

Ashton Moustache
"I truly want to try my best to reduce carbon emmissions"
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 611 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO1,380minutesspent exercising
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UP TO385minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO7.0public officials or leaderscontacted
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UP TO30minutesspent learning
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UP TO11plastic containersnot sent to the landfill
Ashton's actions
Health and Education
Learn about the Need for Family Planning
Health and Education
I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.
Action Track: Building Resilience
Advocate for Wetland Protection
Coastal Wetland Protection
I will write 2 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or representative to advocate for policies that protect wetlands.
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.
Transportation
Go for a Daily Walk
Walkable Cities
I will take a walk for 120 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.
Industry
Practice the 5 R's
Recycling
I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.
Action Track: Healing & Renewal
Eat Mindfully
I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.
Industry
Reduce Single-Use Disposables
Bioplastics
I will avoid buying and using 6 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.
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.
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustryWhat single-use items (e.g. straws, coffee cups, vegetable bags, plastic bags) do you regularly use? What could be substituted instead?
Ashton Moustache 4/23/2022 1:05 PMWe regularly use plastic containers. For example; butter conatiner. And what we do is when its done, we use it as a way to store our food or in general just another bowl to use. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Healing & RenewalMindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?
Ashton Moustache 4/23/2022 1:03 PMIt makes me enjoy the food more rather than just mindlessly eating and not caring. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land UseAn 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?
Ashton Moustache 4/23/2022 1:03 PMI would rather donate this money to food drives and campaigns to people with less food on their table. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONHealth and EducationWhat did you learn about the need for family planning? How do the needs of different people in different places compare to each other?
Ashton Moustache 4/14/2022 1:09 PMNot everyone is as privildeged and have the same ressources as us. Family planning helps oragnize an d create good ways for families to provide. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONElectricityWhat kinds of discussions did you have, or are you hoping to have with friends about climate change?
Ashton Moustache 4/14/2022 1:08 PMHe didnt understand what a carbon footprint is, so i had to educate him in what it was. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Building ResilienceWhy is it important to protect wetlands?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustryWhat are some more "R's" you could add to your daily practice to reduce your waste?
Ashton Moustache 4/14/2022 1:06 PMThings i did was re use some conatiners for food etc, and also recycled. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportationWhat have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?
Ashton Moustache 4/14/2022 1:02 PMJust enjoying the weather and breathing fresh air felt good and made my day better.