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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 4 - April 25, 2018
Elise Wrzeski's avatar

Elise Wrzeski

PAE - Seattle

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 660 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    7.0
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    22
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    60
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    24
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    public official or leader
    contacted

Elise's actions

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 1 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.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

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

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 60 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 24.23 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Connect With A Nonprofit

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Express My Support

#54 Walkable Cities

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact neighborhood walkability and express my support for better walking infrastructure.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Micro Wind

#76 Micro Wind

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of Micro Wind.

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

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 22
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?

  • Elise Wrzeski's avatar
    Elise Wrzeski 4/25/2018 7:52 AM
    Earth!
    Fire!
    Wind!
    Water!
    Heart!

    Go planet!

    By your powers combined I am Captain Planet!

    Captain Planet, he's our hero,
    Gonna take pollution down to zero,
    He's our powers magnified,
    And he's fighting on the planet side
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  • Elise Wrzeski's avatar
    Elise Wrzeski 4/04/2018 1:32 PM
    Installing PV at your home can be out of the budgets despite incentives and rebates. Look for a community solar program like this one: https://www.mytpu.org/tacomapower/about-tacoma-power/dams-power-sources/community-solar/

    It only cost me $120 per panel to invest. The estimated kick-back check is $169 per panel. The math checks out!
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