Liam Boyd

Asheville High School!

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Liam's actions

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

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Transport

Advocate For Greener Vehicles

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will assess the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on electric and fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Buildings and Cities

Plan to Insulate

#31 Insulation

I will find out how to make my home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.

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Buildings and Cities

Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions

All Buildings and Cities Solutions

I will spend at least 90 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.

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Electricity Generation

Learn More about Biomass

#34 Biomass

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

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
Liam Boyd 4/25/2018 5:44 AM
Experiences and people.

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Buildings and Cities

How can you make your home more energy efficient?
Liam Boyd 4/25/2018 5:43 AM
My home already is net-zero and LEED platinum certified, but we could upgrade to smart systems that actively monitor usage.

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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!
Liam Boyd 4/25/2018 5:38 AM
I had heard of biomass before then, but I really learned a lot about biomass, and that it is a pretty renewable resource, but it is not very efficient and it is polluting.

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Transport

How does advocating for green vehicles in your community connect to your values? How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to fuel-efficient vehicles?
Liam Boyd 4/21/2018 2:11 PM
I think that we are already doing amazing things in Asheville in terms of electric vehicles, but I think that by 2020 we should push for at least 10% of new vehicles being sold to be plug in electric vehicles. We could make this more appealing by putting in more free charging stations, and offering further national and state incentives. I think that Asheville is already doing a decent job with the current means of public transportation, we have plug in hybrid buses, but I think that fully electric buses from a company like Blue Bird, along with much more public transportation, would encourage people to not even own cars.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Liam Boyd 4/15/2018 1:30 PM
I thought that it was amazing that there are three billion people living in urban areas as of right now, and that number is increasing each year. We are going to have to completely stop the growth of suburban sprawl, because automobile transportation contributes to 27 percent of air pollution. Close to 15 percent of air pollution is caused by the burning of fossil fuels, which can be ended by introducing affordable energy. The major theme is that cities have to become more natural,more compact, and more efficient.

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