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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Allison Gordon

Bell Middle School

"I want to make the world a better place"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
276 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

3.0

miles

traveled by bike
UP TO

7.8

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Allison's actions

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Launch a Recycling Program

#56 Industrial Recycling

I will set up a recycling center at my workplace or school.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 1 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 2.61 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Choose Better Wood Products

#38 Forest Protection

I will only purchase wood and paper products from ecologically certified sources like Forest Stewardship Council.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Support Microgeneration in Low Income Countries

#48 In-Stream Hydro, #76 Micro Wind, #78 Microgrids

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 implementing some other small improvement.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Donate

#21 Clean Cookstoves

I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Make School More Affordable

#6 Educating Girls

I will raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

Allison Gordon 3/29/2019 11:21 AM

It's almost the ecochallenge! Get ready to make a difference!

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Allison Gordon 3/26/2019 4:00 PM

I think this is a fun and easy way to make a difference.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Launch a Recycling Program

How can you take your commitment to sustainable living beyond yourself? How can you, personally, work toward broader change?

Allison Gordon 3/26/2019 3:44 PM

If people took the time to look, we could've come up with lots of different ways to reuse plastic bottles into helpful tools.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Composting

Producing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?

Allison Gordon 3/26/2019 2:49 PM

Wasting compost to make food you won't eat is kind of our fault. Food is valuable, without it, we cannot live. Not wasting food, or at least composting what you don't eat, can help the earth.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Go by Bike

How does using human-powered transportation make you feel compared to using other methods of transportation?

Allison Gordon 3/26/2019 2:46 PM

I think that it's just as easy to walk somewhere than taking a car. I heard somewhere that taking the stairs can burn as many calories as taking a walk, so it can be healthy too. Also, if you have good, strong legs, capable of moving, then one way to appreciate that is to use them!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Donate

How are environmental issues like black carbon and other emissions from cooking fires or rudimentary cookstoves also human health and social justice issues? Why do these issues matter to you?

Allison Gordon 3/26/2019 2:43 PM

Bad cookstoves means unsafe food, and usually means poor familys.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls Make School More Affordable

Why is it important that girls have equal access to education in order to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions?

Allison Gordon 3/26/2019 1:30 PM

Girls are just as capable as boys in all fields. If girls have better educations, there would be more people helping to reduce global warming.

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Allison Gordon 3/26/2019 6:53 AM

I can't wait for the ecochallenge

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials Recycle Everything I Can

How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?

Allison Gordon 3/26/2019 6:51 AM

The Rs are super important. Doing the Rs are the simplest way to make a difference. I could recycle on a daily basis.

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Allison Gordon 3/22/2019 5:48 PM

Before the Ecochallenge starts, everyone should still do their part to help the environment

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- Dana Stein-Dince 3/23/2019 11:30 AM
  
  Absolutely! It’s easier than people think. Thank you for that great message, Allison!
  
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