EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Stacy Shreves

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,003 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

35

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

660

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

44

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

3.0

public officials or leaders

contacted
UP TO

1.0

donation

made

Stacy's actions

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Support Companies Leading in Green Energy

#8 Solar Farms

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Communicate With My Elected Officials

#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore)

I will write or call 3 elected official(s) telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 22
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 22
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

Make School More Affordable

#6 Educating Girls

I will raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Start a Social Media Campaign

#6 Educating Girls

Through social media, I will raise awareness about gender inequity in education by sharing the information found in the links below.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Stacy Shreves 4/24/2019 1:18 PM
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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?
Stacy Shreves 4/24/2019 11:29 AM
It would seem that the best way to make a positive impact, according to your info, is to go vegan and give up chocolate and coffee. However, that's not going to happen for me. I can reduce the amount of chocolate and coffee that I consume and I can increase the amount of vegetarian meals that I eat during the week. That seems like a much more realistic goal at this point. ☺

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Stacy Shreves 4/23/2019 3:42 PM
I'm kinda bummed that this challenge ends tomorrow! We've made some changes at work and at home that I'd really love to stick with: turning lights off when we don't need them on, making sure faucets aren't dripping, cutting back on meat at our meals, cooking smaller portions at meals. I love having a recycled craft area at work for kids too! This has been a great experience!

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Stacy Shreves 4/22/2019 5:06 AM
Happy Earth Day! 🌎 What a perfect day to focus on reducing, reusing and recycling here at home! Time to begin a few small projects! ♻

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Materials

What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
Stacy Shreves 4/18/2019 5:52 AM
I would like to prioritize experiences over material items. I would much rather go to a show, a gallery or a museum than collect more "stuff". Libraries are so helpful with this goal because I can save my money by borrowing books instead of buying them and cluttering up my house with books (more than it already is, lol!!!). 😁

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Stacy Shreves 4/17/2019 11:10 AM
I realized this morning that we only have 7 more days to go in our challenges! It's time to start thinking about ways to be involved and contribute to the fight against global warming beyond this challenge. This has been a great experience at home and at work and it shouldn't be difficult to keep it going. 🌎

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Stacy Shreves 4/17/2019 5:37 AM
My vision would include a recycling center and a community garden. We would need the town board to take action and get a few community organizations to get involved in order to make it happen.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

How are people responding to the statistics you're sharing on social media?
Stacy Shreves 4/16/2019 3:11 PM
My post has gotten a couple of shares but no comments. 😞

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Stacy Shreves 4/14/2019 12:26 PM
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

Why is it important that girls have equal access to education in order to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions?
Stacy Shreves 4/10/2019 4:18 PM
As you cite in one of your online articles, "Over time, educated girls will grow up into empowered women who have the freedom to make choices about their futures and their bodies - crucial to slowing rampant population growth and thereby reducing emissions."
Education lasts a lifetime and gets passed along to children, grandchildren, etc. Supporting women's education is a great way to help combat climate change! I just started a money jar here at home for my family to contribute to so that we can donate to the Malala Fund soon.

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