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.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Electricity Generation
Learn More About Geothermal Energy
#18 Geothermal
I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Transport
Explore Other Transport Solutions
All Transport Solutions
I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.
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
Electricity Generation
Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy
#29 Wave and Tidal
I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Transport
Use Public Transit
#37 Mass Transit
I will use public transit 2 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 3.54 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).
COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION
Transport
Stay on the Ground
#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence
Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).
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
Land Use
Research Peatlands
#13 Peatlands
I will spend 40 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.
COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS
Land Use
Forest-Friendly Foods 2
#5 Tropical Forests
I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.
COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS
Transport
Purchase a Carbon Offset
#43 Airplanes
If I buy a plane ticket, I will purchase a carbon offset.
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
Land Use
Much of Indonesia's peatlands have been drained so they could be replaced with palm oil or pulp and paper plantations. How can you make choices that help to protect peatlands, even if you live far away from one?
What inspires me is to act on this is that we are kind of destroying the Earth when using Geothermal energy because it might seem like its helping us which it is but then what do you think the effects on these do to some of the wild life or the see life. So trying to minimize geothermal energy and its gas hopefully will have a slight decrease with global warming
Geothermal 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?
Geothermal energy actually uses a process to produce energy that's similar to coal or natural gas. However, it bypasses the need to burn fossil fuels to create steam by using the steam from hot water already found within the Earth's crust. This makes geothermal energy both clean and renewable.
We can keep the stops where you get on and off at clean so that more people look at the public transportation good and useful instead of thinking its just dirty all the time.
We can avoid air travel with using the public buses, trains, your own vehicle and it would be better because you get to explore and see new places on the way to your destination also that you can create a stronger bond with whoever you are with.
How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?
It has influenced my character and how to respect the seniors and others around the community and you get to become more humble even if you have your own vehicle you can take some days and use public transit.
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?
My vision of a sustainable community has the needs of everyone in the community are met and people feel safe, healthy and ultimately happy, our environment is appreciated, protected and enhanced and damage to the environment is minimized, our economy is vibrant, employment opportunities are improved and our working lives are more rewarding. The thing that would need to be changed are the use energy, water and other natural resources efficiently and with care, to minimize waste, then re-use or recover it through recycling, composting or energy recovery, and finally sustainable dispose of what is left, limit pollution to levels which do not damage natural systems and value and protect the diversity of nature
Wave and Tidal Energy. Turning the energy of the ocean's waves and tides into power that we can use is a new and unproven technology. However, the potential is there for a significant renewable and environmentally clean energy source. Wave energy is energy harnessed from the waves of the ocean.
