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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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

Leslie Russo

Deloitte Green Dot

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 490 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    95
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    200
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    26
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    44
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Leslie's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 10 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and subscriptions.

UNCOMPLETED
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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 20 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 4.43 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • Leslie Russo's avatar
    Leslie Russo 4/19/2018 2:09 PM
    I'm trying to be resourceful about all the places I can get groceries on foot when I need just a few things.  There are little stores near the office and near my home.  
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    Leslie Russo 4/06/2018 10:40 AM
    I'm a frequent Etsy shopper and I made a purchase from a woman-owned shop today :)
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    Leslie Russo 4/05/2018 10:51 AM
    I just decided to use more public transportation, exercise and eat less meat as of last week, so this challenge comes at a great time.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials
    What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
    Leslie Russo's avatar
    Leslie Russo 4/05/2018 10:50 AM
    I have done this for years, using https://www.catalogchoice.org/.  A few magazines have started slipping through though, so I will report them!
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