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April 3 - April 24, 2019

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Anca Radu 4/24/2019 7:30 PM
Thank you so much, Jeanette and the rest of the team for a great learning experience! I have not completed all my challenges, but I now have a few concrete ideas about what I can change in my day to day life to meet some of those goals. I would not have thought to implement those changes if I did not do this challenge. I will definitely try to do this again next year.

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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?
Anne-Louise Blue 4/24/2019 5:12 PM
The environmental cost of meat eating is out of the sight line of most North Americans. In Canada, the new food guide may help point people toward vegetables and grains.

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- Jim McPhail 4/24/2019 9:09 PM
  Maybe if we held tons of veggie food fairs with recipes to go with each dish. Let folks try the foods & show easy ways to prepare them. Have packages of the ingredients to pick up there? Whatcha think Anne-Louise?
  Jim
  
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Arlene Noble 4/24/2019 2:14 PM
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- Jeanette Butterworth 4/24/2019 5:38 PM
  Wow-have one less child WOW-pretty radical, LOL. But I have one daughter who says she's not bringing kids into this world-mostly because she doesn't like them:) So that's good I guess!
  
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Arlene Noble 4/24/2019 2:12 PM
Cardiff University Report: Mainstreaming Low Carbon Lifestyles
From the way we travel, to the food we eat and the way we use energy at home, achieving a ‘1.5 degrees’ world means mainstreaming low-carbon lifestyles, in tandem with the structural and policy changes required to decarbonise quickly.

I hope there will be opportunities to take the DRAWDOWN ECOCHALLENGE to the next step. The advice in the Cardiff Report would be a good place to start.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

Reducing (or eliminating) exhaust emissions and improving public health are two benefits of green vehicles. What other motivators inspire you to consider switching to a more fuel-efficient vehicle?
Jill Langford 4/23/2019 3:46 PM
Pure Electric vehicles still seem expensive (if you want something that can comfortably fit 5 adults for a 100km drive). Frustrating!! In Canada, we often travel long distances.
There appear to be a bunch of Chinese models coming on strong but with few real reviews it is hard to go down that path....yet. I am determined though that our next car will be an EV !

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Social Justice

How could better walking infrastructure make your city both more enjoyable and more equitable?
Joan Laurie 4/23/2019 2:51 PM
Better walking infrastructure contributes to accessibility and accessibility, from my perspective, is a major contributor to being a more liveable city for all.

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Arlene Noble 4/23/2019 7:36 AM
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Arlene Noble 4/23/2019 7:34 AM
We sense that ‘normal’ isn’t coming back, that we are being born into a new normal: a new kind of society, a new relationship to the earth, a new experience of being human.
Charles Eisenstein

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- Jeanette Butterworth 4/24/2019 5:40 PM
  Did you read this book?
  
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Arlene Noble 4/23/2019 7:31 AM
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings and Cities

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?
Anne-Louise Blue 4/22/2019 12:57 PM
I'm grateful for the walkable areas of Toronto. With the population growing, we need to find ways to locate people and jobs closer together so that walking to work is more often an option.

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- Jeanette Butterworth 4/24/2019 5:42 PM
  Ya, especially Toronto-the amount of commuting is hideous. And i see soooooo many cars with single occupants:(
  
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