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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown
Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 4 - April 25, 2018
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Steven Ghan

Citizens Climate Lobby

"I am creating a world that is healthy for future generations, but speaking the truth with courage and perseverance."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 220 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    125
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    9.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Steven's actions

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 120 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport 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

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

COMPLETED 3
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?

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    Steven Ghan 4/14/2018 6:36 PM
    I drove my charged-up Volt to a workshop I taught in Yakima this morning, and then to a Climate Conversations outreach event in town this afternoon.
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    Steven Ghan 4/11/2018 8:59 PM
    My usual low-carbon day, biking to work, EV to a meeting, vegie meals, and lots of tasks to address. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport
    How can you ensure that your virtual meetings honor your values and your company's culture?
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    Steven Ghan 4/10/2018 12:26 PM
    My funding agency accepts virtual meetings although it prefers face-to-face. I told them that if I attended the meeting I'd have to leave early and they said they'd prefer that I call in. So I get to skip the trip!
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    Steven Ghan 4/10/2018 12:20 PM
    I chose to cancel a trip to DC today! I can participate in the meeting by phone.
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    Steven Ghan 4/08/2018 4:15 PM
    Got text and signature sheets for Washington Carbon Fee Initiative 1631! My goal is 100 signatures.
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    Steven Ghan 4/06/2018 9:36 PM
    a busy day with people
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    Steven Ghan 4/05/2018 3:34 PM
    I'm not sure what more to do. I've always ridden my bike to work so my carbon footprint is quite small.  I've gone vegetarian this year too. The big bear looming over me of course is air travel. 
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    Steven Ghan 4/04/2018 9:32 PM
    I am a climate scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. My research has shown that unless carbon emissions are reduced quickly and substantially, mountain snowpack will be reduced by 30-70% by 2100. Since summer snowmelt is a vital irrigation source in many regions, loss of this natural reservoir of water poses big problems for agriculture. Others have shown devastating impacts on sea level, storm intensity, and human health. I am therefore dedicated to reducing carbon emissions through durable national legislation, which is essential to prevent carbon leakage from one region to another
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