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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019

McHugh Environmental Science Feed

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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?
    R.T. Arthur's avatar
    R.T. Arthur 5/16/2019 2:48 PM
    Silvoplasture gives a huge advantage on tree growth. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    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?
    Katelyn Brown's avatar
    Katelyn Brown 4/24/2019 10:51 AM
    My great uncles live in Montana and one used to live in Walla Walla, Oregon. They have very busy lives on the farms and it hurt me to think that farms are being abandoned and left to erode. I'm glad that I was able to complete this challenge. 
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  • Katelyn Brown's avatar
    Katelyn Brown 4/23/2019 5:38 PM
    Almost Done!!!!! I only have to go one more day without Palm Oil, Coffee or Cocoa products. It will be so nice to allow myself to eat a piece of my sisters chocolate cake. Or her double fudge brownies. She also went to extra mile yesterday and made freaking lava cake. They looked so good, the batter seeping out of the yummy chocolate cake. My mouth watered!!!! Glad i'm almost done not eating those three things. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation
    What inspiration and wisdom can you gather from your family, faith, or community traditions that would help you in both communicating about and addressing our most pressing energy issues?
    Anne McHugh's avatar
    Anne McHugh 4/23/2019 8:02 AM
    As a scientist, I use data about energy impacts and jobs of the future to talk to my community. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities
    How does improving your home's energy efficiency help you better live out your values?
    Anne McHugh's avatar
    Anne McHugh 4/23/2019 8:02 AM
    It allows me to keep heating and cooling costs down by adding natural insulation. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Land Use
    Are bamboo alternatives readily available in your community? If not, what are other sustainable alternatives?
    Anne McHugh's avatar
    Anne McHugh 4/23/2019 8:01 AM
    Bamboo is readily available in my community in many forms. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Women and Girls
    When family planning focuses on healthcare provision and meeting the expressed needs of women, it results in empowerment, equality, and well-being, and the benefits to the planet are side effects. Why is family planning an important civil rights consideration?
    Anne McHugh's avatar
    Anne McHugh 4/23/2019 8:00 AM
    Women need access to family planning tools to have control over their own lives. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Women and Girls
    Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. How can you better support communities by supporting women? Can you share any past experiences that may help others take action?
    Anne McHugh's avatar
    Anne McHugh 4/23/2019 8:00 AM
    It is important to look into a company's corporate model and the overall impacts that consuming a particular product has on the climate. Additionally, we know that improving the economic power of women increases their ability to plan their lives. 
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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?
    Stacey Dever's avatar
    Stacey Dever 4/22/2019 10:29 AM
    I can help protect peat lands need to know where they are located with the million tonnes of carbons
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  • Elyse Fenwick's avatar
    Elyse Fenwick 4/22/2019 10:04 AM
    Going as per usual.      
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