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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Abby Grace

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 523 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    3.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    231
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    11
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    10
    minutes
    spent learning

Abby's actions

Transport

Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Share Bioplastic Disposal Tips

#47 Bioplastic

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching how to properly dispose of bioplastics in my city and share this information with 3 friends, family and/or colleagues.

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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

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

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 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

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
    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?
    Abby Grace 's avatar
    Abby Grace 4/05/2019 5:21 AM
    All you have to do is remember to do the Rs .
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Use Muscle Power
    How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
    Abby Grace 's avatar
    Abby Grace 4/04/2019 5:29 AM
    Well theres not much of a change 
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    Abby Grace 4/04/2019 5:26 AM
    Go Saint Catherines owls 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Install a Toilet Bank
    How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?
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    Abby Grace 4/04/2019 5:21 AM
    I think this is a good way to save water 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 2
    How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
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    Abby Grace 4/04/2019 4:30 AM
    very easy because I was already not eating coffee , cocoa and palm oil .
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Smaller Portions
    Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?
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    Abby Grace 4/04/2019 4:17 AM
    Well if we eat smaller portions we will have enough food to serve survive for the next years we'll be living here on earth.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    In your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?
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    Abby Grace 4/03/2019 5:27 PM
    Well we have a big nation and we all have to eat and so we all have to eat in some way so a lot of people like meat and it gives you protein . But we are different from all the countrys and nations .    
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Share Bioplastic Disposal Tips
    What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.
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    Abby Grace 4/03/2019 5:13 PM
    All the pollution that we are making . Like if we litter soon the wind will cary it to the sea and it will get into our drinking water and there will not be enough water to drink .
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    Abby Grace 4/03/2019 4:22 PM
    hello competitors that are competing against me I'll give you a good luck you'll need it
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    Abby Grace 4/03/2019 4:34 AM
    hello all you people out there 
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