

Jim Jordan
"to become 85% carbon neutral in both home energy and transportation use even after the COVID19 crisis is over and we are more mobile."
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 259 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO3.0milestraveled by foot
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UP TO0.7pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO3.0milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO105minutesspent outdoors
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UP TO9.0meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
Jim's actions
Climate
Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits
I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.
Wildlife
Bee Keeping
Keep 3 honeybee hives and put out native bee hives and plant/maintain pollinator gardens
Climate
Drive Electric car powered by solar panels
95% of driving will be accomplished fossil fuel free
Food
Reduce Animal Products
I will enjoy 2 meatless meal(s) and/or 0 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Food
Grow veggies in garden and keep bees
produce 20-25% off annual vegetable consumption in garden
Action Track: Building Resilience
Volunteer at Saint Louis Children's Hospital as a parent mentor
Temporarily suspended but support families and provide resources and information to parents whose children are in the Pediatric ICU.
Forests
Explore My Area
I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area while following CDC guidelines for social distancing.
Climate
Use Muscle Power
I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.
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?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONForestsHow can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place?
Jim Jordan 4/06/2020 2:43 PMSPring is my favorite season. How do we listen to the arrival and departure of neotropical migratory birds, blooms of ephemeral wildflowers, and arrival of pollinators and compare to our memories of 5, 10, 15 and 25 years ago?