Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 4 - April 25, 2018

Shayana Harris

Asheville High School!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
427 TOTAL

participant impact

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1.0

documentary

watched
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175

minutes

spent learning
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4.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Shayana's actions

Electricity Generation

Communicate With My Elected Officials

#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore)

I will write or call 4 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Learn about Temperate Forests

#12 Temperate Forests

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Share Bioplastic Disposal Tips

#47 Bioplastic

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching how to properly dispose of bioplastics in my city and share this information with 1 friends, family and/or colleagues.

UNCOMPLETED
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 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 45 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Biomass

#34 Biomass

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 15 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

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

Materials

Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will support women-owned businesses when I shop this month.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

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
Electricity Generation Learn More About Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy is reliable, abundant, and efficient. Project Drawdown states that public investment will play a crucial role in its expansion. What kind of investment seems most feasible for you?

Shayana Harris 4/26/2018 5:34 AM

I think that that is good that they are paying a good amount of that for Geothermal energy

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Communicate With My Elected Officials

What inspires you to act on sustainable energy and other energy issues?

Shayana Harris 4/25/2018 6:39 AM

The thing an the people who inspired me is the senator and the representative because i didn't know like they supported all that stuff including energy i never knew they was into all that to help us

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Shayana Harris 4/17/2018 6:46 AM

Geothermal energy causes less air pollution than fossil fuel combustion and geothermal power releases a much smaller quantity of greenhouse gases than the burning of fossil fuels. but the negative side is that tje geothermal power plant uses heat water more quickly than groundwater the plant will run out of water , the water of many hot springs contains chemicals that damage equipment and add pollution , some may trigger earthquakes

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

How do you address your own feelings of concern, fear or despair about climate change?

Shayana Harris 4/17/2018 6:40 AM

my concerns for climate change is that why is the weather being so bi-polar like we can get really sick by thinking it is hot outside and then it gets cold the next day .. we can get sick from that and that's what i'm concerned about because who wants to be sick ?

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Learn More about Biomass

Had you ever heard of biomass techonology before this? What did you learn that surprised you? Share this with your friends!

Shayana Harris 4/17/2018 6:27 AM

no i didn't know about biomass before I've heard of this but i learned that biomass can help the world's translation from fossil-fuel power too 100 percent clean and it is a renewable energy .

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn More about Silvopasture

Had you heard of the term silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?

Shayana Harris 4/13/2018 6:55 AM

I didn’t know about “Silvopasture “ until now but the biggest advantage of it are .. financial benefits for farmers and ranchers , livestock , trees , and additional forestry products like fruit , nut and mushrooms .

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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?

Shayana Harris 4/12/2018 6:03 AM

A sustainable community looks like probably everything is nice and has no trash any where the grass isn't dead and to me what needs to change is people just stop throwing trash anywhere they want to and just throw it in the trash can because all the trash nothing is going to really growing and the place is going to be smelly and just look dirty

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- Sarah Duffer 4/12/2018 8:44 AM
  
  Great response, Shayana! I agree with you that not littering is a great first step to a sustainable society. Plastic pollution in our oceans is a growing problem.
  
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