Rachel Petropoulos

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

I will commute by bike 1 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 0.73 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.

I will set up a recycling center at my workplace or school.

I will spend at least 60 minutes finding out if my city, region, or state offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.

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

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

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.

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of Micro Wind.

I will spend at least 4 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.