Nadou Louis

Woodstock Day School

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Nadou's actions

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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Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 20 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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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DAILY ACTION

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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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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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Nadou Louis 4/10/2019 6:08 AM

I never new that you could buy stuff after it was very recently expired.
It was really interesting to learn the difference between best by dates and sell by dates.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Nadou Louis 4/10/2019 5:54 AM

I have found that a daily walk makes you happy and relaxed but it is also hard to remember and to fit into your schedule.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Use Forest-Friendly Foods 2

How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?

Nadou Louis 4/04/2019 12:17 PM

Today I did not have any of these foods. For me it was not very hard to change my diet.
But I think It will be hard to stop eating/ drinking chocolate produce.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?

Nadou Louis 4/04/2019 12:13 PM

I learned about how methane is a big cause of global warming and I hope to be able to to inform people about ways to stop methane going into our atmosphere. I never new how big of a problem methane and now that I know I hope to be more aware. In my sustainable city I would have composting and recycling as the main way to deal with waste. To accomplish this we would have to start slowly getting rid of things like plastic and find more easily biodegradable solutions. I recently learned that adding a small amount of seaweed to a cows diet will reduce the amount of methane that a cow produces so I would have cow farmers start to add that to there cows diet.

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