EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Kimberly Kuehr

FC Grizzlies

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
241 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

public official or leader

contacted
UP TO

1.0

tree

planted

Kimberly 's actions

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

Women and Girls

Fund Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Tour a Green Roof

#73 Green Roofs

I will set up a visit to tour a green roof in my city, and ask about the codes and process for installing a green roof.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Choose LED Bulbs

#33 LED Lighting (Household)

I will replace 4 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Connect With A Nonprofit

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on womens' or girls' issues in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Research Heat Pumps

#42 Heat Pumps

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

UNCOMPLETED
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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Plant Trees

#15 Afforestation

I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Start a Social Media Campaign

#6 Educating Girls

Through social media, I will raise awareness about gender inequity in education by sharing the information found in the links below.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Social Justice

Advocate for Forest Protection

#38 Forest Protection

I will contact 1 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests and the enforcement of existing anti-logging laws.

COMPLETED
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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Online Energy Audit

What are your next steps for saving energy?

Kimberly Kuehr 4/25/2019 1:27 PM

I normally leave certain things in my room on and plugged in. I've learned to start unplugging things like my microwave, keuhrig , and iPhone charger....

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Kimberly Kuehr 4/25/2019 9:24 AM

I learned that I'm ont alone in these fights and that I need to reach out more.

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Kimberly Kuehr 4/25/2019 9:24 AM

I learned that I'm ont alone in these fights and that I need to reach out more.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls Connect With A Nonprofit

What are the most pressing issues for women and girls in your community?

Kimberly Kuehr 4/25/2019 9:22 AM

Abuse and Sexual Violence. I constantley her of friends that experience this and don't have the resources to reach out....

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Plant Trees

How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?

Kimberly Kuehr 4/16/2019 9:26 AM

It is relaxing because you are one with nature and creation and also you know you are doing somiemting great

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Advocate for Forest Protection

Higher standards of living are very often dependent on moving our environmental costs elsewhere. What are some specific ways in which the environmental impacts of your own lifestyle might be shifted elsewhere?

Kimberly Kuehr 4/16/2019 9:25 AM

The way I haven't been recycling effects people all over the world and not just myself.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Keep Track of Wasted Food

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?

Kimberly Kuehr 4/16/2019 9:24 AM

I would rather use it to help education become more affordable and better all around. Or to maybe make water bottles more recyclable.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls Start a Social Media Campaign

How are people responding to the statistics you're sharing on social media?

Kimberly Kuehr 4/16/2019 9:22 AM

Very well. They have been reaching out to me on what more they can do.

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