Tina Wong
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Tina'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.
Transport
Improve a Bus Stop
#37 Mass Transit
I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or some other small improvement.
Food
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
Food
Learn More about Silvopasture
#9 Silvopasture
I will spend at least 15 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.
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.
Buildings and Cities
Online Energy Audit
Multiple Solutions
I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.
Buildings and Cities
Research Retrofitting Incentives
#80 Retrofitting
I will spend at least 60 minutes finding out if my city, region, or state offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.
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).
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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Tina Wong 4/20/2018 12:15 PMI was quite surprised by much of the information I learned in the "Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates" challenge. Here are some of the things that surprised me.- Food waste reduction is #3 in the Drawdown list - having potential to reduce 70.53 gigatons of CO2 emissions.
- USDA estimates food loss and waste at 30 percent of the food supply lost or wasted at the retail and consumer levels.
- Except for infant formula, product dating is not required by Federal regulations.
- Except for infant formula, dates are not an indicator of the product’s safety and are not required by Federal law.
There is a lot of useful information at the USDA website listed in the challenge -- including info on coloration of meat and safety tips for food donation: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/food-labeling/food-product-dating/food-product-dating -
Tina Wong 4/12/2018 2:29 PMI completed the online energy audit challenge for my home. It was nice that it asked about the insulation in the house. This is a building issue that I struggle with because our house was built about a hundred years ago when insulation was not commonly used yet. We do what we can to seal up gaps around windows and doors to reduce air leakage. But I have not figured out a good solution for increasing the R-value of our walls. -
Tina Wong 4/09/2018 10:38 PMI had never heard of silvopasture until reading about it in one of the Drawdown challenges. It is listed as #9 in Drawdown's overall rank of solutions and has large potential for carbon sequestration. It makes a lot of sense that allowing for a biodiverse environment results in more productive land -- as opposed to maintaining a homogenous landscape. -
Tina Wong 4/09/2018 9:27 AMThere is an anaerobic digester at The Plant in Chicago. If you haven't been there, check it out! http://plantchicago.org/2016/02/12/what-is-the-plant/-
Brian Imus 4/09/2018 6:28 PMVery cool! I was just reading about - and donating to - biogas digesters at https://www.cooleffect.org/content/project/sichuan-china
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