Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 4 - April 25, 2018

Elizabeth Roberts

Boise 1st CUCC

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
463 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

305

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

person

helped
UP TO

18

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

2.0

donations

made

Elizabeth's actions

Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will support women-owned businesses when I shop this month.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Donate

#21 Clean Cookstoves

I will donate to Cool Effect's cookstove projects or another nonprofit that installs clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Help Girls Overcome Health Barriers

#6 Educating Girls

I will donate one or more Femme Kits to help girls overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

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

Land Use

Buy Bamboo

#35 Bamboo

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

COMPLETED 0
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 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 120 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions

All Buildings and Cities Solutions

I will spend at least 120 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use

Are bamboo alternatives readily available in your community? If not, what are other sustainable alternatives?
Elizabeth Roberts 4/25/2018 9:33 AM
I didn't know that bamboo was a better alternative to other materials.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

In what other ways could you help girls overcome health barriers to being able to attend school?
Elizabeth Roberts 4/25/2018 9:31 AM
I made a donation to Marie Stopes International, an organization that helps women learn about family planning. I had no idea that so many women don't have access to family planning education and resources.

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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?
Elizabeth Roberts 4/24/2018 6:33 PM
In Idaho we should invest in geothermal power plants for generating electricity. Idaho imports electricity from neighboring states with coal power plants. The geothermal power plants would provide jobs as well as clean, renewable energy. We should also provide tax incentives for people to install geothermal systems for heating and cooling their homes.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Elizabeth Roberts 4/23/2018 10:28 PM
I watched videos about heat pumps, green roofs, bicycle culture, & sustainable architecture. One of my favorite places, The Netherlands, is a sustainability hotspot and I really enjoyed the video called Globally Great- Dutch Sustainability. They highlighted 5 innovations- energy from the ocean, buildings made from wooden modules, protein from insects, improving desalination, and better ways of growing trees in the desert. So many great ideas from one little country.

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Elizabeth Roberts 4/21/2018 10:47 PM
Today I learned a bit about methane digesters for production of methane from dairy manure, human waste, and food waste by watching some you tube videos. Here's one about methane digesters in Colorado: https://youtu.be/ASoXPy8RWlQ. In Europe, there's more demand for renewable energy so they're leading the way on biogas production. Perhaps the cities of the future will produce biogas from human sewage and use that biogas to power city vehicles.

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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?
Elizabeth Roberts 4/06/2018 7:31 PM
Many restaurants don't offer many good meat-free choices. I try to patronize restaurants that offer delicious vegan choices. A tax on meat might help to persuade people to eat less meat. Just like a cigarette tax deters people from an unhealthy habit, a tax on meat would deter people from consuming a food that is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Education would help too- my daughter's boyfriend became a vegan after watching the film What the Health?

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Elizabeth Roberts 4/06/2018 4:39 PM
I’m on a trip and I packed a refillable plastic bottle & a ceramic cup this time. I usually use a paper cup for coffee at the hotel & this time I’ll try to remember to use the ceramic cup. But old habits are hard to break.....

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Elizabeth Roberts 4/03/2018 10:57 AM
I've invited members of my family to join our team. I'm hoping to learn some unexpected ways that I can clean up my act and leave a better world for my children.

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