EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

James Etienne

SUNY New Paltz

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
836 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

donation

made
UP TO

110

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

4.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

105

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

105

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

67

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

85

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

tree

planted
UP TO

4.0

zero-waste meals

consumed

James's actions

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Learn about Temperate Forests

#12 Temperate Forests

I will spend at least 2 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Research Cement Alternatives

#36 Alternative Cement

I will spend at least 3 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 35 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 28.2 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Land Use

Plant Trees

#15 Afforestation

I will plant 1 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Buy Bamboo

#35 Bamboo

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by attending a training, workshop, or presentation.

UNCOMPLETED
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

Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

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

Materials

Choose Recycled Paper

#70 Recycled Paper

I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Go Paperless

#70 Recycled Paper

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 0.11lbs (0.05kg) a day or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 2 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Support Microgeneration in Low Income Countries

#48 In-Stream Hydro, #76 Micro Wind, #78 Microgrids

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

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?

James Etienne 4/23/2019 8:31 PM

I learnt from the ecochallenge (videos) Plants absorb carbon dioxide but when humanity destroys forests, the amount of plants decreases and more carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere. I think that Deforestation is one of the major problems in the third world countries.

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James Etienne 4/17/2019 5:01 PM

because of the ecochallenge I understand the term "deforestation" and his impact on our planet.

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James Etienne 4/16/2019 8:56 PM

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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?

James Etienne 4/13/2019 5:06 PM

I used my car every day to go to work and school and sometimes I have gigs to play during weekends. Often for the gigs I always travel alone to places. since I have been sign up for the ecochallenge ,I become more aware about the climate change. yesterday I spoke to my band mates about the climate change and how I have been part of the ecochallenge; they accepted to go carpool when we are going to play.

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James Etienne 4/13/2019 4:46 PM

now I am going to learn the difference between sell by, use by, and best by dates. Often , these terms are really confusing me when i am buying something.

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James Etienne 4/08/2019 8:29 PM

I learn something new today about composting which is the combining and managing of specific waste materials so that they decompose.

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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?

James Etienne 4/05/2019 5:49 PM

I never knew if 1 recycle glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes ... and I had never knew also recycle plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60 watt light bulb for 3 hours.
So I understand how important it is to recycle.

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James Etienne 4/05/2019 11:23 AM

Now I become more aware about the climate change. By taking the physical geography class I realized how much damages we have caused to our environment.

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James Etienne 4/04/2019 6:42 PM

Whenever I will receive a physical piece of paper i will scan it and save it to my computer or to the cloud which can help reduce time spent on searching for information,misplaced or lost documents. Actually I pay my bills online in a way to avoid waste paper.

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- Lisa Mitten 4/05/2019 7:22 AM
  
  Awesome work! The first step to going zero waste is REFUSING all the free stuff and handouts you get during the day.
  
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