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April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Fiona ORourke

Cool Effect

"I would like to offset my whole life!"

POINTS TOTAL

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participant impact

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    donation
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    15
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    public officials or leaders
    contacted
  • UP TO
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    trees
    planted

Fiona's actions

Land Use

Plant Trees

#15 Afforestation

I will plant 4 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Explore Other Food Solutions

All Food Solutions

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Food Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Donate

#21 Clean Cookstoves

I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Contact your Elected Officials

#23 Farmland Restoration

I will contact 4 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY 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).

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 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Express My Support

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact bike routes and express my support for better biking infrastructure.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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
    Transport Stay on the Ground
    What was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?

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    Fiona ORourke 4/24/2019 1:46 AM
    I failed to reorganise an air trip from Ireland to Paris. There was a ferry and train option but one of the connections only went twice a day so if I missed it I wouldn't have made the meeting at all. Then my child had a hospital appointment I had to get home on time for. Replacing flying from Ireland is a challenge but fortunately my family are in Britain so I can ferry there. And I don't usually have to fly for work. To offset I sponsored 10 trees with Plant for the Planet
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities Express My Support
    What do you like most about biking in your city? What would you like to improve?

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    Fiona ORourke 4/24/2019 1:42 AM
    I like getting the exercise and knowing it is not creating more emissions. My town is not well set up for cycling so I am nervous about safety especially when cycling with my children 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Social Justice Contact your Elected Officials
    Do you have any personal connections to a farm or farmland? If so, what are they? What feelings are evoked for you when thinking about declining farmland?

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    Fiona ORourke 4/24/2019 1:40 AM
    I have mixed feelings about farmland as farming can be a pressure on climate and water quality 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Explore Other Food Solutions
    What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?

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    Fiona ORourke 4/10/2019 5:22 AM
    I was interested to learn that solutions for mitigation evolved from solutions for increasing food production - usually there is a tension between a sustainable approach and productivity. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Keep Track of Wasted Food
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?

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    Fiona ORourke 4/09/2019 5:01 AM
    My main GHG emissions are transport and home energy. I'm saving to buy an electric car to replace my petrol car - I've found watching waste and generally buying mean I have more money each month to save
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Use Muscle Power
    How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?

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    Fiona ORourke 4/08/2019 1:38 AM
    Biking put me in a good mood but my town is not well set up for cycling so I sense motorists were getting frustrated with my lack of speed...
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Use Plant Trees
    How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?

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    Fiona ORourke 4/08/2019 1:37 AM
    Physically because they clean the air and planting them is good exercise. Mentally because taking a practical action makes you feel less hopeless. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Conduct Virtual Meetings
    How can you ensure that your virtual meetings honor your values and your company's culture?

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    Fiona ORourke 4/03/2019 5:35 AM
    I've joined our green team so that I can monitor our transport and mileage statistics and help teams who are struggling to reduce them. My work team has made a business case for better VC facilities
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Social Justice Donate
    How are environmental issues like black carbon and other emissions from cooking fires or rudimentary cookstoves also human health and social justice issues? Why do these issues matter to you?

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    Fiona ORourke 4/03/2019 5:33 AM
    Black carbon and particulate matter contribute to poor air quality, which is contributing to health problems across the world, particularly in larger cities.