ALISON HEWITT

SLHS-MST earth month

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
166 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

5.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

57

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

26

public officials or leaders

contacted

ALISON's actions

Land Sinks

Advocate for Forest Protection

Forest Protection

I will contact 26 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests and the enforcement of existing anti-logging laws, as well as the rights of local people to protect and restore the land in their communities.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Learn about Temperate Forests

Temperate Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 22 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

I will spend at least 37 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Buy Bamboo

Bamboo Production

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Advocate For Greener Vehicles

Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Efficient Trucks

I will assess the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on electric and fuel-efficient vehicles

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
Land Sinks Advocate for Forest Protection

Higher standards of living are very often dependent on moving our environmental costs elsewhere. What are some specific ways in which the environmental impacts of your own lifestyle might be shifted elsewhere?

ALISON HEWITT 4/30/2021 11:49 AM

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact? (2-4 sentence response)
My diest is definitely not helping with saving forests, i can try and eat less meat, switch to a plant baised milk and buy organic items.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Learn about Temperate Forests

As you learn more about the scope and seriousness of the environmental challenges we face, what impact does that have on your thinking and actions? What are the parts that feel overwhelming? What parts help you feel hopeful?

ALISON HEWITT 4/30/2021 11:18 AM

?:As you learn more about the scope and seriousness of the environmental challenges we face, what impact does that have on your thinking and actions?
It makes me want to do something because its our world that we are killing

?: What are the parts that feel overwhelming?
Knowing where to start

?: What parts help you feel hopeful?
Knowing theres other people out there that share the same opinion.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Learn More about Biomass

Had you ever heard of biomass technology before you took this challenge? What did you learn that surprised you? Share your new knowledge with your friends!

ALISON HEWITT 4/22/2021 11:32 AM

I had never heard of biomass technology before and I learned that without it a lot of farms will not be sustainable and will be sold to factory farms rather than keeping the farms in the family, also biomass is much better for the planet becaus it is a renewable source of energy

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