Buddhi Prakash Jangid

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

I will write or call 14 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

I will spend at least 14 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on womens' or girls' issues in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

I will spend at least 6 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

I will spend at least 4 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

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

I will use public transit 1 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 23.48 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

I will source 6 meal(s) from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

I will enjoy 6 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

I will start a compost bin where I live.

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

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

I will spend at least 7 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

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.

I will buy from organic and local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

I will spend at least 1 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.

I will cook 6 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

I will give 6 microloan(s) to women who need help starting a business.

I will spend at least 1 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

I will contact 6 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

I will contact a local installer/distributor to see if a solar water heater makes sense for my house.

I will create a plan to and advocate for solar installation at my business, apartment building, or campus.

I will donate to Cool Effect's cookstove projects or another nonprofit that installs clean cookstoves in low-income countries.