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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Steven Morales

McHugh Environmental Science

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 206 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    8.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    20
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    20
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    2.3
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    12
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Steven's actions

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 3 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 4
DAILY 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.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 5 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 0.57 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 4
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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Use Public Transit
    How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?
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    Steven Morales 4/05/2019 10:14 AM
    when i use to take the bus i felt more tired because i woke up more earlier and had to wait but also driving is way more convenient  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Use Muscle Power
    How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
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    Steven Morales 4/05/2019 10:13 AM
    i always feel great when i go to the gym and even better when i jog their and not use my car

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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?
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    Steven Morales 4/05/2019 10:12 AM
    we are more privileged and can go walk 1 block and get a cheeseburger  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Zero-waste Cooking
    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?
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    Steven Morales 4/05/2019 10:07 AM
    i enjoy looking outside and seeing a clear sky many third world countries do not  have a clear sky full of carbon and pollution and i want to do my part.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
    How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?
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    Steven Morales 4/05/2019 10:05 AM
    knowing when the food will expire and the sell by for the company that will sell the food 
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