EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Norah Bolton

DrawdownTO

"Caring about Creation"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
600 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

21

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

150

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

40

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

38

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Norah's actions

Transport

Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail

#66 High-Speed Rail

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Express My Support

#54 Walkable Cities

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact neighborhood walkability and express my support for better walking infrastructure.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 01 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Social Justice

Contact your Elected Officials

#23 Farmland Restoration

I will contact 01 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 15 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Norah Bolton 4/25/2019 12:19 PM

Just wanted to add - both Josh Matlow and Mike Layton responded the next day when I wrote them - and said they appreciated the support. We forget that these and other politicians generally get negative mail. After this is over let's continue giving positive support.

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Norah Bolton 4/24/2019 6:11 PM

This was a great activity and I learned a great deal in the process. None of it was too hard and it's good to see both group and individual accomplishments. My only regret is that I didn't encourage more people to do so. I hope another challenge happens in 2019. Thanks to all for your participation, encouragement and high fives!

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Norah Bolton 4/23/2019 3:01 PM

Some of the future transportation options are really interesting . . .

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Norah Bolton 4/19/2019 6:30 PM

Walking in a different part of town. At one point tried to hop on a streetcar on Spadina. After having three come that were too full to enter, I gave up and walked much further. Toronto definitely needs more public transit.

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Norah Bolton 4/15/2019 6:53 PM

On my walk saw signs on a new condo indicating that buyers' children might not get places at the nearest local schools. Shows the need for planning that involves a number of stakeholders.

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Norah Bolton 4/14/2019 6:48 PM

Visited a store today that encourages customers to bring their own packaging or they will sell you things to carry it in. I bought a half dozen small cotton bags to replace baggies in the fridge. Will see how this works out.

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Norah Bolton 4/10/2019 6:03 PM

I suspect most of us don't know which plastic containers and wraps are the worst. This would probably be a good "awareness" challenge. Since I did not avoid buying something in a container, I can't check off this one today - but I have identified a store at Dundas and Dovercourt that sells reusable ones to replace all those baggies. Amazon has some too. On my to-do list!

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Norah Bolton 4/10/2019 4:24 AM

The good thing about this process is the building of awareness. Having to decide every day builds that.

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Norah Bolton 4/04/2019 2:11 PM

Enjoyed writing to my provincial MPP to support farm land - and included this article from Alternatives Journal
https://www.alternativesjournal.ca/sustainable-living/saving-land-feeds-us

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- Andrea Stephens 4/04/2019 2:53 PM
  
  Thank you for sharing such a good article!
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Norah Bolton 4/03/2019 6:50 PM

I met the daily challenge on a couple of these - an not sure whether they will come back every day or whether I have to wait until the end of the Drawdown so have not marked them But I did spend the entire day at the Building a Post-Carbon World symposium - and also heard a lecture by Bill McKibben

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- Andrea Stephens 4/04/2019 2:52 PM
  
  Hi Norah! The daily challenges will come back everyday, so hit that challenge button each & everyday you accomplish the challenge! The one-time challenge you choose only once during the three weeks.
  A few of us from DrawdownTO were at the conference as well - I hope you liked the DD talk!
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