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Welcome to Drawdown Ecochallenge!

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Ron Rivard

The Carbon Killers

"MY MISSION IS TO CATALYZE A GLOBAL SOLUTION TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS BY MAKING URGENT ACTION A NECESSITY ACROSS EVERY LEVEL OF SOCIETY."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 576 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    38
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    6.4
    locally sourced meals
    consumed

Ron's actions

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Muscle Power

Multiple Transportation Solutions

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Create a Compost Station at our house

We will create a compost station at our house and start composting every day! Compost reduces greenhouse gases. When food waste goes to landfills, it cannot decay efficiently and produces methane, a greenhouse gas. ... Compost improves soil quality. ... Compost helps clean up contaminated soil. ... Compost helps control erosion. ... Compost makes and saves money.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 20 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

Telepresence

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?