Manuel Lopez

Empowerment HS Ecochallenge

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
488 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

25

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

61

minutes

spent outdoors

Manuel's actions

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Learn about Biochar

Biochar Production

I will spend 8 minute(s) learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Tend A Garden

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Health and Education

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Smart Seafood Choices

Ocean Farming

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Invite a friend to calculate the carbon footprint of their household

Individual actions are important, but people and organizations working together can make a real impact. I will share a carbon calculator with a friend and invite them to calculate the carbon footprint of their household.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Calculate the carbon footprint of my household

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks Smart Seafood Choices

Many states and countries have advisories on eating fish. Find out what is advised for your region. Do you think your diet choices fall within these guidelines? What steps do you need to take to make sure that they do?

Manuel Lopez 6/01/2021 8:51 AM

For Texas, it is advised that For fish more than 35 inches, adult men and women past childbearing age should limit consumption to two, 8-ounce meals per month. Children under 12 and women of childbearing age should not consume any king mackerel from Texas coastal waters. I think my diet choices do fall within these guidelines.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Forest-Friendly Foods 1

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?

Manuel Lopez 5/25/2021 7:04 AM

The effects that our current diet has on impacting deforestation is a major issue, currently, my diet sometimes consists of meat and that is one of the foods that is impacting deforestation.

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- Richard Klein 5/26/2021 8:21 AM
  
  Awareness of our own actions and how we can change them is one of the first steps. Good for you!
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks Learn about Biochar

Can biochar provide additional benefits besides sequestering carbon?

Manuel Lopez 5/17/2021 8:49 AM

Some additional benefits besides sequestering carbon are that biochar can reduce Nitrous oxide and methane.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Invite a friend to calculate the carbon footprint of their household

What kinds of discussions did you have, or are you hoping to have with friends about climate change?

Manuel Lopez 5/12/2021 8:23 AM

I am hoping to talk about how climate change is only worsening more and more when we aren't really doing much to prevent climate change.

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- Richard Klein 5/18/2021 5:15 AM
  
  What is the first thing you want to talk about?
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education Learn about the Need for Family Planning

What did you learn about the need for family planning? How do the needs of different people in different places compare to each other?

Manuel Lopez 5/12/2021 8:21 AM

Learning about family planning is important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to make sure we waste less natural resources.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal Tend A Garden

Have you ever had a significant experience in nature that altered your perspective or focus? If so, please describe it.

Manuel Lopez 4/26/2021 9:00 AM

No, I have never had a significant experience in nature that altered my perspective or focus.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Calculate the carbon footprint of my household

After you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?

Manuel Lopez 4/26/2021 8:58 AM

After determining my carbon footprint, now I know to reduce my carbon footprint, switch to clean energy, eat more vegetables than meat, and use the car less to go to places.

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