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Meagann Russell

WSU Conservation

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 497 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    305
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    16
    zero-waste meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    30
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched

Meagann's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 120 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 2

#5 Tropical Forests

I will replace or remove products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 120 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

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 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 120 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed


  • Meagann Russell's avatar
    Meagann Russell 4/05/2018 11:03 AM
    Challenges are going well, just finished up learning about how the food I eat contributes to deforestation.

    • Isabella Warren's avatar
      Isabella Warren 4/06/2018 3:14 PM
      Thank you so much for putting in so much effort into this team, and accomplishing so many challenges!

  • Meagann Russell's avatar
    Meagann Russell 4/04/2018 4:14 PM
    It took a bit, but I made a lunch with zero waste. For me it was quite tough and took some thinking. I diced up vegetables and bought some lettuce without a bag, brought my own, and made a concoction. It tasted quite well for something I was throwing together.

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    Meagann Russell 4/04/2018 10:27 AM
    First day and I am doing quite well! Hopefully I don't tire myself out.