Neal Grover

Woodstock Day School

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Neal's actions

Transport

Test Drive an Electric Bike

#69 Electric Bikes

I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.

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Transport

Advocate For Greener Vehicles

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will assess the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on electric and fuel-efficient vehicles

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Advocate for Forest Protection

#38 Forest Protection

I will contact 2 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests and the enforcement of existing anti-logging laws.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Research Cement Alternatives

#36 Alternative Cement

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

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Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 090 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

#29 Wave and Tidal

I will spend at least 90 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Rooftop Solar Consultation

#10 Rooftop Solar

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Neal Grover 4/10/2019 2:20 AM
One feature of a sustainable community is the use of waste for energy generation such as methane biogas harvesting from farm and landfill waste. This is particularly appropriate for large university campuses that not only consume significant energy in the form of electricity and vehicle fuel, but also host research facilities programs and students who will help develop the state of the art of biogas harvesting and usage to ultimately upgrade the industry.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

Identify some ways in which modern human societies have become unsustainable. What kind of roles do individuals have in creating and changing practices in society?
Neal Grover 4/10/2019 2:11 AM
We in the USA are tied to the oldest power grid in the world. Designed over 100 years ago, it is the oldest working machine in developed world. Its inefficiencies are legion, making minimal use of kinetic energy and storage, yet we are more dependent on a constant uninterrupted electricity flow than most countries in the developing world, throwing away oodles of energy as wasted heat through poor conductors and emitting more than our share of greenhouse gas and waste heat. We also have a huge number of toxic chemicals in transformers waiting one day to be re-entered into the earth when they burn out or are replaced.

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