Ecochallenge.org

2020 People's Ecochallenge

October 7 - October 28, 2020

Francis Staskon

WBA Health Analytics, Research & Reporting

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
878 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

advocacy action

completed
UP TO

1.0

energy audit

conducted
UP TO

15

hours

volunteered
UP TO

41

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

66

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

596

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

145

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

293

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

17

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

26

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

490

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

2.0

public officials or leaders

contacted

Francis's actions

Health

Exercise Daily

Do at Home

Exercise is a great stress blaster! I will exercise for 20 minute(s) each day.

COMPLETED 13
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

Do at Home

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Forgiveness

Do at Home

I will begin, or continue, on the journey of forgiving myself and/or other(s). I may do this through journaling, meditation, prayer, and/or talking with a licensed healthcare professional.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Calculate the Carbon Footprint of my Household

Do at Home

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in My Community

Do at Home

I will volunteer 12 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Learn About Trans, Femme, and Nonbinary Experiences

Do at Home

I will spend 60 minutes learning about the experiences of trans, femme, and/or nonbinary people.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Express My Support

Do at Home

I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Simplicity

Research Impact Investing

Do at Home

Using the links provided below, I will research impact investing and determine if it is right for me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Work From Home

Do at Home

I will work from home 3 day(s) to avoid my commute's carbon output.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

Do at Home

I will keep 1 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 11
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Online Energy Audit

Do at Home

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

Do at Home

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

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Do at Home

Historically, marginalized and low-income communities live closer to landfills, contributing to a multitude of health problems. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate. I will keep 1 container(s) out of the landfill each day.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

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?

Francis Staskon 10/27/2020 11:40 AM

I find a vegan diet too much work.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Online Energy Audit

What most interested or surprised you about your own energy footprint? What changes did you make or will you make?

Francis Staskon 10/26/2020 10:40 AM

On comparisons to my neighbors, I have the lowest electric and gas utilization!

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Work From Home

It takes the average worker in the United States 26 minutes to travel to work. One way to fix long commutes would be to make cities more affordable. An even simpler option: promote the use of telework. How have you used technology to replace in-person meetings or work this year?

Francis Staskon 10/23/2020 1:44 PM

Find this estimate might be higher now that the highways are emptier with the pandemic. Takes me half the time either way than prior to the pandemic

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Calculate the Carbon Footprint of my Household

After you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?

Francis Staskon 10/21/2020 7:04 PM

Have a footprint of $26.87, and plan to offset 20%

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Francis Staskon 10/20/2020 7:54 AM

Found my comparative energy usage is rather low and as the lowest electric usage in my neighborhood !

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Community Learn About Trans, Femme, and Nonbinary Experiences

How is equality for trans, femme, and nonbinary people important to a just and sustainable society?

Francis Staskon 10/13/2020 6:10 PM

After a literature review on social identity studies and consideration of those who self-define with one of these groups, there are important distinctions to make on the three in regards how the identity gets identified by others and shared as a social identity

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