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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Joshua F

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Joshua's actions

Electricity Generation

Advocate for Solar Installation

#10 Rooftop Solar

I will create a plan to and advocate for solar installation at my business, apartment building, or campus.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 7 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 5.14 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

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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.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by attending a training, workshop, or presentation.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

How does advocating for rooftop solar connect to your values? How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to clean energy?
Joshua F 4/06/2019 5:55 PM
Advocating for rooftop solar helps to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. Financial incentives help people make the leap, it gives them better cost benefit, break even points, tax credits. I also recently learned of leasing options such as from Tesla, a family memeber of mine pays $35/month for 20 years for their system with no up front cost. It saves them hundreds on their electricity bill and they'll even get a rebate for they sold back to the grid at the end of the year.

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