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Welcome to 2020 People's Ecochallenge!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an 2020 People's Ecochallenge expert in no time!

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2020 People's Ecochallenge
October 7 - October 28, 2020
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Ryan Schulze

Bio104Fall2020

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 346 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    80
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    42
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    80
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    20
    minutes
    being mindful

Ryan's actions

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Nurture Self-Compassion

Do at Home

I will spend 20 minutes nurturing my Self-Compassion.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Simplicity

Needs Vs. Wants

Do at Home

I will adopt a "Needs Vs. Wants" approach and only buy things I need.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

Do at Home

I will take a 15-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

Do at Home

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minutes researching toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies and personal care products and remove them from my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Learn About the Impact of Old Refrigerants

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minutes researching the impact of old harmful refrigerants on our environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Research Local Waste Sites

Do at Home

I will spend 10 minutes finding out where landfills and/or toxic waste sites are situated in my region and which communities are most impacted by these sites.

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
    Health Support Pollution Reduction
    What environmental factors affect human health in your region, and how do they affect it?
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    Ryan Schulze 10/16/2020 6:38 PM
    The environmental factors effect me by what I breath in or how long I stay outside. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health Audit Toxic Cleaning Products in my Home
    To what extent do environmental factors contribute to your own health or issues with health?
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    Ryan Schulze 10/15/2020 6:52 PM
    What I breathe in outside contributes to my health and how much time I spend outside also contributes to my health. What I see outside I may have issues with like killing animals. 
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Simplicity Needs Vs. Wants
    How is creativity a necessary ingredient for practicing simplicity?
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    Ryan Schulze 10/14/2020 12:34 PM
    Begin creative would help you make it easier or be able to do something in less steps as apposed to more.  
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Nature Learn About the Impact of Old Refrigerants
    Why are old refrigerant gases so harmful to our environment?
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    Ryan Schulze 10/13/2020 6:41 PM
    CFC-11 is released into the atmosphere from old discarded refrigerators.   
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Waste Research Local Waste Sites
    In what neighborhoods or areas of your region are landfills or other waste sites located? Which communities are most affected by these locations?
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    Ryan Schulze 10/12/2020 9:37 AM
    Alt landfills Inc. Its located in Lake Zurich. It does electronic recycling. Lake Zurich is positively effected by this company. 
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