Michael McCool

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participant impact

UP TO

23

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

80

minutes

spent learning

Michael's actions

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.

COMPLETED 68
DAILY ACTIONS

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Learn about Biochar

Biochar Production

I will spend 30 minute(s) learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 45 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Glass recycling

HK has some impediments w.r.t. recycling because there is almost zero manufacturing industry here so recycling means shipping waste long distances, with negative carbon impact. Glass, however, can be recycled. Daily action is to have zero glass in my non-recycled household waste.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 13
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?

Michael McCool 8/15/2020 6:48 PM
A thought provoking exploration of food waste. If you're in the San Francisco area check out Imperfect Foods - you can make a difference and reduce the waste that happens before food gets to stores.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Can biochar provide additional benefits besides sequestering carbon?
Michael McCool 8/13/2020 9:24 PM
Its chemical and physical properties make it a good soil enhancer. By improving soil the rate at which slash and burn deforestation is needed can be reduced so having a double benefit of preserving forest and eliminating the CO2 released in its burning.

Not to mention that Singapore will be able to see blue skies again.

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