Cole Blake

Asheville High School!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
170 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

15

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

1.0

zero-waste meal

consumed
UP TO

8.5

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Cole's actions

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 5 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 2.82 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

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

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
Cole Blake 4/23/2018 9:09 AM
I can defenitely use the repurpose more in my daily life. I can use this by taking old things that I don't use anymore and turn them into more productive things. I can take old pieces of wood or random materials that were once used for something and make it more helpful.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

Had you ever heard of biomass techonology before this? What did you learn that surprised you? Share this with your friends!
Cole Blake 4/19/2018 10:16 AM
I have heard small amounts of biomass technology but now I know a lot more about it. The one thing that I can see being a bit of an issue is the regulation of this energy source, but other than that this will be a very effective way for alternative energy.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Had you heard of the term silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?
Cole Blake 4/19/2018 10:03 AM
I had not heard of silvopasture before this. The biggest advantage I think is the shade a shelter trees provide for the lifestock.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
Cole Blake 4/19/2018 9:55 AM
In higher income regions major interventions are needed at the retail and consumer levels. In lower income countries, improving infrastructure for storage, processing and transportation is essential.35 prefectnt is approximately wasted. Resources that is wasted as a result of food waste.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

Take a moment to think of places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
Cole Blake 4/19/2018 9:39 AM
Personally I carpool every day to school and I walk home from school. Although the ride to school is only 5 minutes over the entire year it makes a such impact on the immesions of gasses. Since I walk home this completely eliminates any harm to the enviroment.

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