Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 4 - April 25, 2018

Chloe Kneedler

Lincoln High School

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
937 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

100

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

45

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

8.0

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

96

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

28

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

2.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

49

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

225

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

lightbulbs

replaced

Chloe's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 14
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Replace Manual Thermostats

#57 Smart Thermostats

I will replace manual thermostats with smart ones.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

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

Transport

Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail

#66 High-Speed Rail

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 3 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 1.21 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

#47 Bioplastic

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 6 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 1.95 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 2 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
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

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Share Bioplastic Disposal Tips

#47 Bioplastic

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching how to properly dispose of bioplastics in my city and share this information with 2 friends, family and/or colleagues.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

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
Transport

How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?
Chloe Kneedler 4/12/2018 11:30 AM
I use public transportation almost everyday for school and violin. The majority of the Portland area has good transit, so I carpool to a train station and take that to school, and take the school bus home. On days that I have a violin lesson after school, I usually take public transportation to the train station near my neighborhood, and take a shuttle back to my house. I have the option of taking one of my parents cars, but parking is expensive, and they need them sometimes depending on when my mom has to meet with her clients or when my dad can bike to work.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

Take a moment to think of places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
Chloe Kneedler 4/12/2018 11:14 AM
I live in a neighborhood where there is no public transportation, and the school bus is unreliable so it would be easy for me to just drive to school or the nearby train station most days. I instead carpool with my friend and her brother every day to a train station ten minutes away not only because it's easier, but it also saves a lot more gas releasing less CO2.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

What are the factors that influence your choice of transportation? These can include things like money, time, and convenience, as well as perceptions of danger or safety.
Chloe Kneedler 4/10/2018 12:02 PM
Over the weekend, I went to my friends house to prepare some stuff for our other friends birthday. We had to go to some stores downtown and I was gonna drive there, but parking is pretty crowded and expensive there. Instead of looking for some other places to drive to, I researched trimet stops and found a bus that takes us directly to where we needed to go, and saved quite a bit of gas. I also take the train to school every day instead of driving since there's a lot of traffic that time of day so it gets me to school faster.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

What would a sustainable water future in your region look like? What needs to change?
Chloe Kneedler 4/10/2018 10:22 AM
I found a low flow shower head I got years ago but never installed it, so I did over the weekend. I have also tried to save water in other ways by taking shorter showers and washing dishes by hand while using the dishwasher less. Many areas around the world are running out of clean and usable water so hopefully more people will do this which can help.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

How do you anticipate replacing your thermostats for smart ones will positively impact your life?
Chloe Kneedler 4/06/2018 11:01 AM
My family already has a thermostat that has been programed to only go off at certain times and heat the house to certain temperatures to save energy. We also make sure that it doesn't have to be on too much by making sure our windows and doors are properly insulated by locking them whenever possible and replacing the foam underneath every so often.

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