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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown
Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 4 - April 25, 2018
Paige Kemper's avatar

Paige Kemper

Asheville High School!

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 460 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    100
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    34
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Paige's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 15 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Biomass

#34 Biomass

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

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
    Land Use
    How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?
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    Paige Kemper 4/23/2018 10:31 AM
    I haven’t thought much before this about my diet’s effect on deforestation; I do not eat much livestock or livestock products, however the processed foods I like, such as some chips or kit kats, contain palm oil, which contributes to deforestation. I can decrease my consumption of products that contain palm oil to reduce my negative impact on the environment, and start buying only Rain forest Alliance Certified coffee and chocolate.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation
    Geothermal energy is reliable, abundant, and efficient. Project Drawdown states that public investment will play a crucial role in its expansion. What kind of investment seems most feasible for you?
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    Paige Kemper 4/23/2018 9:29 AM
    I think that the most feasible investment would be for hotels in our city to invest in geothermal energy sources with a small percentage of the money made from tourists; this would establish a value for renewable energy within our community as well as incentivize the hotel businesses to spend less money on energy (coming from non-renewable resources). 
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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!
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    Paige Kemper 4/17/2018 9:23 AM
    I did not know about the many benefits of biomass; I learned that biomass is a renewable resource that comes from recently living plants and animals that can be used as a fuel. It surprised me to learn that biomass is a more of a transitional energy source, because while burning it contributes to an increase in fossil fuels in the air (as well known about gasoline and coal), using carbon-rich biomass to help cycle carbons in the atmosphere prevents further emissions and maintains balance.  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Had you heard of the term silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?
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    Paige Kemper 4/13/2018 9:32 AM
    Before today, I was not aware of silvopasture as a term or concept, and after learning more about it, I believe the biggest advantage is the adaptability and health of the entire ecosystem that is a part of a silvopasture. There are many benefits of silvopasture, including the ability to counteract methane emissions by livestock, sequester far less carbon, have increased forestry production, have financial benefits for the farmers, and many more; however the ability to have increased health, productivity, and resilience by the animals and surrounding environment that silvopasture offers is the biggest advantage because it is the most telling about the care for the environment as a whole.
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