EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Janice Seong

Climate Coolers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
831 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

21

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

96

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

96

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

460

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

196

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Janice's actions

Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by attending a training, workshop, or presentation.

COMPLETED
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 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Communicate With My Elected Officials

#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore)

I will write or call 2 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will spend 20 minutes each day researching women-owned businesses I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

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

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 8 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 16.32 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

#29 Wave and Tidal

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

COMPLETED
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 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 21
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

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
Women and Girls Support Women-Owned Businesses

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. How can you better support communities by supporting women? Can you share any past experiences that may help others take action?

Janice Seong 4/24/2019 5:49 PM

I can better support communities by supporting women by investing in women's businesses. It's important to support the endeavors and businesses of the women because many women invest their earnings in communities. Women also help educate their children and find many ways to support their communities.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

Reducing (or eliminating) exhaust emissions and improving public health are two benefits of green vehicles. What other motivators inspire you to consider switching to a more fuel-efficient vehicle?

Janice Seong 4/24/2019 5:46 PM

They are simpler to produce, have fewer moving parts and don’t use fossil fuels.

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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?

Janice Seong 4/24/2019 5:42 PM

I think North America's culture is accustomed to eating meat and it's a regular part of many people's lives. Several fast food chains offer and serve meat as well and it's an easy, fast, and cheap way for people to access food. I believe that there's a lot of room to change and people should advocate more about the benefits of vegetarian and vegan meals.

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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?

Janice Seong 4/24/2019 5:40 PM

I would rather use this sort of money to help with finding ways to reduce greenhouse gases. From researching about women's businesses, I learned about how important it is to support them and I think it would be a good use of money to invest in these businesses.

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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?

Janice Seong 4/24/2019 5:38 PM

Energy especially motivates me to change my behavior regarding food waste. By wasting food, resources that could have been used for other thing has also been wasted.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

What did you learn about wave and tidal energy? Were you surprised by the information you found?

Janice Seong 4/24/2019 5:35 PM

I learned that wave and tidal energy facilities generate electricity without producing any greenhouse gases. Also, the power generated from wave and tidal energy systems has the ability to provide electricity for 25 percent of the United States. I was quite surprised that this power generated could provide electricity for 25 percent of the United States.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Communicate With My Elected Officials

What inspires you to act on sustainable energy and other energy issues?

Janice Seong 4/24/2019 5:33 PM

This challenge has definitely helped me become more inspired and eager to act on sustainable energy and other energy issues. These activities and all the research I've done for this challenge has helped provoke my interest in sustainable energy. I've found that there are so many sustainable alternatives that people could switch to, but many are unaware of them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

What did you learn about indigenous peoples' land management that you can apply in your own life?
Janice Seong 4/24/2019 5:31 PM
I learned that the indigenous communities have long been the frontline of resistance against deforestation; mineral, oil, and gas extraction; and the expansion of mono-crop plantations. Their resistance prevents land-based carbon emissions, and maintains or increases carbon sequestration. Growing the acreage under secure indigenous land tenure can increase above- and belowground carbon stocks and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation. I think that I can apply their frontline of resistance of deforestation and this can help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emissions. I think having a home garden is a great and simple way of land management.

Beyond carbon, indigenous land management conserves biodiversity, maintains a range of ecosystems services, safeguards rich cultures and traditional ways of life, and responds to the needs of the most vulnerable.
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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?

Janice Seong 4/04/2019 8:28 PM

I think the various types of transportation throughout my life has influenced me to take transportation for granted. Before I partook in this challenge, I was oblivious towards how much impact I could have on the impact of climate change just through transportation. Now that I'm more aware of the impacts of my actions, I try to find ways to find ways to carpool or use public transportation.

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Janice Seong 4/01/2019 8:27 PM

I plan on addressing these problems in every way that I can. I plan on partaking in some of the activities that are part of the Drawdown Challenge such as eating meatless meals, keeping a log of the food I waste and trying to take the bus to school in order to reduce the amount of CO2 let out into the atmosphere. This way, I hope to influence those around me and to inspire myself to be more environmentally conscious. I also hope to find more ways to help out the environment and do things like setting up a compost bin and help others around me become more aware of climate change. And most importantly, I hope to strive in order to learn more and find more ways to improve the environment.

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