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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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

Josue Rivera

UMass Dartmouth

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 451 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    15
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    42
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed

Josue's actions

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

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

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

COMPLETED 21
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 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

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    Josue Rivera 4/25/2018 7:50 PM
    Remember to log the challenges that you have solved.
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    Josue Rivera 4/25/2018 7:48 PM
    Thank you to those who made me aware of the effects that my actions have on the environment. 
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    Josue Rivera 4/25/2018 7:47 PM
    Let keep doing things to improve the ecosystem way pass the last day of the challenge
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  • Josue Rivera's avatar
    Josue Rivera 4/25/2018 7:46 PM
    Being part of this challenge gave me a better sense of awareness on how I can improve my lifestyle
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    Josue Rivera 4/25/2018 7:46 PM
    The addition of the bikes to the campus helped me get through the challenges. You should try them out.
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    Josue Rivera 4/25/2018 7:44 PM
    I didn't know how good vegan food could be until I tried it.
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    Josue Rivera 4/25/2018 7:32 PM
    Today is the last day :(
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle?
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    Josue Rivera 4/21/2018 10:50 PM
    Use less things that cannot be easily recycled.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport
    How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
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    Josue Rivera 4/10/2018 8:43 PM
    Walking and biking lets one enjoy the beauty of nature.
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    Josue Rivera 4/10/2018 7:11 PM
    I am excited to join this challenge and learn how to improve the state of our environment.
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