Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown

April 1 - April 30, 2021

Ale Soriano

Sustainability Affinity Group

"Learn eco-friendly day to day actions"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
718 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

1.0

advocacy action

completed
UP TO

20

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

5.0

miles

not traveled by car
UP TO

0.0

miles

traveled by bike
UP TO

3.0

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

2.0

miles

traveled by carpool
UP TO

156

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

19

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

111

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

1.0

public official or leader

contacted

Ale's actions

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 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Choose Recycled Paper

Recycled Paper

I will plan ahead to only use paper products made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Advocate For More Packaging Options

Multiple Industry Solutions

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Practice the 5 R's

Recycling

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Eat Mindfully

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Smaller Portions

Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Conduct Virtual Meetings

Telepresence

I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Muscle Power

Multiple Transportation Solutions

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 3 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Express My Support For Walkable Cities

Walkable Cities

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact neighborhood walkability and express my support for better walking infrastructure.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Go by Bike

Bicycle Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 8 mile(s) each day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Try Carpooling

Carpooling

I will commute by carpool 3 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 16
DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Stay on the Ground

Telepresence, High-Speed Rail

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Use Public Transit

Public Transit

I will use public transit 10 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 16
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
Transportation Use Muscle Power

How do your transportation choices affect your engagement in your community? Does your experience or enjoyment differ while walking, riding transit, biking or driving?

Ale Soriano 4/19/2021 1:52 PM

Well all the transportation choices are a different way to interact with my community, for example, if I would go walking I would need to focus my attention into my surroundings whether it's car or a person following me or if the street has enough security, or people around me, trying to keep safe distance from everyone.
if it's riding Uber I would focus on the path followed by the driver, that he is not going elsewhere the app is marking and making sure someone knows I'm in that ride, if is a bus, subway or public transportation i try to make sure I see all people around me, where are we going, who is getting the same ride and who is leaving the bus, etc, and biking well I just focus on not to fall and not being run over.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Advocate For More Packaging Options

What concerns you the most about how we are affecting the planet? Consider both local and global actions.

Ale Soriano 4/16/2021 9:36 AM

The normalized use of plastic and the fast-fashion concerns me the most.

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Ale Soriano 4/15/2021 11:03 AM

I started in the middle of it, however, I noticed I already did some things ever before entering the ecochallenge, that makes me feel happy and now I want to do some other things as well.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Go by Bike

How does using human-powered transportation make you feel compared to using other methods of transportation?

Ale Soriano 4/15/2021 10:45 AM

Since I'm still learning how to use the bike in the city I still feel nervous, however, I feel frisky when I do It.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Express My Support For Walkable Cities

How could better walking infrastructure make your city both more enjoyable and more equitable?

Ale Soriano 4/15/2021 10:44 AM

It would incentivize citizens to walk on safer and beautiful streets.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Go for a Daily Walk

What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?

Ale Soriano 4/15/2021 10:42 AM

In the mornings I walk inside my house on a treadmill however after eating I go out to a park for walking.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Conduct Virtual Meetings

How can you ensure that your virtual meetings honor your values and your company's culture?

Ale Soriano 4/15/2021 10:41 AM

I don't need to do meetings for my work, but for social meetings, I always rather use a virtual meeting than going to an actual one.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Use Public Transit

How has your access to various kinds of transportation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

Ale Soriano 4/15/2021 10:40 AM

I grew up in a family that always owned a car, however when I started highschool I started to move on my own in public transportation, ever since I rather use public transportation since is cheap, fast and more independent.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Stay on the Ground

What was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?

Ale Soriano 4/15/2021 10:33 AM

Recently I had to travel out of the city and I used an ETN instead of a plane.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Try Carpooling

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

Ale Soriano 4/15/2021 10:32 AM

I do not use a personal car, I only use Uber, and I use it only when I need to assist medical appointments, I try to reduce these rides by meeting my doctors via FaceTime when posible

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