Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 4 - April 25, 2018

Isabella Brenneman

Project Green Team

"I will try. "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
410 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

2.0

miles

traveled by bike
UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

2.7

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Isabella's actions

Transport

Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or some other small improvement.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 1 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 1.35 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 5 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Micro Wind

#76 Micro Wind

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of Micro Wind.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers

#6 Educating Girls

I will donate one or more Femme Kits to help girls overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Go by Bike

How does using human-powered transportation make you feel?

Isabella Brenneman 4/24/2018 7:51 PM

Tired.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Online Energy Audit

What are your next steps for saving energy?

Isabella Brenneman 4/24/2018 7:49 PM

I have no idea.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Improve a Bus Stop

How can you advocate for transportation systems which minimize environmental impact while also meeting human needs?

Isabella Brenneman 4/17/2018 1:12 PM

Tell people the effects of them and how easy it is.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Smaller Portions

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of this?

Isabella Brenneman 4/17/2018 1:05 PM

Not eating as much could be a healthier choice also.

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- Lora Jones 4/18/2018 12:27 PM
  
  I agree that eating less is a great choice for many of us...Smaller plates can give you the illusion of eating more!
  Thanks for your post!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Learn More about Micro Wind

Micro turbines can be placed on large structures to take advantage of stronger, steadier breezes. The Eiffel Tower now sports vertical axis turbines that produce electricity for use on site. Where could micro turbines potentially be installed in your city?

Isabella Brenneman 4/13/2018 1:08 PM

Tall skyscrapers.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?

Isabella Brenneman 4/13/2018 1:07 PM

A sustainable community looks like people recycling, compost piles, and houses and buildings with solar panels.

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- Lora Jones 4/13/2018 4:09 PM
  
  Then KCIA qualifies! We need to do a bit of work on the compost pile though, since most of our compost was used as a base for raised garden bed.
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers

In what other ways could you help girls overcome health barriers to being able to attend school?

Isabella Brenneman 4/13/2018 1:04 PM

Donate money and get involved in different organizations.

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Isabella Brenneman 4/13/2018 1:03 PM

Great. Learning lots.

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