Ecochallenge.org

2020 People's Ecochallenge

October 7 - October 28, 2020

Michelle Chavez

HP Guadalajara

"To inspire, inform and empower people to take care of our world! "

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
774 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

4.0

advocacy actions

completed
UP TO

1.0

community event

hosted or attended
UP TO

4.0

conversations

with people
UP TO

3.0

donations

made
UP TO

342

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

5.0

hours

volunteered
UP TO

830

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

1.0

minute

spent learning
UP TO

890

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

33

organic meals

consumed
UP TO

96

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

3.3

pounds of paper

have been saved
UP TO

4.0

trees

planted
UP TO

1.0

waste audit

conducted

Michelle's actions

Transportation

Conduct Virtual Meetings

Do at Home

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

Do at Home

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of CO2 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Water

Fix Leaky Faucets

Do at Home

I will fix faucets or report leaky faucets to facilities that have been wasting up to 9 gallons (34 L) of water per faucet every day.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Host a Watch Party

Do at Home

I will host a watch party to screen a documentary about an issue that matters to me.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Raise Money For a Nonprofit

Do at Home

I will raise money to support Ecochallenge.org or another nonprofit.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Volunteer in My Community

Do at Home

I will volunteer 1 hour(s) in my community during the challenge.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Healing and Renewal

Engage In Active Listening

Do at Home

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, acquaintance, or someone who I may disagree with in at least 1 conversations.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Nature

Explore My Area

I will explore at least one new hiking trail or nature walk in my area.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Power Down the Computer

Do at Home

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Personal Waste Audit

Do at Home

I will collect all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Go Paperless

Do at Home

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by 3.4lbs (1.5kg) a month or 41lbs (18.6kg) a year by opting into paperless billing, ending unwanted subscriptions and opting out of junk mail.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Choose Organic Ingredients

Do at Home

I will enjoy 1 meal(s) cooked with organic ingredients each day.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Leave No Trace

Do at Home

I will practice the seven principles of Leave No Trace when doing nature activities alone or with family and friends.

COMPLETED 20
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Go for a Daily Walk

Do at Home

I will take a 30-minute walk outside each day.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Nature

Plant Trees

Do at Home

I will plant 5 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Car Share

I will sign up for a car-sharing service, or organize car sharing with my neighbors, to cut down on the number of vehicles on the road.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Use an Energy Meter

Do at Home

I will use an energy meter to monitor my energy use and identify opportunities to save power.

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
Energy Use an Energy Meter

How can you make your home more energy efficient?

Michelle Chavez 10/27/2020 8:34 AM

Wash full loads, wash clothes at a lower temperature, avoid wasting water

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Plant Trees

How is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?

Michelle Chavez 10/18/2020 1:26 PM

I believe that planting trees helps you to be patient, it helps me personally to reflect on life, how a simple seed can grow so much with the necessary care. It helps you to be patient, careful, loving with plants and with everything around you.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Go for a Daily Walk

How do you experience your neighborhood or city differently when walking instead of driving?

Michelle Chavez 10/18/2020 1:25 PM

I feel that it is a really different panorama, I see things (trees, houses, animals) that normally I cannot appreciate from driving.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Leave No Trace

Educator Stephanie Kaza advises her students to focus on what they care about most when addressing the enormity of ecological problems. Is there a specific area you feel particularly called to work on?

Michelle Chavez 10/18/2020 1:24 PM

Save water and have less waste

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Nature Explore My Area

How can spending more time outdoors enhance your sense of place -- your deep knowledge of and appreciation for your surroundings?

Michelle Chavez 10/18/2020 1:23 PM

I really appreciate going for a walk on the street, without my cell phone, without technology to appreciate the sounds of nature. I love listening to the birds sing, seeing the different types of trees and their fruits, appreciating each plant, breathing fresh air.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Switch to Cold Water

What do you plan to do with the money you save from making more energy efficient choices?

Michelle Chavez 10/18/2020 1:21 PM

I buy organic foods and superfoods

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Car Share

Take a moment to think of places you frequent often (work, grocery store, school, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?

Michelle Chavez 10/13/2020 9:02 AM

Yes! We plan our groceries together

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Go Paperless

Reducing your paper mail can reduce mental clutter as well as physical waste -- by reducing what is coming in, you can reduce what is going into the recycling bin too. How does it make you feel? What is the next step you will take to reduce your waste?

Michelle Chavez 10/13/2020 8:57 AM

I went paperless long time ago and I feel good! I don't need the physical bank statements. I will encourage my family and friends to do the same

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Choose Organic Ingredients

Many people say that “you can’t feed the world with just organic food.” How would you respond to that statement?

Michelle Chavez 10/13/2020 8:55 AM

I strongly believe that the main issue is the food distribution, there are tons of food waste all over the world specially in the USA

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Water Fix Leaky Faucets

Fixing leaky faucets is one of the tasks that we can easily put off until later. Good job on completing this action! How will you use the momentum from completing this action to increase your water efficiency in other ways?

Michelle Chavez 10/13/2020 8:46 AM

Turn off the lights and change the lighting bulbs to light savers

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