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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Greg Jewett's avatar

Greg Jewett

Green Offices @ UT Austin

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 323 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    6.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    30
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    30
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    17
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Greg's actions

Materials

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

#47 Bioplastic

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 75 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail

#66 High-Speed Rail

I will spend at least 60 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 120 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 15 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 8.49 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Transport

Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

UNCOMPLETED
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 2
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?
    Greg Jewett's avatar
    Greg Jewett 4/03/2019 12:18 PM
    The University already offers a recycling program, which I use every single day.  When I get home, I recycle everything I can and then continue by educating my boys and encouraging them to be active about it and other green methods.

    I also am part of the Green Offices program on campus that allows departments to become certified.  We promote with bulletin boards, online information and signage near trash cans and recycling bins encouraging proper recycling.

    When I go out to eat, I sometimes will take recycling home with me, if it is not obvious that the restaurant will recycle.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Go Paperless
    What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
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    Greg Jewett 4/03/2019 12:15 PM
    I have switched over to use an iPad and Apple Pencil for all my meeting notes.  I use my laptop when I need more details methods of generated content or that needs to be shared.  I share electronically and not in paper form unless required by organizations out of my control.
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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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    Greg Jewett 4/03/2019 12:12 PM
    Simple: Politics and Lobbyists ($$$).   It is the government who continues to perpetuate the "Health Pyramid" to include meat, but only mention other forms of protein in the addendum or errata.   They also allow the meat industry to get away with some many things that allow for all the waste in meat production.  If there were very strict regulations that were required, you would see less and less meat, as it would become to expensive to produce, and become a luxury, not a common place and complacent form of food on the table
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