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Earth Day Ecochallenge
April 1 - April 30, 2020
Ernesto Paredes's avatar

Ernesto Paredes

Santa Barbara

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 280 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    10
    advocacy actions
    completed
  • UP TO
    2.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    2.0
    hours
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    53
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    32
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    32
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    180
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    600
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    600
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    35
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    9.0
    public officials or leaders
    contacted

Ernesto's actions

Food

Advocate For More Food Options

Access to affordable, nutritious food is a food justice issue. I will advocate for local and/or organic food options in my state and/or community.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Watch a Documentary about Food Sovereignty

I will watch 2 documentary(ies) about food sovereignty: the right of local peoples to control their own food systems including markets, ecological resources, food cultures and production methods.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

I will enjoy 3 meatless meal(s) and/or 3 vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Spend Time Outside

I will replace 90 minute(s) each day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside that follows CDC guidelines for preventing disease spread.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

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.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Volunteer in my Community

I will volunteer 5 hour(s) in my community helping people who are most at need right now, including elderly and immunocompromised people, people without childcare, and people whose jobs have been affected by social distancing measures.

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 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?
    Ernesto Paredes's avatar
    Ernesto Paredes 4/22/2020 8:28 PM
    Marketing, gasses, water.
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