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Drawdown Ecochallenge

Lucas Rogers

Asheville High School Spring 2021

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
441 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

3.0

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

3.0

more servings

of fruits and vegetables
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

503

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

4.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

10

minutes

spent outdoors

Lucas's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 60 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

Health and Education

I will spend at least 54 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Health and Education

I will spend at least 31 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Research Peatlands

Peatland Protection and Rewetting

I will spend 20 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Learn about Temperate Forests

Temperate Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 74 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

Refrigerant Management

I will spend 60 minute(s) learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Learn More about Silvopasture

Silvopasture

I will spend at least 11 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Tend A Garden

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Industry

Share Bioplastic Disposal Tips

Bioplastics

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching how to properly dispose of bioplastics in my city and share this information with 7 friends, family and/or colleagues.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 30 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Action Track: Healing & Renewal

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

More Fruits And Veggies

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 3 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero-waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

Methane Digesters

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

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

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Learn about 'Green Gentrification'

Multiple Solutions

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Power

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Micro Wind

Micro Wind Turbines

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

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
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Zero-waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for utilizing every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable, including the skins, tops, and stalks during your next meal prep?

Lucas Rogers 12/09/2020 7:30 PM

One thing that I can do is when using maybe the head of a cabbage, chop up the head so that you can use how every much you can and add it to maybe a slaw.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Tend A Garden

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

Lucas Rogers 12/09/2020 6:37 PM

I noticed a slight one that is kind of silly but also a little serious. I noticed that the animals that come to my families garden sometimes don't always run away. The rabbits that come for our vegetables will stay and look at my dad because he always gives them food but also I noticed that when it would rain most of our plants would rise. Yes it was very slow but it still happened and was quite cool.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Lucas Rogers 12/09/2020 6:33 PM

One thing I noticed is that where I live bears are very active because I say four ripped trash bags laying on the road. But I also noticed that it was a good way to clear your mind especially if you are alone. One thing that I would change would be to maybe bring one of my dogs or listen to music while I am walking.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Healing & Renewal Eat Mindfully

Mindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?

Lucas Rogers 12/09/2020 6:28 PM

Well eating meals with out distractions is pretty much the same as eating with family except not everyone talks. It is a little more peaceful and normally doesn't last as long but it felt good to do it more than once. It also seems to be a little bit more boring around breakfast time when there is no one eating with me.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use More Fruits And Veggies

How does eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat positively affect yourself, other people, and our planet?

Lucas Rogers 12/09/2020 6:21 PM

It will positively affect me because it is much healthier than eating a bunch of fatty meats. It will help other people because, well in my family that means they they will be able to have more but for a variety that means farmers dont have to raise as many cows just to slaughter if that inspires people to do it. It will help the world by meaning less people need to eat meat there for we dont require all of the animals dying and cooking, shipping them things like that will not have to be so hard.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community Learn about 'Green Gentrification'

Cities and towns need to plan for climate change. How can your city or town make its climate action plans equitable and socially just?

Lucas Rogers 12/09/2020 5:10 PM

We can start by using more solar energy as well as wind powered energy because we live in the mountains so those things are very easy to come by.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Learn More about Silvopasture

Had you heard of the term "silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?

Lucas Rogers 12/08/2020 6:34 PM

I have never heard of the term silvopasture. I think the biggest advantage is climate mitigation. It reduces emissions of sequestering carbon which is the process of removing CO2 from the atmosphere thereby reducing the impact of change.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Share Bioplastic Disposal Tips

What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.

Lucas Rogers 12/08/2020 6:19 PM

What concerns me the most is that it seems that most of the people in power don't seem to care about how we are destroying the earth. Globally only a handful of places will acknowledge the fact that there is climate change and the waters are polluted. Locally we see the problems but we still don't do hardly anything about them.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?

Lucas Rogers 12/08/2020 6:00 PM

My vision of a sustainable community is a almost completely green earth. using energy like wind and solar to power are cities and some vehicles ( some of course would be be powered by some form of waste). In order to obtain this we need to step by step increase our use of solar energy and there is no reason we shouldn't because the earth is heating. Another part is cleaner water and in order to obtain this we need to do things like having treatment plants but also a place to put the bad water to use in another form of energy like ( and I know how gross this is) a small river of running waste water that is constantly powering it so that it can still be used.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

What did you learn about the climate impact of refrigerants? How do supermarkets contribute to this impact?

Lucas Rogers 12/08/2020 5:04 PM

I learned that refrigerants were a lot worse for the environment than I thought. I mainly thought that it was the light and some the energy it produce that causes all of of the carbon in the air, which yes is true, but I learned a lot about CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons). Super markets have a lot of frozen goods and other things that need to be cooled off, but most of the doors are open requiring them to use more energy so that all the things are cooled with them not being able to be compacted in the cold.

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