Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 4 - April 25, 2018

Simone Wolberg

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
118 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

2.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Simone's actions

Electricity Generation

Communicate With My Elected Officials

#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore)

I will write or call 2 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity Generation

Advocate for Solar Installation

#10 Rooftop Solar

I will create a plan to and advocate for solar installation at my business, apartment building, or campus.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

What inspires you to act on sustainable energy and other energy issues?
Simone Wolberg 4/04/2018 9:41 PM
Clearly there are many alternatives to fossil fuels that can be explored and improved upon with little up front cost. It would seem that sustainable energy is on the back burner for most in government because the crisis is not apparent. This frustrates me so I am inspired speak up on sustainable energy. Our representatives are elected to voice our concerns. We shouldn't feel that our commentary is bothersome or irrelevant, when our opinions are in fact central to the work of our representatives.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of this?
Simone Wolberg 4/04/2018 9:37 PM
I feel better eating smaller portions -- it in fact gives me more energy. I also feel so much better knowing I enjoyed every little bit of food without throwing anything out.

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