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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Drawdown EcoChallenge expert in no time!

EcoChallenge.org
Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
Joy Nagle 's avatar

Joy Nagle

Comox Valley Unitarians, Comox United Church & Friends

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 179 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    45
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    6.0
    plastic containers
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    550
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Joy 's actions

Transport

Stay on the Ground

#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Express My Support

#54 Walkable Cities

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact neighborhood walkability and express my support for better walking infrastructure.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 15 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

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?

  • Joy Nagle 's avatar
    Joy Nagle 4/24/2019 12:35 PM
    Dried the laundry on the line to save hydro. 
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    Joy Nagle 4/21/2019 5:56 PM
    Cancelled a trip of 700 km, in part to save adding the emissions to the air/water.
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    • Kasia Stepien's avatar
      Kasia Stepien 4/23/2019 9:41 PM
      Wow, well done. I commend you, that can be a tough decision to make! My family is in Ontario, and I've definitely cut back on the number of trips I make over the years... but it's a toughie. 
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    Joy Nagle 4/09/2019 5:45 PM
    Where do I enter that I chose to adopt in lieu of adding another North American consumer?
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