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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Drawdown EcoChallenge expert in no time!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Max Ciarlone

Team SouthCoast

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Max's actions

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).

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Materials

Research Cement Alternatives

#36 Alternative Cement

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

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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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Nutrient Management

#65 Nutrient Management

I will research and support local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

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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?

  • Max Ciarlone's avatar
    Max Ciarlone 4/13/2019 11:12 AM
    How can I use volunteering at the YMCA in this challenge? I didn't see anything in land-use that was applicable
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    • Jamie Jacquart's avatar
      Jamie Jacquart 4/14/2019 7:43 AM
      In the food challenge, there is an entry asking you to learn more about other food solutions in the Drawdown book. I think that you could get credit for time spent with the Sharing the Harvest people at the YMCA could count for that time!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane Digesters
    What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
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    Max Ciarlone 4/12/2019 3:33 AM
    A sustainable community means one where people look out for one another and feel proud to be a part together. People spend time outside together, share goods and services, and look out for one another
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Recycle Everything I Can
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?
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    Max Ciarlone 4/05/2019 2:31 PM
    I already try to limit plastic waste from shopping for food, especially plastic wrapping for foods like bread. But I know there is so much more to be aware of. Trying to clean out tupperware containers that seem disgusting is worth my disgust to save the planet. Repairing items is a skill I do not possess either but is something i definitely hope to try to do more of in the future! Recycling helps save the planet but the other R's are may even be more important.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Research Cement Alternatives
    Concrete is a good example of a material that most of us encounter every day, but may its carbon footprint is not obvious. What other everyday materials might have a large carbon footprint? How can you find out more?
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    Max Ciarlone 4/05/2019 2:28 PM
    Food! Especially fruits that come from California or across the world. The infrastructure needed to grow and transport these foods is immense! People can act to change by shopping more locally and looking at food sources in the grocery store. There are also probably many websites that rank farms and other agricultural systems on sustainability or that you can research where they are growing so you know what food comes from where.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Support Nutrient Management
    How does environmental quality influence your sense of community?
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    Max Ciarlone 4/04/2019 8:13 AM
    I think a cleaner, greener community matters greatly to me and my sense of community! Knowing people in the area care about work to preserve their environment gives me a stronger sense of place. Activities like cleanups are great ways to meet people in the community and do work to preserve the one thing we all share: this earth
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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?
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    Max Ciarlone 4/04/2019 8:02 AM
    I would put it in my IRA!
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    Max Ciarlone 4/03/2019 6:36 AM
    I need a nice, dry day to start biking again! 
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