Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 4 - April 25, 2018

Will Dundon

PAE - San Francisco Office

"To help solve the planet's energy and water challenges."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,001 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

60

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

40

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

19

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

0.0

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

40

miles

traveled by bike

Will's actions

Buildings and Cities

Tour a Green Roof

#73 Green Roofs

I will set up a visit to tour a green roof in my city, and ask about the codes and process for installing a green roof.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 4 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 0.0 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY 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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Choose Recycled Paper

#70 Recycled Paper

If I have to buy paper products, I will only purchase products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

#29 Wave and Tidal

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

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

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Biomass

#34 Biomass

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 5 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 4 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 0.0 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

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

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions

All Buildings and Cities Solutions

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.

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 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

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

Materials

Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

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

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Research Heat Pumps

#42 Heat Pumps

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Research Retrofitting Incentives

#80 Retrofitting

I will spend at least 5 minutes finding out if my city, region, or state offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

How can you share what you have learned in your research with others?
Will Dundon 4/25/2018 6:31 PM
I love being that guy with fun facts that he bothers his friends with. All this research is just more tidbits to share with my friends.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

How can you make your home more energy efficient?
Will Dundon 4/25/2018 10:18 AM
external shades, vines, trees, and awning are all great ways to keep the solar heat from getting in to a building, without using electricity. These are hard to build when you rent a room in an apartment complex like I do, but another interesting idea I found was to cook hot food outside! The summer is coming up and it's a great time to BBQ and instead of an oven heating up your apartment you keep that heat out so you stay cool indoors.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

How do you address your own feelings of concern, fear or despair about climate change?
Will Dundon 4/25/2018 10:09 AM
I chose to work for a company that cares about reducing our impact on climate change and that brings me some piece of mind that my decisions are hopefully helping bring positive change to this matter.

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Will Dundon 4/25/2018 8:28 AM
It's the last day of the challenge but I'm definitely going to keep thinking about these ways I've learned to implement drawdown solutions in my every day life.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Now that you know the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates, how will you view expiration dates differently?
Will Dundon 4/25/2018 8:27 AM
I definitely won't freak out about yogurt as much. And another important lesson is just proper food storage. Using your freezer can really help if you're worried you won't use food in time.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Clean air, clean water and healthy food are three reasons to care about regenerative agriculture. In what ways can you support your closest regenerative agriculture farm?
Will Dundon 4/25/2018 8:15 AM
Using natural ecological cycles just makes sense to preserve natural resources. I will be an advocate for farms to reject simplicity and mass production of a single crop for more diverse and smarter farming.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?
Will Dundon 4/25/2018 8:08 AM
It sucks that beef has such a huge impact on climate change because steak is so tasty! But reducing beef consumption for other meat options like poultry and pork is a small step I could take. And reminding my friends of the effect will probably do a lot of good as well!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?
Will Dundon 4/24/2018 2:06 PM
In an office that is about 3/4 men, I can see how the industry and socialization perpetuates the under representation of women in certain fields. Theoretically leveling a playing field is not enough to ensure equality across all genders, there needs to be active work done to give women more power in workplaces and create environments where women feel comfortable and inspired to join fields that they were previously excluded from. Reparations must be made to make up for the discrimination of the past before equality can be claimed.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

What did you learn about the need for family planning? Share some of the learning with your friends!
Will Dundon 4/24/2018 2:02 PM
The amount of misinformation and lack of information about family planning is a real concern across the world. Taking full control of their bodies is going to hopefully be one of the earliest social justice accomplishments of the 21st century.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?
Will Dundon 4/24/2018 2:01 PM
BART is awesome! I even try to take the bus instead of Lyft when I can

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