
Cool Effect
"Our mission is to reduce carbon emissions!"
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 1,861 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO20milestraveled by bus
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UP TO60minutesspent learning
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UP TO456gallons of waterhave been saved
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UP TO12meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO3.8pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO2.0public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO20milesnot traveled by car
Cool's actions
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.
Food
Composting
#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste
I will start a compost bin where I live.
Action Track: Social Justice
Learn about Local Indigenous Practices
#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management
I will spend at least 60 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by attending a training, workshop, or presentation.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
#4 Plant-Rich Diet
I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Food
Contact your Elected Officials
#23 Farmland Restoration
I will contact 2 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.
Food
Smaller Portions
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
Materials
Install a Toilet Bank
#46 Water Saving - Home
I will reduce the amount of water flushed and save up to 11 gallons (41 L) of water per day by installing a toilet tank bank.
Materials
Fix Leaky Faucets
#46 Water Saving - Home
I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.
Transport
Use Public Transit
#37 Mass Transit
I will use public transit 2 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 0.38 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Participant Feed
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Cool Effect 3/22/2019 11:52 AMCool Effect all started with a cookstove, so it makes sense that we'd focus on that issue for our EcoChallenge.
We've seen first-hand how simple technologies like cookstoves can fight climate change by reducing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of CO₂ and also improve family health and economics while creating jobs and local businesses. One cleaner burning cookstove saves our planet 15 tonnes of carbon pollution—it's a challenge we're more than ready to tackle!
To learn more on this issue, check out:
https://www.drawdown.org/solutions/food/clean-cookstoves
https://www.cooleffect.org/content/project/affordable-cookstoves