Judy Geyer
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 494 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO2.0donationsmade
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UP TO90minutesspent exercising
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UP TO18plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
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UP TO232pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO4.0public officials or leaderscontacted
Judy'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.
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.
Transport
Stay on the Ground
#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence
Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).
Land Use
Support Indigenous Peoples' Land Management
#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management
I will donate to The Nature Conservancy, which works with Indigenous Peoples to secure land tenure and resource rights, support improved governance and local institutions, assist in natural resource mapping, planning and management; and strengthen livelihoods and sustainable economic development.
Land Use
Advocate for Forest Protection
#38 Forest Protection
I will contact 4 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests and the enforcement of existing anti-logging laws.
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.
Food
Donate
#21 Clean Cookstoves
I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.
Food
Composting
#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste
I will start a compost bin where I live.
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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Judy Geyer 4/24/2019 6:44 AMThis was a fun challenge. My interest was piqued because I spent some time on a small boat on the sea in February, and saw way too much plastic washed up on small islands. I also saw through the flimsy facades that fool us into thinking we are tidy: flushing the boat toilet may seem civilized, but once you come above deck you realize that however large the oceans are, our crap is floating in it. -
Judy Geyer 4/15/2019 10:53 AMCheck out this greenhouse gas equivalency calculator. https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
Every time I fill up my 16 gallon tank? Need another 0.167 acres of forest to sequester the damage done by running the car. -
Judy Geyer 4/15/2019 10:44 AMHere is the letter I sent to 4 legislators about increasing efforts to restore forests:
Hello Senator Warren,
I am very proud of your support of efforts to protect our environment. I would like to draw your attention to the simplest, most cost-effective solution for sequestering greenhouse gases: forests. Forest restoration should be a local, national, and international policy priority. Forests’ power to store carbon dioxide through the simple process of tree growth is amazing: one tree can store an average of about 48 pounds of carbon dioxide in one year. That's a lot of work for one tree, but we need large forests to make up for all of the fossil fuels we burn. The gas tank in my car stores 16 gallons of fuel- and it takes 0.167 acres of forest one year to sequester the resulting emissions.
While we work on reducing emissions, we also need to work on technology to sequester all of the greenhouse gases that result from our activity. Now is the time to increase investment in and attention to forest protection and restoration.
Thank you,
Judy Geyer
Sources:
de Groot, H. (2018) The Best Technology for Fighting Climate Change Isn't a Technology. Scientific American
EPA: Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator-
Eric Friedman 4/20/2019 11:45 AMThanks for posting this, Judy. I used your template to contact two elected officials out here in IL.
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