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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 4 - April 25, 2018
Megan Mastrorilli's avatar

Megan Mastrorilli

Lincoln High School

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 361 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    40
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    70
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    10
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    10
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    66
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    342
    gallons of water
    have been saved

Megan's actions

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 10 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 9.4 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME 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

Materials

Install a Toilet Bank

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water per day by installing a toilet tank bank.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • 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?
    Megan Mastrorilli's avatar
    Megan Mastrorilli 4/04/2018 10:32 AM
    A more fuel efficient car also allows us to reduce gas spending.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    What do you think contributes to people in North America eating more meat than other countries, and what does this say about North American values and ways of living? How do we start shifting a meat-focused food culture?
    Megan Mastrorilli's avatar
    Megan Mastrorilli 4/04/2018 10:30 AM
    There is a culture of "needing to consume protein" causing a huge consumption of meet.  This protein consumption could shift to nuts or beans.
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