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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 3 - April 24, 2019

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Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Advocate For Greener Vehicles
    How does advocating for green vehicles in your community connect to your values? How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to fuel-efficient vehicles?
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    Ravi Fernando 4/24/2019 9:47 PM
    I launched a FB page titled 
    The Future of Electric Vehicles and now use a Toyota Prius hybrid as we yet don’t have an EV network in Sri Lanka 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Install a Toilet Bank
    How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?
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    Ravi Fernando 4/24/2019 9:45 PM
    We collect Rain water for our garden and plants indoors. In addition we don’t flush unless it’s brown 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Fix Leaky Faucets
    What are other easy and low-cost ways to reduce your water usage at home?
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    Ravi Fernando 4/24/2019 9:44 PM
    We have no leaky faucets 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Mulch the Base of Trees and Plants
    Name some of the human activities impacting the health of water systems, both locally (your watershed) and globally (freshwater and oceans). What can you do to improve the health of water systems?
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    Ravi Fernando 4/24/2019 9:43 PM
    We have over 60 Trees in our garden, we collect all the coconut husks and created a water holding mulch at the base of around 20 of them 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Eliminate Toxic Plastics
    What single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
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    Ravi Fernando 4/24/2019 9:41 PM
    We have stopped buying water and boiling the water and putting them in Glass bottles for each of us! 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Go Paperless
    What do you want to prioritize over material 'stuff' in your own life?
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    Ravi Fernando 4/24/2019 9:40 PM
    Have already done so for all the mobile and TV bills ! The utility has yet to implement sending both e and paper bills 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Keep Track of Wasted Food
    An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Where would you rather use this money?
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    Ravi Fernando 4/24/2019 9:39 PM
    We have been able to reduce the amount of waste we generate by over 50% 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Smaller Portions
    Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?
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    Ravi Fernando 4/24/2019 9:38 PM
    This has been the easiest to achieve! We have stopped buying imported fruits and gone 100%local fruits to reduce our indirect carbon footprint! 
    We have cut down portions for dinner and lunch dramatically 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits
    Your utility company is able to tell you your average energy usage. Ask them how your energy usage compares to others in your zipcode, and in your state. What steps can you take each day to reduce your electricity usage?
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    Ravi Fernando 4/24/2019 9:36 PM
    Today my household generates 15-20kwh a day and between 400-650kwh a month! Which means we deliver over 200kwh to the grid a month
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation Spread the Word about Energy Alternatives
    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?
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    Ravi Fernando 4/24/2019 9:33 PM
    I have been advocating helping all employees to be given soft loans to go solar as a Board member of LOLC 
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