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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Shubham Pisole's avatar

Shubham Pisole

Walter P Moore - South/West

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 576 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    58
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    75
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    75
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    170
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    28
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    27
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Shubham's actions

Climate

Use Public Transit

If a necessary trip is longer than I can walk or bike, I will use public transit 3 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere, while being sure to follow CDC guidelines for prevention of disease infection or transfer.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Oceans

Support Organic Growing Methods

I will buy organic cotton and foods grown without the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Oceans

Say No to Plastic Straws

An estimated 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have been found with plastics in their stomachs. When marine wildlife ingest plastic, they have a 50% mortality rate. By asking for no straw when placing a drink order, I will keep 1 plastic straw(s) of out of the ocean each day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 6 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 8
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
    Climate Use Public Transit
    How has your access to various kinds of transportation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?
    Shubham Pisole's avatar
    Shubham Pisole 4/06/2020 5:35 PM
    Yes, I've travelled/ commuted though all means of transports. And I think it's the most basic thing one could do (when possible) towards climate change on a daily basis. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?
    Shubham Pisole's avatar
    Shubham Pisole 4/06/2020 5:10 PM
    A - 1) Easy protein source, 2) Privileged people are able to afford meat, 3) Eating habits which started right from birth of an individual 
    B - Animals release methane while breathing
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    • Mike Simmons's avatar
      Mike Simmons 4/14/2020 3:25 PM
      In addition, the deforestation that often occurs to open land to animal raising, and the water needed to raise them.
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