Kristin Bloser

Comerica Bank

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
833 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

45

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

22

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1,744

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Kristin's actions

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

Food

Support Nutrient Management

#65 Nutrient Management

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

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Purchase a Carbon Offset

#43 Airplanes

If I buy a plane ticket, I will purchase a carbon offset.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

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 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Kristin Bloser 4/24/2018 8:10 AM
It has been very enlightening to track my daily food waste. While my husband and I eat our dinner leftovers, I notice that what I throw out tends to be buying too much of one food item (like buying too many oranges or lemons at a time). I will take that into consideration going forward and will plan to buy just what we can eat that week.

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Kristin Bloser 4/13/2018 4:26 PM
I just offset my upcoming air travel emissions to Alaska by purchasing project carbon offsets from CoolEffect.org. One project that I supported was a Mirador Clean Cookstoves project in Honduras and the other was a Nitrous Oxide Abatement project in the US.

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Kristin Bloser 3/26/2018 3:11 PM
I'm excited about getting started with the Spring EcoChallenge. I am focusing my efforts on reducing my meat consumption, buying more products made from renewable sources (like bamboo, where possible), buying organic and local produce, and offsetting the carbon emissions associated with a trip that I am taking in June.

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