michael paladino
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michael's actions
Materials
Research Cement Alternatives
#36 Alternative Cement
I will spend at least 1 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.
Food
Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will spend at least 1 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.
Buildings and Cities
Go for a Daily Walk
#54 Walkable Cities
I will take a walk for 1 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.
Buildings and Cities
Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions
All Buildings and Cities Solutions
I will spend at least 1 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.
Food
Learn More about Silvopasture
#9 Silvopasture
I will spend at least 20 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.
Materials
Properly Dispose of Refrigerants
#1 Refrigerant Management
I will spend at least 1 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.
Electricity Generation
Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions
All Electricity Generation Solutions
I will spend at least 1 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.
Women and Girls
Support Women-Owned Businesses
#62 Women Smallholders
I will spend 1 minutes each day researching women-owned businesses I can support when shopping.
Buildings and Cities
Research Retrofitting Incentives
#80 Retrofitting
I will spend at least 1 minutes finding out if my city, region, or state offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.
Land Use
Forest-Friendly Foods 1
#5 Tropical Forests
I will spend at least 1 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.
Food
Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture
#11 Regenerative Agriculture
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.
Electricity Generation
Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy
#29 Wave and Tidal
I will spend at least 1 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.
Transport
Explore Other Transport Solutions
All Transport Solutions
I will spend at least 1 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.
Materials
Go Paperless
#70 Recycled Paper
I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.
Electricity Generation
Spread the Word about Energy Alternatives
All Electricity Generation Solutions
I will research and tell 1 people each day about the benefits of alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy, geothermal energy, and methane digesters.
Electricity Generation
Learn More About Geothermal Energy
#18 Geothermal
I will spend at least 1 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.
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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REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Generation Learn More About Geothermal EnergyGeothermal energy is reliable, abundant, and efficient. Project Drawdown states that public investment will play a crucial role in its expansion. In what ways (i.e. with money, time, advocacy) can you invest in geothermal energy?
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michael paladino 4/22/2019 12:06 PMcool
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REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricity Generation Spread the Word about Energy AlternativesWhat inspiration and wisdom can you gather from your family, faith, or community traditions that would help you in both communicating about and addressing our most pressing energy issues?
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Lisa Toulon 4/05/2019 4:42 AMGreat question, Michael. I wonder how we can encourage our family and friends to use less...
I like that our schools have installed lights that go off when no one is in the room. That does save a lot of power.
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michael paladino 4/04/2019 12:56 PMI did not know-
Lisa Toulon 4/05/2019 4:44 AMNot sure this relates to our Environmental Challenge... Can you make the connection for me?
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michael paladino 4/04/2019 12:52 PMI did not know that we use 1,000,000 power in the world-
Lisa Toulon 4/05/2019 4:53 AMWow! That is amazing. Did you find this fact in one of the resources the Challenge gave us? I think Yousif and I would like to read it. -
yousif jameel 4/04/2019 12:53 PMis that really true
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michael paladino 4/04/2019 11:39 AMi didn't know that the roman temple was made out of clay.-
yousif jameel 4/04/2019 12:51 PMI know, that is sooooooooooo cool!
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michael paladino 4/04/2019 11:31 AMi will try not to wast food-
yousif jameel 4/04/2019 12:51 PMI will do the same thing.
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