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Benjamin Keener

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Benjamin's actions

Transportation

Learn about Carbon Offsets

I will visit Tradewater’s website to learn more about carbon offsets, and why they are a necessary solution in combating a climate crisis.

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Buildings

Research Heat Pumps

High-Efficiency Heat Pumps

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

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Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Keep Track of Wasted Food

Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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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    Benjamin Keener 4/27/2021 6:18 AM
    On the 19th day of my daily challenge, I've started trying to reduce how much food I make for myself so I will not waste as much. Also, I have started using Tupperware to save more food as well. My roommates and I couldn't find a recycling place around that accepts compost, so we keep a little thing of our own to keep compost in.  
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    Benjamin Keener 4/25/2021 12:19 PM
    Day 12 of keeping track of the food that I waste, because of the amount of food that my roommates and I waste we have started looking into composting. I think we are gonna get a little metal container and put it outside to put our compostable in. We do a little bit already because we grow plants in our living so we put egg shells and  peels of fruits in the dirt with our plants.
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    Benjamin Keener 4/25/2021 12:09 PM
    This is day 7 of doing my daily challenge of keeping track of how much food I waste. So far I have been very shocked with how much I waste daily, and now I realize that it really adds up.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
    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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    Benjamin Keener 4/02/2021 7:38 AM
    I would rather use that money for solar panels either on a house or in a yard.
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