Daquan Pretrick

Asheville High School

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
275 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

public officials or leaders

contacted
UP TO

60

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

4.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

2.0

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill

Daquan's actions

Climate

Local Climate Issues

I will spend at least 10 minute(s) a day researching climate issues or climate solutions in my local area and share with others through my team feed, social media, or conversations with my peers.

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DAILY 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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Fresh Water

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will use a reusable bottle and stop purchasing bottled water, saving 5 disposable plastic bottle(s) a day.

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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

People

Write Letters or Emails

I will write 5 letter(s) or email(s) per day to a public official or company to advocate for planet-friendly and/or environmentally just policies.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Action Track: Building Resilience

Connect While Social Distancing

I will connect with at least 6 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 60 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

Wildlife

Research Benefits of Biodiversity

I will spend at least 41 minutes researching how biodiversity positively impacts our world and how the loss of biodiversity harms it.

UNCOMPLETED
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
Wildlife Research Benefits of Biodiversity

How can you encourage biodiversity by your own actions?

Daquan Pretrick 4/27/2020 8:35 AM

Research about plant and animals.

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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?

Daquan Pretrick 4/22/2020 10:24 AM

Because you learn how it happen and you go stop it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Forests Forest-Friendly Foods

How difficult or easy was it to change your diet?

Daquan Pretrick 4/16/2020 7:34 AM

It was so easy not eating food with oil.

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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?

Daquan Pretrick 4/02/2020 6:20 AM

connecting with others and forming good relationships with family, friends and the wider community are important for mental well being.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
People Write Letters or Emails

How might thinking creatively help us address big systems problems - like plastic pollution - differently?

Daquan Pretrick 4/02/2020 6:01 AM

Angle, perception, and creativity make a big difference in interacting with a world that operates in complex and integrated ways.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Climate Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

Your utility company is able to tell you your average energy usage. Ask them how your energy usage compares to others in your ZIP code, region, and/or state. What other steps can you take each day to reduce your electricity usage?

Daquan Pretrick 3/31/2020 11:09 AM

I like to turn off light while sleeping because it save electricity.

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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?

Daquan Pretrick 3/31/2020 11:06 AM

I save 5 bottle of water each day because that how much water I drink a day.

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