jake goff

Asheville High School!

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jake 's actions

Materials

Fix Leaky Faucets

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

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Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 0 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

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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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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.

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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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Land Use

Local Perennial Biomass

#51 Perennial Biomass

I will spend at least 15 minutes finding out if anyone is working on perennial biomass projects in my region and how I can get involved.

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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
Land Use

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe states that "The reason we care about climate change is because it affects the people and places that we care about." What is happening (or will happen) in your area that will affect the people and places you care about?
jake goff 4/23/2018 11:22 AM
Asheville recieves a lot of flooding throuhout the year and he had a huge flood in 2004. Asheville may go thoough increasingly more floods, landslides and drouts within the following decades.

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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!
jake goff 4/23/2018 11:20 AM
I had not heard of biomass technology. I think it's really cool that we have this technology now. I am very surprised that it is capable of providing renewable energy to entire counties if used in moderation.

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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?
jake goff 4/19/2018 10:11 AM
We could use this money to help people in poverty and provide food and clean water to people who need it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

Reducing (or eliminating) exhaust emissions and improving public health are two benefits of green vehicles. What other motivators inspire you to consider switching to a more fuel-efficient vehicle?
jake goff 4/19/2018 9:55 AM
Switching to an electric car can save a lot of money on gas. It is easy to charge and there are charging stations everywhere and gas become almost completely irrelevant.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

What are other easy and low-cost ways to reduce your water usage at home?
jake goff 4/19/2018 9:41 AM
Take quicker showers and dont leave the water running. Wether thats while brushing your teeth or doing the dishes. If we all did this we would have so much less wasted water.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
jake goff 4/19/2018 9:38 AM
I could continue to recycle and use things I would normally recycle to use for other things. I could to things like use cardboard boxes for storage instead of just throwing them away. This create less waste and incoorporate the R's.

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