April 3 - April 24, 2019

Hallie Rackoff

"Our goal is to drawdown greenhouse gases from the atmosphere to try and stop global warming and its devastating effects. "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
171 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

6.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

18

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

18

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

40

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

10

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Hallie's actions

Action Track: Social Justice

Contact your Elected Officials

#23 Farmland Restoration

I will contact 3 elected officials to voice my opinion on the importance of restoring farmland in my region, including both public and private land.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 20 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 56.1 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 0
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.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Try Carpooling

#75 Ridesharing

I will commute by carpool 3 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 1.69 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 6
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
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?

Hallie Rackoff 4/02/2019 2:26 PM

I often go to a nearby college because that is where my soccer team practices. During practices which are about two times a week, me and two of my other friends take turns driving and carpooling.

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Hallie Rackoff 4/02/2019 7:48 AM

The challenges I am going to complete in the first few days of the challenge are, carpooling, eating a meatless meal each day, and using public transportation for sporting events (school sports games). I am interested to see how these actions will affect the Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere.

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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?

Hallie Rackoff 4/02/2019 7:38 AM

On walks to schools and around my street and house, I notice the lack of sidewalks around our area. I have enjoyed though that there are lots of plants and natural elements that give our area a scenic view. I would add more sidewalks and benches around town and Chappaqua so people can better enjoy their walks and will be more encouraged to take them.

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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?

Hallie Rackoff 4/02/2019 7:36 AM

I think the availability of fast food in America makes people in this country eat more meat than people living in other parts of the world. These meat products like hamburgers and chicken sandwiches are cheap which is why people buy them. This shows that America doesn't value health, and values cheap food with low nutritional values.

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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?

Hallie Rackoff 4/02/2019 7:33 AM

Throughout my life, I have had access to the bus to school but also using a car for transportation. When I am driving to school, and sitting on a line to be dropped off, I see that so many other's are being driven to school in their own individual vehicles. This has allowed me to see that we can easily reduce the gases put into the atmosphere by these cars by taking the busses available to all students.

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