fossil fuels) - I didn’t set foot in any sort of vehicle, only walked.  No heat on either.

$$Money$$ - I spent $0 today. 

2. Reduction - Since it’s no social networking day, I didn’t go on facebook or twitter today.  I did check my fantasy football team frequently, but I don’t know if that counts.  I also made an effort not to use any transportation other than my feet.  

3.  Sustainability - I can see living with no social networks.  I’m honestly not a fan of them, and I really only check facebook to see if somebody’s contacted me.  It has just become a habit to check my facebook often, but if I broke the habit, it wouldn’t be too hard to live without it.  Food is another story.  I thought about cutting back on eating a lot today, but decided I couldn’t do it.  I’m one of those people who looks in the refrigerator and eats a random snack when they’re bored.  I had the t.v. on for a while today to watch football, but when there’s no football on, I don’t have a problem not using it.  Overall, it wasn’t hard to cut back today.