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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019
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Sean Selby

ARROWSTREET EAST & SOUTH

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 622 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    27
    miles
    traveled by bike
  • UP TO
    144
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    36
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    72
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    22
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    144
    miles
    not traveled by car

Sean's actions

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 12 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 3.9 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

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

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Research Cement Alternatives

#36 Alternative Cement

I will spend at least 7 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Research Peatlands

#13 Peatlands

I will spend 7 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 3 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 2.8 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 10 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

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?

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    Sean Selby 4/24/2019 5:56 AM
    Did better than I thought I would!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Use
    How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?
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    Sean Selby 4/10/2019 11:17 AM
    Our meat intact is minimal. We do eat it, but try to limit it.  We eat a lot of fruits and veggies.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Producing food that goes uneaten squanders many resources—seeds, water, energy, land, fertilizer, hours of labor, financial capital. Which of these kinds of waste most motivates you to change your behavior regarding food waste? Why?
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    Sean Selby 4/10/2019 11:15 AM
    All of it- I hate wasting food, but we try to compost as much as possible to try to offset what we can.  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Had you heard of the term "silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?
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    Sean Selby 4/08/2019 12:55 PM
    Never heard of silvopasture but it's a fantastic natural way to feed animals on a farm and a great savings to farmers.  Beautiful landscapes too.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport
    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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    Sean Selby 4/08/2019 5:56 AM
    I hope we can make it easier and easier for everybody to take public transportation - the more people get around in higher capacity vehicles, the less traffic there'll be.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    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?
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    Sean Selby 4/07/2019 10:42 AM
    Americans are pretty unhealthy and wasteful.  It feels good to eat less meat.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Use
    Much of Indonesia's peatlands have been drained so they could be replaced with palm oil or pulp and paper plantations. How can you make choices that help to protect peatlands, even if you live far away from one?
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    Sean Selby 4/07/2019 10:41 AM
    I've just learned what a bog is, and it's pretty important to retain these significant resources as much as possible.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities
    How does using human-powered transportation make you feel compared to using other methods of transportation?
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    Sean Selby 4/07/2019 10:40 AM
    I love riding my bike to the train station.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?
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    Sean Selby 4/07/2019 10:40 AM
    We recycle everything we can at home - paper, plastic, containers, etc. 
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