Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 4 - April 25, 2018

Rebecca Hankins

USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter

POINTS TOTAL

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0 THIS WEEK
261 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

80

minutes

spent learning
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1.0

documentary

watched

Rebecca's actions

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Local Perennial Biomass

#51 Perennial Biomass

I will spend at least 30 minutes finding out if anyone is working on perennial biomass projects in my region and how I can get involved.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will support women-owned businesses when I shop this month.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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?
Rebecca Hankins 4/06/2018 12:11 PM
I can actively reduce food waste by using my nose before throwing something out. And, even then, I can make a decision as to whether or not the food item can be composted and the food container recycled.

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Rebecca Hankins 4/04/2018 10:12 AM
Day 1 - off to a good start!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Rebecca Hankins 4/04/2018 10:11 AM
A sustainable community finds multiple purposes in things and uses what already exists to further that community. To make that a reality people need to understand how their individual actions impact the whole and be willing to take small steps daily.

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