Hollis Duginske

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

POINTS TOTAL

40 TODAY
40 THIS WEEK
361 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

35

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

40

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

100

minutes

spent learning

Hollis's 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 1
DAILY ACTION

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 15 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Sinks

Research Peatlands

Peatland Protection and Rewetting

I will spend 30 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

Refrigerant Management

I will spend 40 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Research Local Waste and Recycling Depots

To learn more about what is and is not recyclable in our area as well as how to properly dispose of hard to recycle materials to reduce my harmful impacts on the local environment AND learn how indigenous peoples and POC are more likely to be impacted by waste sites and pollution on a global scale.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 12
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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
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?

Hollis Duginske 5/06/2024 8:28 AM

I have noticed on my daily walks, I feel better after. I feel refreshed and have a new mindset and outlook on things. I have enjoyed looking around at nature and observing what is happening around me. I have also enjoyed thinking about everything that Is going on in my life undisturbed. An infrastructure change that could be made is adding sidewalks. This would help me because I wouldn't have to constantly look out for a car. Another thing they could do is add more crosswalks to help cross the streets and not have to wait a long time for it. Another infrastructure change would be to add a green way where you are away from the streets and on a little walk way in nature. This would make my walks more enjoyable because I would not have to hear all the cars.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Research Peatlands

Much of Indonesia's peatlands have been drained so they could be replaced with palm oil or pulp and paper plantations. How can you make choices that help to protect peatlands, even if you live far away from one?

Hollis Duginske 5/03/2024 11:08 AM

One choice that I can make to protect the peatlands is not buying the products that are being made there, in this case, that would be not buying paper from the company until they help bring the peatland back. Another thing that I can do to protect the peatland even if I live far away is to talk to environmental leaders and have them make protests and write letters to the companies telling them all the harm they are causing. To protect the Peatlands we also have to limit how much polluted runoff is going to them, and then reduce these numbers. We can do this by cleaning up trash from the roads and not using as much fertilizer.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

What did you learn about the climate impact of refrigerants? How do supermarkets contribute to this impact?

Hollis Duginske 5/01/2024 8:53 AM

I learned that refrigerants have a massive impact on the climate. They do this because when they are released they damage the ozone layer. This occurs when UV rays hit it and break it into smaller pieces (chlorine). These smaller pieces then break down the ozone layer. Supermarkets contribute to breaking down the ozone layer by releasing deadly greenhouse gasses leaking from supermarket fridges that keep all of our food and drinks cold.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?

Hollis Duginske 4/29/2024 6:47 AM

I think people in richer countries eat more meat because they have more opportunities to get it due to the infrastructure. These would include slaughterhouses and large factories that raise animals just to be killed. These create so much meat that we can sell it cheaply allowing more people to eat it. Eating more meat can affect our bodies in many ways such as having a higher chance of getting coronary heart disease. It affects our planet by giving off large amounts of greenhouse gasses and polluted water. This comes from the animals that are kept in slaughterhouses and the factories that get them ready to be sold and then eaten. eating more meat affects other people because the production needs to be increased leading to more greenhouse gasses emitted.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

Hollis Duginske 4/25/2024 11:14 AM

Knowing the difference between use by, Sell By, and best By empowers me to make better decisions because I won't throw away foods just by looking at dates on tags. For instance, when it's past the sell-by date I won't throw it away because I know that is the date when it has to be sold or off the shelf.

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