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Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Isaac Hernández

ITESM (sustainable roots)

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Isaac's actions

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.

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Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

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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.

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Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

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

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Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 4 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

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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.

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Transport

Purchase a Carbon Offset

#43 Airplanes

If I buy a plane ticket, I will purchase a carbon offset.

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Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

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Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 10 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

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Buildings and Cities

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

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Buildings and Cities

Explore Other Buildings and Cities Solutions

All Buildings and Cities Solutions

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings and Cities Solutions.

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Participant Feed

Isaac Hernández 4/25/2019 7:50 PM
Otro tema del cual recientemente me informé es acerca del transporte, creo que es uno de los puntos más importantes que afectan al medio ambiente y nosotros no somos concientes del impacto que tenemos al usar el carro cuando no es necesario.
Toda mi vida he caminado para llegar a la escuela y esto hizo que caminar fuera algo cotidiano para mí. El uso de la bicicleta considero que también es algo que la mayoría de las personas deberiamos usar para transportarnos a sitios con una distancia considerable, así como el transporte público, al realizar esto cotidianamente ayudaremos al planeta.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?
Isaac Hernández 4/25/2019 7:45 PM
I walk a lot, if I have to go to nearby places I do not travel in car or in public transport, I just walk and the sun does not affect me because I usea solar protection or a cap.
Recently I try to go to places only if it is neccesary, some months ago I used to go to shops with my family and sometimes we do not buy anything, so I am trying to eliminate this and use the car just if is indispensable.

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Isaac Hernández 4/23/2019 10:48 PM
Otro aspecto relacionado a la comida es el consumo de cacao, café y aceite de palma, algunas personas tienen la costumbre de consumir estos productos diariamente y es algo muy malo para las personas que tienen que trabajar como esclavos en países de África, además de que va de la mano con la afectación al medio ambiente. Sé que es difícil eliminar de la dieta estos alimentos pero la idea es disminuir su consumo poco a poco para que en algunos meses el consumo sea mínimo o incluso nulo.

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Isaac Hernández 4/23/2019 10:44 PM
Definitivamente no debemos desperdiciar comida, también depende de la cantidad que compramos, desafortunadamente yo he tenido que tirar algunos vegetales o incluso proteínas porque compré demasiado y es imposible que me coma todo, por eso uno debe comprar la cantidad de comida necesaria y considerar el tiempo que estará en buen estado y la podamos comer.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?
Isaac Hernández 4/23/2019 10:29 PM
Where I live are a few parks, buildings are not made to reduce the impact on the environment, I believe that in Mexico is difficult to find places where people can appreciate the nature but in parks they are happy and many of them go there to relax and spend time with the family.
Besides, where usually I walk are not solar photovoltaic systems, eolic parks, or other areas in favor of the environment.
A bit of trees, however, too many flowers, people have plants in their houses and in the majority of them use it to decorate and it helps to the environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

What are your next steps for saving energy?
Isaac Hernández 4/23/2019 10:16 PM
I live alone and I do not use much energy in my home, daily I try to save the most possible, when I go away from here I turned off all leds, I do not connect my cellphone at nights and I use just the neccesary, perhaps I can do the same in the school I study and share the information to my classmates as energy is an important fact on Earth.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Isaac Hernández 4/23/2019 10:07 PM
Green roofs is really interesting, I have heard about this topic but in this ocassion I decided to investigate more and I learned a lot about them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?
Isaac Hernández 4/11/2019 10:32 PM
I try to eat products which not have impact deforestation, however, is hard to find these products and is almost impossible not to consume them, but I can reduce the consumption and inform people arond me about the negative impact of the diet in deforestation.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use

How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
Isaac Hernández 4/08/2019 9:18 PM
It was easy because I do not eat the majority of the products that contributes to the deforestation, therefore, I just pay attention to not eat them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

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?
Isaac Hernández 4/08/2019 9:02 PM
Smaller portions also help to have a good health and not wasting money in extra food we do not need to eat. Besides, we have to eat in certains hours of the day and if we eat a lot then we are not going to eat at the time we have to.

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