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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Jennifer States's avatar

Jennifer States

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 673 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    documentary
    watched
  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    80
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    3.0
    trees
    planted

Jennifer's actions

Land Use

Plant Trees

#15 Afforestation

I will plant 3 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore), #8 Solar Farms

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Test Drive an Electric Bike

#69 Electric Bikes

I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 5 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Become A Master Recycler/Composter

#55 Household Recycling

I will sign up for a Master Recycler/Composter program in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions

All Buildings and Cities Solutions

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Rooftop Solar Consultation

#10 Rooftop Solar

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

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

Transport

Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail

#66 High-Speed Rail

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

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?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities Go for a Daily Walk
    What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?
    Jennifer States's avatar
    Jennifer States 4/24/2019 5:52 PM
    Walked from the office to the Seattle Ferry Terminal. Amazing to observe the progress on tearing down the Viaduct. What an amazing transformation our waterfront is going through right now. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits
    Your utility company is able to tell you your average energy usage. Ask them how your energy usage compares to others in your zipcode, and in your state. What steps can you take each day to reduce your electricity usage?
    Jennifer States's avatar
    Jennifer States 4/23/2019 7:09 PM
    Our PUD just opened up applications for community solar shares. But to sign up, you have to go into the office and sign a long term contract. Do you think their handling of solar projects will change (potential for rate based cost recovery) now that WA State just passed a 100% Clean Electricity Legislation? 
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    • Anita Roberts's avatar
      Anita Roberts 4/24/2019 7:32 AM
      Interesting. I was thinking our community solar process seemed antiquated because they planned to email the contracts, but having to physically visit the office seems silly in these modern times. I would expect that as these programs gain more momentum their processes will become more streamlined and efficient. It's odd that a utility that offers online bill pay couldn't just put in a "pay now" link with online acceptance of the terms and conditions. I mean they posted the contract in their FAQ so there was plenty of time to review it. Also, yay for WA for passing that legislation!
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  • Jennifer States's avatar
    Jennifer States 4/22/2019 2:15 PM
    Happy Earth Day! We are planning an Earth Day Proclamation tonight at my City Council meeting, as well as a joint meeting with the County to discuss our climate change resiliency and adaptation plans. This includes a site vist to the off-channel reservoir we are working together to build to address low-snow pack years and allow for salmon passage and irrigation needs. I plan to suggest the City and County compete in the EcoChallenge next year to increse our local actions and positive impacts on addressing climate change. What are your Earth Day plans?
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    • Bill Berger's avatar
      Bill Berger 4/22/2019 5:40 PM
      I’d like to know more Jennifer - and how we can start assessing climate resiliency and adaptation plans in our communities / cities / county’s. Would like to think there’s a unified approach or blue print to these things - but I’m not optimistic that’s the way it works. 

      For Earth Day - I organized an underwater cleanup of the Magnuson Park boar launch over the weekend (we hauled out 115 lbs of trash) and Jennie and I plan cleaning up a trashy patch of grass in our neighborhood. 

      https://www.projectaware.org/debris-data/magnuson-park-boat-ramp

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