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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Crystal Marney

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 205 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    378
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    7.5
    locally sourced meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    90
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    60
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    30
    miles
    traveled by carpool
  • UP TO
    94
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    4.0
    zero-waste meals
    consumed

Crystal's actions

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 15 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 18.12 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 30 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 29.03 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Fix Leaky Faucets

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

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

Women and Girls

Connect With A Nonprofit

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on womens' or girls' issues in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 50 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.

COMPLETED 3
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
    Food Support Local Food Systems
    Dependable fresh food, supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these (or other) advantages inspire you the most?
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    Crystal Marney 4/10/2019 4:24 PM
    I love the fact that when you go into a locally owned small shop, you get the chance to interact with the people that make it all possible. The time and the care that go into sourcing fresh foods and keeping a business up and running is what inspires me the most. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Support Local Food Systems
    Dependable fresh food, supporting local farmers and building resilient communities are just a few benefits of local food systems. Which of these (or other) advantages inspire you the most?
    Crystal Marney's avatar
    Crystal Marney 4/10/2019 4:24 PM
    I love the fact that when you go into a locally owned small shop, you get the chance to interact with the people that make it all possible. The time and the care that go into sourcing fresh foods and keeping a business up and running is what inspires me the most. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Try Carpooling
    List some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
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    Crystal Marney 4/10/2019 4:21 PM
    I either take the bus or I carpool everywhere I go. Definitely to the grocery store and to work. It's a great chance to interact with other people too!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Use Public Transit
    How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?
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    Crystal Marney 4/10/2019 4:20 PM
    I think that transportation has become very convenient for people so it becomes easier for people to forget the impact that it truly has on the environment. It's important to step out of what you know and are comfortable with sometimes in order to do some good <3
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