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Drawdown Ecochallenge

Annabelle Singleton

Asheville High School Spring 2021

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
636 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

15

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

1.0

documentary

watched
UP TO

219

minutes

spent learning

Annabelle's actions

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Explore Other Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions

All Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions

I will spend at least 19 minutes researching other Drawdown Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings

Explore Other Buildings Solutions

All Buildings Solutions

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

Health and Education

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Research Peatlands

Peatland Protection and Rewetting

I will spend 15 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 12 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Health and Education

I will spend at least 11 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Learn about the impact of old refrigerants

I will spend 45 minute(s) learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links provided

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Learn More about Silvopasture

Silvopasture

I will spend at least 10 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Power

I will spend at least 20 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 15 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 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

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 9
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?

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?

Annabelle Singleton 12/08/2020 8:56 AM

I had not heard of silvopasture before this, and now after learning more about it I think the biggest advantage is the ways it can help combat climate change. However I still have a desire to learn more about this, specifically learn more about how silvopasture can reduce methane emissions from livestock as that is very interesting to me.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Learn about the impact of old refrigerants

Why are old refrigerant gases so harmful to our environment?

Annabelle Singleton 12/07/2020 4:15 PM

They heavily contribute to ozone layer depletion and global warming.

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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?

Annabelle Singleton 12/02/2020 9:45 AM

I feel like I was pretty educated before about how badly we need to give people better access to family planning, but I learned more about how people are actually going about getting more people access. I think there are very drastic differences around the world in regards to access to sexual education, contraceptives, family planning resources, and reproductive rights, so the needs of different places are also very different depending on what the current situation in the place is like.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Learn about Temperate Forests

As you learn more about the scope and seriousness of the environmental challenges we face, what impact does that have on your thinking and actions? What are the parts that feel overwhelming? What parts help you feel hopeful?

Annabelle Singleton 12/02/2020 9:12 AM

As I continue to educate myself about the environmental challenges facing the world, it makes me want to keep learning more and learning about more possible solutions. It can sometimes feel overwhelming to me because of how wide scale these issues are, and sometimes it feels overwhelming because it feels like I as an individual can not do anything to help. Hearing about the changes happening now to help, and learning more about possible solutions makes me feel hopeful.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Research Peatlands

Much of Indonesia's peatlands have been drained so they could be replaced with palm oil or pulp and paper plantations. How can you make choices that help to protect peatlands, even if you live far away from one?

Annabelle Singleton 12/01/2020 8:58 AM

You can choose not to support companies that take part in clearing away peatland in order to farm or produce goods, and also work to avoid palm oil whenever possible.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?

Annabelle Singleton 11/30/2020 6:50 AM

In our community I would say some of the largest barriers facing women are the lack of equal pay, high sexual assault rates, low access to proper sex education/birth control and many other problems.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Buildings Explore Other Buildings Solutions

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?

Annabelle Singleton 11/29/2020 9:28 AM

I found out that they can make plastic from plants, which is just very interesting to me overall, as I didn't know that before.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Explore Other Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Solutions

What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?

Annabelle Singleton 11/23/2020 9:01 AM

I found out more about how different foods contribute to deforistation.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Annabelle Singleton 11/23/2020 7:56 AM

I will definitely pay more attention to which kind of expiration date I am looking at, and will probably feel safe consuming food a little longer after it has passed that date. I didn't realize before how subjective those dates were, and now I will definitely feel more comfortable eating the foods after its ¨expiration date¨ has passed.

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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?

Annabelle Singleton 11/22/2020 10:53 AM

My vision of a sustainable community is very diverse and I picture a lot of different things when I hear that. I think overall I just picture a community running mostly or totally on renewable energy, and functioning well with the community supporting everyone within.

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