Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 4 - April 25, 2018

Madison Newborn

Asheville High School!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
510 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

165

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

15

public officials or leaders

contacted

Madison's actions

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Food 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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Local Perennial Biomass

#51 Perennial Biomass

I will spend at least 25 minutes finding out if anyone is working on perennial biomass projects in my region and how I can get involved.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Micro Wind

#76 Micro Wind

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Learn about Temperate Forests

#12 Temperate Forests

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

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 1
DAILY ACTION

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 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity Generation

Communicate With My Elected Officials

#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore)

I will write or call 15 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

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
Electricity Generation

What inspires you to act on sustainable energy and other energy issues?
Madison Newborn 4/25/2018 9:56 AM
The fact that this is our future and my generation can be the generation that changes things and turns it all completely around

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Madison Newborn 4/25/2018 9:20 AM
The fact that plastic is used in so many different ways. There are multiple ways that plastic is affecting us and it can be deadly in some ways. Plastic impacts the food that we eat as well as many other things. We could find something that replaces these plastics

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

Micro turbines can be placed on large structures to take advantage of stronger, steadier breezes. The Eiffel Tower now sports vertical axis turbines that produce electricity for use on site. Where could micro turbines potentially be installed in your city?
Madison Newborn 4/25/2018 7:44 AM
Micro turbines could possibly be place on the large buildings that we are building. I think the city could work out some type of contract to fix this. The mountains also look like they could be beneficial

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Madison Newborn 4/25/2018 7:43 AM
The old fashion way of growing food is not as helpful to the Earth as we think however there is a happy medium to the issue and there is a way to also eat healthier without harming the earth

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use

As you learn more about the scope and seriousness of the environmental challenges we face, what impact does that have on your thinking and actions? What are the parts that feel overwhelming? What parts help you feel hopeful?
Madison Newborn 4/25/2018 7:42 AM
It makes me want to cut back on some of my actions because we could literally be suffocated on earth from our actions. The fact that half of the earth is having this issue and we would have alot of work to do. The fact that this is fixable

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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?
Madison Newborn 4/25/2018 7:26 AM
I would want to use this money to invest in college or trying to implement improvements on how we use our transportation

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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?
Madison Newborn 4/24/2018 9:58 AM
My diet impacts the environment in the sense of i do not eat more vegetables. I could change my diet around and try to consume things that don't impact the earth so heavily

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. How can you better support communities by supporting women?
Madison Newborn 4/24/2018 8:28 AM
We can work by eliminating the ratios of single women and parents. This is not helping because women are forced to do things on their own and when people see that image that makes them reflect on that and want to participate in the same actions

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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?
Madison Newborn 4/24/2018 8:27 AM
I think that geothermal energy would be highly dangerous all around and i feel that it could only work with the next generation. Not all people would understand this process and they wouldnt understand the labor behind it. I would possibly work on slowly transforming the earth and then getting the advertisement out.

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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!
Madison Newborn 4/17/2018 9:25 AM
Yes I have and Biomass is something renewable and it is something that we can continue to enhance over the years. Biomass is what we can use to save crops and clean up many different things in our near future.

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