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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Emily Yetishefsky

Seton Hall University

"Can wait to see the changes we make in this world as a group and as individuals!"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
511 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

1.0

donation

made
UP TO

65

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

15

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

50

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

210

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

91

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

trees

planted

Emily's actions

Electricity Generation

Spread the Word about Energy Alternatives

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will research and tell 5 people each day about the benefits of alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy, geothermal energy, and methane digesters.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Micro Wind

#76 Micro Wind

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of Micro Wind.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Plant Trees

#15 Afforestation

I will plant 2 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 10 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 14.55 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 3 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 3.65 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Research Peatlands

#13 Peatlands

I will spend 15 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Donate

#21 Clean Cookstoves

I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

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

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

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

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
Food Smaller Portions

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?

Emily Yetishefsky 4/25/2019 6:32 AM

Aside from environmental benefits eating smaller portions can help reduce the amount of obesity we have in America, and can also prevent large amounts of food waste. Many under developed countries are not fortunate enough to be able to fill their plates to the max. If we are able to manage our portion sizes we can decrease the amount of food we are wasting.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Try Carpooling

List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

Emily Yetishefsky 4/25/2019 6:30 AM

I frequently drive to and from campus monday through thurdsay. On these days I can start carpooling with the other girls in my house. There are 5 of us that live together so we can take turns driving to school in the morning.

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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?

Emily Yetishefsky 4/24/2019 6:58 AM

I come from a very small town in CT where we do not have any form of public transportation. We have no public busses that run through, an no train stations under an hour away. The way I traveled was always by car. After moving to NJ for school the access to public transportation is easy. Taking the train to and from various cities, and the bus for local trips is an easy task. Public transit allows for more people to get from point a to point b and saves the amount of damage many cars do to this planet.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Plant Trees

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

Emily Yetishefsky 4/24/2019 6:55 AM

When I was planting these tree it gave me a moment to relax and really appreciate the world around me. Being outside on a warm day planting new trees, and flowers around my house with my mom allowed us both to connect with the earth and be there with each other to share the moment.

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Emily Yetishefsky 4/23/2019 6:33 AM

This past few weeks I carpooled with friends and neighbors to and from school. Not only was I helping the environment but I was able to make new friends with my neighbors on the way to campus.

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Emily Yetishefsky 3/28/2019 7:46 AM

Just added two challenges! I am interested in learning about other food solutions and to cut down my portion sizes to eliminate food waste!

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