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Welcome to Earth Day Ecochallenge!

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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Isabel Kelley's avatar

Isabel Kelley

Asheville High School

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 296 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    14
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    8.0
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    4.0
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    6.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill

Isabel's actions

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 3 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Forests

Forest-Friendly Foods

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Dishwasher Efficiency

I will scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher and only run the dishwasher when it’s full.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 2 person/people a day through phone call or video chat to support mine and other’s mental and emotional health during this challenging time.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Earth Day Together!

Earth Day Action: Research and Support Local Organizations

I will spend 15 minutes researching local organizations and businesses in my community, then support one of them by writing a testimonial or positive review, ordering curbside, making a donation to my favorite nonprofit, or supporting them in another way.

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
    Action Track: Earth Day Together! Earth Day Action: Research and Support Local Organizations
    Why is it important to support local organizations and businesses? How does it help to build a more resilient community?
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    Isabel Kelley 4/22/2020 8:06 PM
    It is important to support local organizations, so that they can stay relevant and open, even if you don't donate money, spreading word about them can also help. It allows for a more resilient community, because it spreads awareness, and builds a base of people knowing about the business so that the organization can bounce back from difficult conditions.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Forests Forest-Friendly Foods
    How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?
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    Isabel Kelley 4/16/2020 8:35 PM
    It was kind of difficult to look for palm oil free symbol on products, but there is a lot of palm free options so not very hard 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Fresh Water Use a Reusable Water Bottle
    Using the links provided, investigate the bottling practices of water corporations. There have been many cases where the water rights of the local people have been violated or even completely disregarded when a corporation decides to bottle water from a particular water source. How can you advocate for those who have been harmed - both humans and wildlife - by this bottling process?
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    Isabel Kelley 4/03/2020 1:50 PM
    I can advocate for people being affected by the practices of water bottling companies by not supporting these companies (not purchasing their products) and using a reusable water bottle.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Action Track: Building Resilience Connect While Social Distancing
    How does connecting with others help your own mental and emotional health? How can it help support others?
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    Isabel Kelley 4/02/2020 4:55 PM
    Connecting with others via FaceTime or phone call helps my mental and emotional health because it gives me a way to share my day, and how i'm feeling about social distancing. It also helps me because it is hard not seeing my friends and family like I normally would. 
    It can help support others because I can check in on them and make sure they're doing okay. I think it is also good for them to have an outlet to share things.

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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?
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    Isabel Kelley 4/02/2020 4:40 PM
    People in more wealthy countries eat more meat because it tends to be more expensive than other foods. It could also have to do with being able to store and prepare meat. Eating meat can affect our planet because a lot of resources are used in feeding the animals.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Fresh Water Dishwasher Efficiency
    How can your region/household prepare for changing water situations in order to become more resilient?
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    Isabel Kelley 4/01/2020 6:24 PM
    I think my household can prepare by using less water daily and being aware of the amount of water they use, and my region could have a supply of water if something happens to our water source.
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